March 18, 2021

Looking Down on Auckland

35mm, Canon Canonet QL17 Giii, Kodak Gold 200, New Zealand No Comments

I shot these from the balcony of my hotel on my first visit to Auckland. As I was enjoying the view one morning, I started to notice all the interesting things happening below me and had to snap a few photos.

March 8, 2021

Bretteville-sur-Laize

35mm, AgfaPhoto APX 400, black & white, Canon Rebel 2000, France No Comments

These photographs are from the Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery at Cintheaux in Normandy, France. In 2015 I attended a memorial ceremony here in honour of the Canadians who fought and died during the Battle of Normandy. The first two photos show the many attendees including a few visiting dignitaries. If you look in the background […]

March 4, 2021

Weird Things in the Woods

35mm, Alberta, Canada, Canon Rebel 2000, Fuji Pro 160S No Comments

A fun thing I like about hiking is that you often discover interesting art and weird things in the woods. These photos are from a winter camping trip I took with students years ago.

March 1, 2021

Wintergardens #2

35mm, Canon Canonet QL17 Giii, Kodak Gold 200, New Zealand No Comments

Wintergardens, Auckland Domain, Auckland, NZ

These photos were taken at the Wintergardens in Auckland, NZ. Sarah and I spent a quiet afternoon wandering around the Wintergardens and Auckland Domain. It was an absolutely beautiful and incredibly hot day and I remember we enjoyed an ice cream in the shade of a tree.

February 25, 2021

Flock of Sheep

35mm, black & white, Canon Canonet QL17 Giii, New Zealand, Svema Foto 200 No Comments

These two photos of a flock of sheep were taken on Sarah’s parents’ farm. They have since sold the farm. I’m not sure what happened to the sheep.

February 11, 2021

Motuara Island Part 2

35mm, Canon Canonet QL17 Giii, Lomography Color 400, New Zealand No Comments

These are the last of my photos from my exploration of New Zealand’s Queen Charlotte Sound by air, sea and land. Motuara Island is home to the Little penguin and there are many man-made nesting boxes scattered throughout the island for their use. Each nesting box has a lid that you can flip open to […]

February 6, 2021

Motuara Island Part 1

35mm, Canon Canonet QL17 Giii, Lomography Color 400, New Zealand No Comments

These photos from Motuara Island are from a weekend where Sarah and I explored New Zealand’s Queen Charlotte Sound by air, sea and land. Historically, Motuara Island is the location where, in 1770, Captain James Cook and his officers raised the British flag and claimed New Zealand for the use of the British Empire. Today, […]

January 31, 2021

Visiting a Tea Plantation in China

35mm, China, color shift, FPP RetroChrome 160, Olympus Trip 35 No Comments

In 2019, when Sarah and I were in China, we had the opportunity to visit a tea plantation in Emeishan. Patrick, our guide, drove us to the home of an old high school friend who was the owner of a tea plantation. Upon arriving, we were kitted out with traditional Chinese conical hats, tea baskets […]

December 12, 2020

Horseback Riding up to Lake Agnes

35mm, Alberta, black & white, Canada, Fomapan Action 400, Olympus Trip 35 No Comments

These are all from the day I proposed to Sarah. We went horseback riding from Lake Louise up to the Lake Agnes Teahouse and I nervously carried the engagement ring in my pocket all day. In the end, I did not propose at Lake Agnes (too many people and no privacy) and instead proposed to […]

November 26, 2020

On Lake Ontario

35mm, black & white, Canada, Canon Rebel 2000, Kodak Tri-X 400, Ontario No Comments

I shot these on Lake Ontario and around Toronto Island.

November 21, 2020

Union Cemetery #4

35mm, Alberta, Calgary, Canada, Canon EOS 3, color shift, Lomography LomoChrome Purple XR 100-400 No Comments

Over the years, I’ve shot a lot of photos at Union Cemetery. Most of the old headstones were made from sandstone and they have not stood the test of time. Sandstone is a very soft sedimentary stone and it is a poor match for Calgary’s climate. These photos were taken with LomoChrome Purple film and […]

October 31, 2020

Cycling Around the Yangshuo Countryside

35mm, black & white, China, Eastman Double-X 5222 B&W 200, Superheadz Ultra Wide & Slim, toy camera 2 Comments

Yangshuo countryside on Double-X 5222 film

Sarah and I took a bicycle tour around the Yangshuo countryside when we were in China. It was a spectacular day and we had a lot of fun. I shot these with my Superheadz Ultra Wide & Slim loaded with B&W film. I would have prefered colour film, but that was all I had with […]

October 25, 2020

From the Past #10: Geology Field Trip

35mm, BC, Canada, From the Past, Fuji Superia 800, Single-Use No Comments

Twenty years ago, I went back to university to get a second degree. These were taken on a field trip as part of a geology course I was taking at the time. From Vancouver, we drove up the coast on the Sea to Sky Highway and stopped along the way to look at rocks and […]

October 7, 2020

Models of Warfare

35mm, Alberta, Canada, Canon EOS 3, Lomography Color 800 No Comments

A few years back, I photographed a Lancaster bomber running its engines. Afterwards, I wandered into the hangar and, to my delight, discovered a model making competition. Rows of tables covered in all sorts of model planes, tanks, cars, and spaceships were set up in the hangar. While the adjudicators were busy judging the models, […]

October 3, 2020

Feeding Giraffes

35mm, Alberta, Calgary, Canada, Canon Rebel 2000, Lomography Color 800 No Comments

A few years ago, I had the chance to feed the giraffes at the Calgary Zoo and snapped these photos. Who knew their tongues were so long and agile?

September 28, 2020

A Day in San Sebastián

35mm, Canon Rebel 2000, cross-processed, Fuji Sensia 100, Spain No Comments

These are from a day trip to San Sebastián in Spain. When I travel I often take a number of cameras with me and plenty of film. On this trip, however, I only shot two rolls of film (compared to the nearly 40 rolls I shot in France). In my defense, I met my wife […]

September 24, 2020

A Boy, A Girl, and Their Dog

35mm, Alberta, Canada, Canon EOS 3, Kodak UltraMax 400 No Comments

I took a trip to Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park a few years ago with a few other photographers. As we wandered around the ranch, we came upon a dog tied to a fence post. Naturally, we stopped to take photos. Soon after, the the family that owned the dog took notice and two children joined […]

September 21, 2020

The Historic Village

35mm, Kodak Gold 200, New Zealand, Olympus Trip 35 No Comments

rotting sugar skull art at Historic Village, Tauranga, NZ

The Historic Village in Tauranga, NZ is a “collection of original and replica buildings from early Tauranga”. It’s a sort of museum for old buildings — similar in concept to Heritage Park here in Calgary except on a much smaller scale and without the re-enactors or key attractions such as a steam locomotive or vintage […]

September 14, 2020

Pointe du Hoc

35mm, Agfa APX 100, black & white, Canon Rebel 2000, France No Comments

In 2015, I went to France on a World War I & II history tour. We visited many of the Canadian, British and American battelfields in Normandy. These photos were taken at Pointe du Hoc, which is the highlest point of land between Utah Beach to the west and Omaha Beach to the east. On […]

September 12, 2020

Yangshuo at Night

35mm, black & white, China, Lomography Berlin Kino 400, Olympus Trip 35 No Comments

fish on a stick at the Yangshuo night market in China

The highlight of my trip to China last year had to be the night markets. There is just so much to see and photograph. The streets and restaurant patios are filled with interesting people, while every shop is open with something exciting going on out front. There’s plenty of food, music, and all sorts of […]

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