This is it! The long awaited Amazon Falls unit stills! Cast, crew (and everyone else who has heard about the making of this film in Vancouver) this is your sneak peak. Yes we baked under the hot sun on the parking lot of M and M Studios and we chilled out at The Standard in […]
I was ready to head off to the Illuminaries festival on Saturday evening however the spectacular display from my kitchen window kept me at home . I have never seen a night sky like this before, ever, and am curious as to the geological conditions that brought it about. No matter the evening just got […]
Iron and Wine – remarkable. Vancouver’s Folk Music Festival opened Friday night. There were the usual mix of eclectic people amazing vendors and inspiring music. For this viewer Fire and Wine stood out among all the artists. To a silent crowd one man sang with an acoustic guitar, it was a dazzling collaboration between the […]
“NIGHT VISION an outdoor renegade photograph projection show in Vancouver, Canada. The premise of NIGHT VISION is to bring attention to emerging photographers from around the world in a community-based setting.” Night vision featured some astounding photography as well a huge turn out of passionate photography fans. Great art work and people getting together outside […]
Solo 30×30 Using a daring approach, Solo 30×30, offers an original concept proposed as an event/performance. Designed as a site-specific 30-minute performance, the solo piece is presented outside each day at the same place and at the same time for 30 days. The venue is an unusual place for a show. Although transitory, it is part […]
The year is 2009 and thousands of cyclists have gathered on the steps of the Art Gallery to prepare for what is now a monthly phenomenon in Vancouver. The Critical Mass Bike Rally. With chants of “we are not blocking traffic, we are traffic,” thousands of cyclists (that is what it looked like to me) […]
Bowen Island has been an immense source of artistic inspiration for me over the last year . While I have explored many natural and isolated areas around the island, my first visit was to a retreat at the north end of Killarney Lake, a place called Xenia. There is a wonderful accounting of the Greek […]
A LITTLE VISUAL BACK STORY on some dark matters….. Created by Vancouyver’s own Crystal Pite, Dark Matters assembles six extraordinairy performers for a moving exploration of human significance in the wake of catastrophe and planetary frailty. This new work grapples with the question of individual impact versus the crushing reality of numbers and distance. In […]
The winners of the 2nd Rain City Film Noir Competition Best use of Rain – Angel of the Sea Sound Design – Matteo Saradini and Jason Woods, M. Hood, Best Editing – Mike Ward, Angel of the Sea, Best Writing – Mike Ward and Clay Yen, Angel of the Sea, Best Female Actor – Lauren Martin, […]
The annual awards hosted by Women in Film and Television to acknowledge the contirubuitions of women to our industry. There were are already a few photographers booked on the night so I shot a little more EPK/Documentary style. Some of the notable people in attendance included: Babz Chula, Amanda Tapping, Molly Parker, Robyn Wiener, Eilleen […]