Posts Tagged visual arts
Living In Jasper We’ve been in Jasper for a month. What a fantastic place to live. In fact, its so much fun having a huge array of mountain bike trails, climbing routes, and hikes just moments from my back door, it has been hard to get much work done. I’m starting to find the balance [...]
The Shortest Summer Ever Arriving back in Canada in early September means we have a few weeks of summer-like weather before winter hits. We’ve been taking advantage with daily rides. Sometimes its on the touring bikes and sometimes its on mountain bikes. Riding off road has been a pleasure as I’ve been tied to the [...]
Andrew Querner grew up in British Columbia before moving to Canmore, Alberta, to pursue his passion for climbing photography. While his home hasn’t changed, his work has and Andrew now focuses on social interest work. His new approach takes him around the world and his current portfolio includes a photo essay from Kosovo’s Stan Terg [...]
For all the interviews I’ve done this year, Reuben Krabbe is the first I’ve actually met. Just two years ago, we both graduated from Western Academy of Photography. Reuben studied professional photography, while I attended the written image program, but we still crossed paths a few times. As is the case with many photo schools, [...]
Rick Collins is hard to read. He has 20+ years of editorial experience, shooting projects like Face to Face: The Afghan Children’s Relief fund which raised more than $90 000, but he also shoots destination and local weddings. The Vancouver-based photographer somehow manages to balance the two fields by using the same approach for all [...]
On his website, Kelly Gorham says he began his career with humility by begging the local newspaper for assignments. Over the past 21 years, his photography has been featured in publications around the globe, including National Geographic Explorer, Sports Illustrated, New York Times, and USA Today. Although he still freelances from time to time, the [...]
Becoming a photographer or writer is at the top of many people’s dream list, but few people are comfortable with the risks required to make either a viable career. It requires dedication, persistence, and creativity to simply create great work and then you need to find a way to sell it. It’s tough and only [...]
