The latest Hockey player to add to the list over the last year is Mr Ryan Kesler – Current Vancouver Canuck, soon to be back on the ice after a broken foot in February around the time I was shooting an event with his teammate Alex Burrows.
It’s been a little while since I have had any street photographs to share. That’s mostly been because of poor weather, but also due to the fact my Leica is still not fixed, as it has gotten put off week to week to week since I don’t have a lot of film right now. April should see a huge order go through, and the M6 fixed – but until then, here are some more shots with the RICOH GR1s
I really wish that the windows on the seabus had tinting in them. A bit of an ironic shot – reading Life of Pi on the boat.
This past Wednesday, March 27th was a huge day at Surrey Central Mall. Pastime Sports and Games brought in Ryan Kesler, who sold out his showing quickly, along with The Green Men, and the one and only Sophie Tweed. She may have felt like the odd one out if it wasn’t for the fact the event was a fundraiser for Sophie’s Place, a centre in Surrey B.C. That helps out kids in need.
After a busy week last week, I am finally getting around to working on these photos from the show. I was able to bring the girlfriend, and stayed past the traditional first three songs, and I definitely have to say that I am glad I did. It was a really good show.
A piece I worked on this past week for a client of mine. L8R Records out of Maple Ridge B.C.
Good friend, fellow film aficionado and photographer Bryan Exhibited some of his work last night, March 16th to a packed house at the Chilliwack Cultural Center, and asked me to come along to take some pics of the event.
Before they were even on the wall, he had people asking about the street photographs.
To be honest, before about seven months ago at a Tech9 concert in Vancouver, I had only once heard the name Cityreal and only knew one song – “Passing me by”, which is embedded after the photos. He offered me the disc he made in 2010 with Bluesman Wes Mackey when we were backstage shooting Tech for Issue 18 of ABORT Magazine, and I have been hooked ever since. I’ve written, as have others that he has an uncanny ability to draw a crowd at shows, and I genuinely feel honored to be a part of his up-coming as an artist.
The photos below are from March 7th, at the Commodore Ballroom during an opening set for Wu’s Method Man. Enjoy
A last minute decision to head out to a house party this past Friday evening brought with it a chance to play around with shooting fire dancing. A first, but hopefully not a last. The event was a fundraiser for Burn One Down Productions, which you should click through to check out on FB.
I’ve been a hockey fan for as long as I can remember, being Canadian, I think that is even a requirement. I was born long after Gordie Howe’s heydey, but the stories, and stats that my hockey cards and other such sources told me, built in me a great respect for Mr. Hockey. I was about ten when I wrote him a letter which I gave to him at a hockey card convention, and have long since hoped I would get a chance to meet him again.
Gordie Turns 85 at the end of March. The security staff at Surrey Place Mall pitched in and got him a card, which he loved.
February was quite a busy month of events for me, so I haven’t been able to post any photos from the Guy Lafleur signing event in Langley on the 10th until now. I figure I would bundle them up with a much more recent signing, Alex Burrows of the Canucks on Feb 27th.
Guy was a pleasure to work with, and very distinguished.