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Photogs passing it on

Passing what on? Why, the love of photography and the encouragement that fuels the pursuit of the image for the youth of Waterloo Region. My friends, three great photogs, taking their marks for a photo and chuckling when I told … Continue reading

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Nader: it takes less than 1% of the people to make change

I drove to Brantford last night on a solo trip to hear consumer advocate legend Ralph Nader speak about corporate corruption. Shout out to Laurier for making that happen and making it freely available to the community. The TL;DR: it … Continue reading

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Maker Expo delivered—now I need work

Few times in my life have I been prouder than I was of the Maker Expo event that our team delivered to Waterloo Region on Saturday. We connected you with 100+ makers across a diverse range of disciplines who absolutely … Continue reading

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Monday is for shameless self-promotion

I asked people with whom I have worked if they would write a few sentences on the value of makebright. Massive thanks to them for these thoughtful observations. Sometimes I feel like I’m pitching a solution to a problem my … Continue reading

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Hamilton arts SuperCrawl absolutely killed it!

More than one hundred thousand people were expected to flood the James Street North area of Hamilton last weekend for the sixth annual arts SuperCrawl, celebrating art/music/dance/culture in the core of the city. Attendance has been rising on a hockey … Continue reading

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BOX Finale

We hung up the apron on the BOX Art Show & Sale tonight with a great party at Cathy Farwell’s studio in Kitchener.  It was a great run of five years, and I’m extremely grateful for the friends I’ve made … Continue reading

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KW Awesome Foundation supports Brian Douglas’ 5am Project

This brown paper bag has a thousand bucks in it.  The cash comes from the pockets of citizen trustees looking to make stuff happen in their community with the lowest conceivable overhead. The hand belongs to my friend Brian Douglas, … Continue reading

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SVPWR 8×10 gig: talks moved and photos sold

“The Layers Held Our Story” by Brian Douglas My good friend Jacqui Murphy, co-founder of Social Venture Partners – Waterloo Region, put an invite out to me to attend the SVPWR 8×10 event, which is a charity fund raiser for … Continue reading

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All the beautiful Night\Shift Light Bikers

  BOOM!  The fearless fun-lovin’ riders of Night\Shift.  This was the most fun shoot I’ve ever done.  Thanks to you, rider, for engaging.  Thanks to McPhail’s Cycle and Sport for the bikes and helmets.  Thanks to Alternatives Journal for the … Continue reading

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Night\Shift bike-face photo booth rocked!

This was the most fun I have ever had shooting photos. Alternatives Journal (thanks to nik harron) engaged me to do something for Night\Shift this past Saturday night that involved a bike-related photobooth to capture visitors’ “bike faces”.  I came … Continue reading

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