Category Archives: photography
1shot #206-never quit
Caught this fellow while on a random walkabout shoot. Ride on, brother! I hope you all are pulling together your best photograph and submitting it to the FLASH photography show right here http://flashwr.ca/submissions/. The open call deadline is Sunday at … Continue reading
FLASH traffic—submit photo, get paid
Only 5 days left to submit your photo to our FLASH photo event. Deadline is Jan 4 at 11:59pm, but get it done early. Through generous sponsorship we’re able to pay a rental fee of $34 per photographer for the … Continue reading
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Tagged construction, FLASH
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Review photos. Get better.
Alex Marshall of George Briggs Media generously hosted our monthly 3rdThur photo review last night. I gotta say this was the best venue yet since we started doing this back in March. Massive thanks, dude. We had the biggest turnout … Continue reading
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Tagged 3rdThur, Kitchener
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FLASH traffic—walk-thru in the venue
The FLASH photo shindig coming Jan 23 is going to be freakin’ awesome. Am I biased? Hell ya, I am! The FLASH crew got into The Tannery Event Centre yesterday to test-drive the display and flow of the upcoming show … Continue reading
1shot-The car is king on Columbia Street
Students skirt a muddy bog into traffic where a sidewalk was to be built. In 2007. Now with the latest fixup completion date in 2017, this 150m gap for pedestrians and cyclists presents a daily gamble on the 2km route … Continue reading
1shot #204-The Canadian groove
I got a really strong stained glass vibe watching these skating shadows flicker across the ice last night. Winter isn’t really white: it is all the colours. On King Street, this is Uptown Waterloo. DW
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Kessler and Chen telling it long-form
I hit the City of Waterloo Museum for the first time yesterday to see a show very close to my maker/photographer/storyteller heart. My friends Sunshine Chen and Karl Kessler started capturing local stories of disappearing trades and the makers that … Continue reading
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FLASH—making the photography event we want to see
[Update 2014-12-02 : open call now includes both professionals and amateurs.] After months of my obscure references here to a photography event here in Waterloo Region, I’m happy to take the wraps off the FLASH photography happening, coming January 23, … Continue reading
1shot #203-Kitchener sets sail
I was mesmerized by the sail-like flags in front of city hall. From King Street on a windy day, this is Kitchener. DW
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1shot #202-Red letter day
One month ago, I was eating breakfast with my peeps at Fran’s on Shuter Street in Toronto. I looked out across the road to see the most beautifully-dressed wedding party roll up in front of Massey Hall for a photo … Continue reading