ellipsis…

it’s been a busy sumer, and i don’t quite know where it’s all gone. i apologies for not posting at all this summer. it’ll get back to normal as the fall begins. for some reason i’ve also not been able to post from my iPhone which is why there hasn’t been any iPhone Pictures of the Day either.

i had the pleasure of photographing Kristin & Josh’s wedding in Kelowna earlier this month. the Papay family have been close friends for a long time, i photographed Natasha’s (Josh’s sister) a few years ago, and Nathaniel (Josh’s brother) was in my best friend’s wedding party. shooting on the water is always gorgeous, and the weather cooled to a comfortable temperature for the day of the wedding. i must say, shooting this wedding was quite refreshing.

on the heels of the new website update, i’ve also created a new mobile site to accompany it. if you also do not have flash activated this is the site you will be directed to as well.

i have been working on a website update for a while now. over the long weekend i was able to finally put the finishing touching on it and polish off the corners. i have categories the images in a new way, in which i hope it’s easier to find images. a new iPhone/iPad/mobile site is also on it’s way. take a minute and peek around at the new work.

“I can’t say for sure what “having arrived” is,
but I know that part of it is staying on the long-ass curvy road
for a good long while. Better love what you’re doing.”
- Chase Jarvis

Jeremy Cowart and the Help-Portrait team launched a new video that sums up 2009. watch out for details on Help-Portrait Vancouver 2010, things are going to start rolling very soon. if you are interested in being involved please send me an email.

i love this video that i-D magazine and thcorner.com collaborated on.

the new May issue of V-rag just hit the shelves. i had the pleasure of collaborating with makeup artists Eman Aziz on producing and photographing the cover and fashion editorial. my first cover actually! we worked with the 2010 Vancouver Gay Top Model winner Fraser, and fabulous fashion stylist Peter Hoang of thestarvingstylist.com. my good friend and amazing assistant for this shoot, Georgia, took it upon herself to take behind-the-scene photos, which is always great.

for you strobists out there, this shoot was almost 100% natural light. for the most part a reflector was all that was used to create fill, and on the last set in the alley a SB900 was fired behind the model to create some separation when shooting against the dark wall (which were left out of the editorial).

it’s been in the works for a while and i’m proud to say that my agent, Loreli Alviz, has launched her new creative representation agency’s website fortereps.com. take a look around and check out the amazing artists that i share this platform with.

my friend and fellow photographer from across the atlantic, Dom Bower, has a fantastic project in which he is hoping to raise funds for cancer research. the idea is to gather images and stories from people around the globe who have been affected by cancer; beat it, survived by, relative or friend. they will be all collected and published in a book in which all of the proceeds will go to caner research. i’m hoping to be part of this project. since he explains the project much better than i do, here he is.