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KWAG photography tour
On Sunday, Shirley Madill, Executive Director at Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery hosted a small group of us on a tour of the gallery’s photography collection. This opportunity came through Mark Walton and the Foto:RE posse. The TL;DR: KWAG has an amazing … Continue reading
Visited the future at Christie
My good friend George Tsintzouras took me on a tour to the future yesterday. Seeing the tech on my 2-hour extended tour of Christie blew my frickin’ hair back. Case in point above: this is my arm with vascular system … Continue reading
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Kick-ass photog Louie Palu kills it at Ryerson
World-class photog, Louie Palu, spoke at the Ryerson Image Centre in Toronto last night and frickin’ blew me away. I was positively sizzling with inspiration when I walked out of there two hours later. Louie (above right) gave this talk … Continue reading
Talking photography at Christie Digital
Back in August, I mentioned that I was working with a group on a photography-related event. Well, those productive discussions continued yesterday at Christie Digital HQ on Wellington Street. That was my first visit to Christie and as someone who … Continue reading
High school hacking
A funny thing happened last week on the way to meet-the-teacher night at Sir John A. MacDonald high school (SJAM, as we call it). Speaking with Arden’s tech teacher, Dean Henderson, I asked if his shop had any CNC-enabled machining … Continue reading
A new creative collective
Who put the “George Briggs” in George Briggs Media? Alex George Briggs Marshall did. Here he is (at right) in a new space with a new mission to create a collective of kickass creative people. The GB Collective. Think “co-working … Continue reading
Hot lunch!–papusas at America Latina
I don’t often blog about food, but ever since Kayleigh Platz wrote about America Latina Variety & Deli in her Tech About Town column, I’ve had gustatory hankering to hit this place for lunch. Yesterday, I took the short walk … Continue reading
Garden of Egan
Last week, Tony Reinhart and I took a short walk from The Tannery to Bob’s Guitar Service to sit down and talk music/culture/arts/GSD with proprietor Bob Egan. Some of you may know Bob as a player with Blue Rodeo. Regular … Continue reading
Innocente Brewing – new brew in Waterloo
A couple of Saturdays ago, I was heading to Tony and Tenille’s for porch beers and thought I’d bring something novel with me. I’d been following Steve Innocente on twitter for a couple months as he was setting up his … Continue reading
Empty Fest 6 jams in Sarnia
You know what photographers do when they’re grieving? That’s right: they shoot. After an awesome tribute of a funeral service for my Pops in the morning, Friday night found me ready to snap out of my weeklong hiatus from shooting. … Continue reading