Procrastination is the lame, but I’ll get into that later.
I forgot, but the dog ate my homework… Err… Anyway, glad I’m out of school, there were only so many times I would use those lines, although they never worked. I have such a huge backlog of images that I’ve neglected to post. Each day I kept adding more photos and each day the task [...]
Nice Catch!
So playing frisbee is fun and I love it when someone snatches the frisbee in mid air one handed or any other, even the elusive laydown stomach snatch. Okay back on topic, so yeah, after dinner tonight I went out and played… err… threw? a? frisbee? You know what I mean. There was some frisbeeing, [...]
Yaletown and Urban Fare
A few weeks ago Lindsey and I went to Urban Fare in Yaletown and afterwards we decided to do some walking. I was very fascinated with the area, since I hadn’t seen it before. What truly amazes me about Vancouver is that we see people outside and having fun all the time.
Vancouver: Gastown, Kids and the Skytrain
Yesterday I was bored and decided to leave the house. It was raining all day and it was a complete drag, but then again this is Vancouver… So rain is to be expected. So I did what I usually do. Hope on the Skytrain and go to some stop, get out and explore and that [...]
Vancouver, Stanley Park, Coal Harbor and More
Today was a very busy day for me, busy but enjoyable. I set my alarm for 5:45 am and so I ignored the alarm until 9 when I finally got up. I decided to go out and see the city a little bit more. So I jumped on the Skytrain and headed to the Waterfront [...]
First day as a resident of Vancouver
Puddle Jumper planes are not what they are made to be, I just wanted to say that… Sorry It has no relevance to this post. But wow, the flight up here was quiet turbulent. The scenery made up for all the strong winds and bird dodging, I’m going to assume that is what the pilot [...]
Helicopter disappointment, but great images from Skateboard Park
Today I shot a few stand-alone images for the Saturday Special Section of Fort McMurray Today, well I didn’t really plan it but it did work out that way. I went with Lindsey to work today, although normally I would just drop her off and head back, well today was suppose to be different. I [...]
First Day in Vancouver, B.C.
Today we finally began our three-day conquering of the major metropolis of Vancouver. After a pretty horrible day of traveling through a freak April blizzard on Friday through the night and into this morning, we were all exhausted upon reaching our destination. And I must say, when our plane landed, I wasn’t too impressed. I [...]
Fort McMurray Slush Cup 2010
On April 4th, 2010, Fort McMurray held its 10th annual Slush Cup, an event in which skiers and snow boarders go down the ski slope and attempt to hydroplane themselves safely across an approximately 20 ft. pool of water. The Slush Cup started at 1 pm and lasted until 4 pm and all the while [...]
Atlanta Art: Downtown and Georgia State University
Looking back I can honestly say that Atlanta feels like home to me. Okay maybe a home away home. (Chicago. :D ) Anyway I love Atlanta and in the summer I decided to challenge myself by finding time before and after my classes to take some pictures around Atlanta. These are images from one day [...]
Homelessness, Drug Addiction and Prayer: Looking Back at 2009
Since it was the end of the year I decided to go through my 2009 catalog of images and as I was going through them I began to realize how thankful I should be. Each one has a very compelling story and were instrumental in giving me a better understanding of the homeless issue in [...]
Edmonton: There back and there again.
So one thing you will notice a lot from my posts is that we go to Edmonton a lot. Well, yes its true we do. There really isn’t anywhere else to go and so that takes us to another installment of Edmonton: There back and there again… So a few weeks ago Lindsey, Maria and [...]
Northern Offroad Society
Last week I had the pleasure of photographing The Northern Offroad Society for Lindsey’s column in The Fort McMurray Today. To meet the club we had to drive to the Rotary Recreational Area and take a snow covered road to the location in which we were going to meet Shane Ganong the president of The [...]
Engineers serve up table tennis tourney
The Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta (APEGGA) and Fort McMurray Table Tennis Club (FMTTC) held a second annual ping pong tournament in the little gym of Composite High School on King St. Registration for the tournament started at 7 p.m. and the warm-up promptly began at 7:15 p.m. The tournament was [...]
Safehouse Outreach: The day I first visualized the homelessness problem in Atlanta
For my final journalism course at Georgia State University, I had to create a proposal for a project that would include writing, a multimedia piece and a photo essay. At the start I couldn’t figure what type of issue I want to cover for this project. Then one day hit me, homelessness. If you live [...]
Donovan: The Street Preacher
When I was working on my photojournalism project for school I came across a man named Donovan or at least that is what he told me his name was. He was in Woodruff Park preaching to all the homeless sitting on the tables in the sweltering heat. He was a guitarist and talked about his [...]
Earl's Restaurant
A few weeks ago Me, Lindsey, Maria and her friend Ronald all went to The Earl. The Earl is a restaurant chain in Canada and they serve a variety of different foods. This was the first time we went to a restaurant in Fort McMurray and after hearing all the time from Maria about the [...]
Mr. Rod: Driving Diversified
This is one of my older entries that I forgot to put up. In fact I thought that I had already posted this one. A few days after we arrived to Fort McMurray, I was asked by my dad to photograph a friend of his for his ailing brother. Well this friend happen to be [...]
Eid Party 2009
About 2 weeks ago, we celebrated Eid 2009 by visiting the home of one of my mom’s friends from work. Mansoor Budher and his wife were very kind to host our entire clan for a delicious meal. We sat and chatted with their family and friends and played with their adorable kids. Their two sons [...]
Maria's New Sari
Sani, one of our sweet friends from Atlanta, sent Maria a very beautiful new sari with us as we made our lengthy journey to Fort McMurray. Maria had the opportunity to try it on recently, and I snapped a few random photos for her. I’ve never seen a completely black sari, but Sani and her [...]
Day II: Donald "The One-eyed Blues Man"
Donald One-eyed Blues Man The second day of my photojournalism project consisted of a lot more walking. I figured that if I wanted to really understand homelessness in Atlanta I needed to do a lot of groundwork. So that day while I was walking I passed a guy playing his harmonica on the side of [...]
Living on Atlanta Streets: Donald
The day I officially started my photojournalism project can be seen as the day I met Daniel Wise. I went to the heart of Downtown Atlanta to find someone I could interview. I was a little weary considering I was about to talk to people I don’t know anything about and they aren’t in the [...]
Karie’s Little 5 Points Bridal
Karie Gayle is the quintessential girl next door. She’s kinda quiet, very sweet and easy to work with. I got a call from her last week inquiring about a bridal portrait session, which she was eager to get done before moving to Orlando, FL. She told me she was married recently, and judging from the [...]
Ruma + Yasir: Couple Session
After many months of scheduling and rescheduling, we finally got the chance to work with Ruma and Yasir, a great couple we got to know through Hassan’s sister. We also finally had the opportunity to shoot in Rhodes Hall, a gorgeous 1904 mansion in Midtown. Ruma is as I suspected — one of the sweetest [...]
