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PROJECT: Worshipping Hands

Post author:Scott
Post published:May 23, 2013
Post category:Project

Every once in a while I get asked by a church-going friend if I am able to make some frames of an event for them, and having an interest in people and how they function in general, religions of all sorts seems interesting to me. These particular images were captured at an ordainment for a pentecostal christian minister back in 2012. One of the most emotive parts of someone in worship is their hands. Our personality is overtly tied in to what we do with our hands, it’s undeniable.

Whenever I think about this, I remember an old Seinfeld skit where he said that the only reason it’s uncomfortable being naked is we don’t know what to do with our hands. If we had a belt with a few pockets it wouldn’t be half bad.

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Event: Orthodox Easter 2013 – New Westminster

Post author:Scott
Post published:May 6, 2013
Post category:Event

Down the street half a block from my apartment in New Westminster is a little Romainian Orthodox church which overlooks the Fraser River. One night last year, I returned home from a shoot to hundreds of people lining the streets with candles for what I later found out to be Orthodox Easter, so this year when the date came, I was ready to capture some photos.

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Concert: Swollen Members – Beautiful Death Machine Tour

Post author:Scott
Post published:May 4, 2013
Post category:music

Swollen Members, Juno winning Canadian Hip-Hop stars are back with a brand new disc. Beautiful Death Machine, and found themselves on a Canadian Tour in support of the disc. I was lucky enough to have an all access badge for their homecoming show, April 18th.

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Event: Serge Savard signing event

Post author:Scott
Post published:May 3, 2013
Post category:Event Sports

The Hockey season is closing out, and so are the signing events. Serge Savard, 10 time winner of the Stanley Cup is the third last until next September. It was a definite pleasure to work with him.

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Event: BC Lion Travis Lulay signing

Post author:Scott
Post published:April 26, 2013
Post category:Event

Travis Lulay is the latest in a long line of professional athlete signing events that I have been happy to work with. This time, the Langley location of Pastime Sports and Games played host to the signing, and the lineup was out the door for a good portion of it. The crowds are usually quite happy that they can get their stuff signed without making a trip all the way out to Vancouver city.

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Street: Sun in the city

Post author:Scott
Post published:April 23, 2013
Post category:street photography

I finally got around to sending my M6 out for repair, but the other week I went out with another local Vancouver shooter, Frank Nelissen and really felt good about what I captured.

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Event: Johnny Bower and Gino Odjick

Post author:Scott
Post published:April 15, 2013
Post category:Event

In addition to the last post I made regarding the Men of Hope Poker Tournament, I covered two other events last April 6th. Hockey Hall of Famer Johnny Bower, and former Canuck enforcer Gino Odjick.

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Event: Men of Hope Charity Poker Tournament

Post author:Scott
Post published:April 13, 2013
Post category:Event

As part of a trio events last April 6th, I was invited to photograph the Men of Hope Poker Tournament in Aldergrove. It has been a long road for organizer Andy Bhatti, but it has only just began. The event is a precursor to a bike ride he will be doing this summer from Vernon B.C. To Vancouver.

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Event: Ryan Kesler Autograph event featuring Sophie Tweed-Simmons

Post author:Scott
Post published:April 4, 2013
Post category:Event Sports

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.

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Street: First days of Spring

Post author:Scott
Post published:March 31, 2013
Post category:street photography

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.

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