I quite honestly haven’t been shooting street a lot late fall into winter, so my last full roll was exposed last Rememberance Day, Nov 11th 2012. I scanned it last night, and wanted to share some of my favourite frames.
The streets were basically dead, but those few businesses who were open early had a steady stream of customers.
With NHL hockey finally getting back together, it seems like a good time for a nice hockey related blog, but free from all the whines and bothers of modern hockey, I figure I should share some images of players who made quite a bit less than one tenth what the athletes today make. I’ve worked with Pastime Sports quite extensively over the past few months, and a little in the past, however these last few months have been some of the best for shooting I’ve had. I have the opportunity to meet and photograph some of the best hockey players who ever lived. As of the writing of this post, the most recent was Hall of Famer Henri ‘Pocket Rocket’ Richard, the younger brother of Maurice ‘The Rocket’ Richard. Henri, at age 76 is as full of life as anyone I have ever met.
Henri Richard signing a scale model Stanley Cup with the dates he won it. Henri holds the record for more cups than any other player, earning them all with the Montreal Canadiens. The total stands at 11, and won’t likely be a record soon broken.
I’ve known Natalie for almost a decade, and in all that time, I’ve come to recognize one of the defining points of her personality. The will to be successful. She’s gotten quite good at it, and is a definite role model of mine, even though she is still a number of years younger than I am… From her photography to crafts of all sorts, Natalie puts it all out there, and really throws her soul into her work. I am happy to know her, and was honored when she asked me to make some business portraits of her late this last fall.
Vancouver’s own Chin Injeti will at least be clearing space for two new Grammy nomination medals over the Christmas season, anticipating February 10th’s Staple Center awards night. Having previously shared the much coveted Grammy for Eminem’s “Recovery”, Chin is again primed to take first prize for his work on Pink’s Billboard hit “Truth about Love” which is up for Best Pop Vocal album of the year, and Christian rap artist Lecrae and his latest album “Gravity”, which is set to take on the best Gospel album of the year category.
Way back in late 2007, or perhaps early 2008, I had the fortune of meeting a group of Newfie musicians who had recently traded their far-reaches east coast home for a rainy west coast metropolis. I met Roger, Matt and Aaron at a show at the now defunct Club 340, which was well known for its grungy exterior that matched some of the music played there. The fact it’s now just a pseudo hipster joint is no huge loss, but shows a willingness to grow their brand, which Magnus Rising has also been doing in the last 5 years.
I had the honour this past summer of being a part of a conspiracy to throw a surprise vacation for my photographer roommate Bryan Mollett as part of a TV show titled ‘Operation Vacation’ from a studio here in Vancouver. Everything went off without a hitch, and we sent Bryan off on the trip of a lifetime, with me in tow.
