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Remembrance Day 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted how we pay tribute this year to veterans past and present. It hasn’t diminished the significance of November 11th to Canadians and others around the globe, and our desire to honour those who served. Across…
Read MoreFaces of Cuba: Girl at the Window
Visiting Havana, I stayed in a casa particulare, a private home just two blocks from the Malecón and removed from the tourist bubble.
Read MoreOn the Balcony: Faces of Cuba
On Havana’s Boulevard de San Rafael, as in much of the city, you’ll find yourself in the midst of colourful old buildings with magnificently high ceilings on each level. In fact, I’d guess that the ground floor ceiling of the…
Read MoreLittle Girl With a Big Personality
It’s almost a couple of weeks since I returned from a first visit to Cuba, where anyone who loves photography is spoiled for options. You have the natural environment and colourful spectacles of cars as well as grand old buildings that are…
Read MoreHere Come the Brides (Part Two)
During a walk at Vancouver’s Van Dusen Botanical Garden last month, I came across two newly minted couples in the space of a few minutes. I was there to shoot the botanical garden’s spectacular Laburnum Walk, but found one entrance being…
Read MoreHere Come the Brides (Part One)
… and the grooms, of course. During a walk at Vancouver’s Van Dusen Botanical Garden this weekend, I came across two newly minted couples in the space of a few minutes. This couple and their photographer chose the entrance to…
Read MoreChains of Gold
… were suspended this weekend in breathtaking beauty, all along a curving pathway of Golden Chain trees. These are also known as Labernum Watereri “Vossii”. If you follow me on Instagram, you’ll know I spent time this weekend at Vancouver’s Van Dusen Botanical…
Read MoreThe Stuff of Dreams
Taking a long weekend after some full days at work meant an opportunity to visit Seattle a couple of days ago. While we’ve been through the city for air travel, I’d never before set foot outside the airport. Staying in…
Read MoreSummer’s Kiss Farewell
Summer has now officially ended on Canada’s west coast, and what a summer we’ve had. Here are a couple of September shots from one of my favourite spots, Spanish Banks. I love the combination of silhouettes against sand stirred up by…
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