Category Archives: personal
On a personal note: people helping people
“It’s just people helping people”, he said, and I rolled my teenage eyes. We had moved an altogether-too-big-for-the-truck horse-drawn sleigh to a friend’s flower shop in Sarnia to serve as a Christmas display. I was along for the job as … Continue reading
I remember
Back row, centre: George Foster, my grandfather. A pivotal figure in my life. I remember every day.
On a personal note…
“If you see the train yard security, tuck the ladders up in closer to the tracks and sit tight.” So said my Pop back in ‘82 as I helped him re-tag tank cars in the Sarnia yard. By day, he … Continue reading
Pop’s camera bag
Since my Mom passed on my Pop’s camera bag to me, full of his gear, I haven’t been able to open it. That’s a lot of gravity there on the shelf. That bag went everywhere. On boats, on trucks, on … Continue reading
Birthday Brohemus
Photo: Duncan M. White 46 years ago today, I got a brother. David George White. How fortunate I am… that our adventures continue. DW
TBT: my original photographer
Takin’ you all the way back to the late ‘80’s for Throw Back Thursday. That’s my Pop, the original photographer. *My* original photographer. Sifting through hundreds of his photos today, we found lots of gems. And yeah, that’s how we … Continue reading
I remember
Private J. Foster, World War I, 1914-15 Star
The importance of brothers
Today is David G. White’s birthday. My brother from the very same mother. Brohemus, Brojie, and other variations not shareable in polite company. We’ve been rolling together for 45 years. This is a photo of us taken by our Dad … Continue reading
1shot #223-photography as a gateway to adventure
Photo: Marc Dease – used with permission, scanned from print I always tell my kids that photography is really just an excuse to meet people. I didn’t invent that: I grew up observing it in action. My Pop started photographing … Continue reading
So long, Phil
It is with a heavy heart that I share the news that WR’s arts and cultural good guy, Phil Bast passed away last night. I met Phil years ago in my cultural explorations here and always loved catching up with … Continue reading