Sunset flight above Squamish, Garibaldi and Howe Sound = Totally rad times. I’ve made up my mind, now when I’m not dumping all my money into old motorcycles I’ll be working towards a pilot’s licence.
The BC RCMP have not been without their share of controversy over the past little while. Recent sexual harassment allegations by a well-known RCMP spokeswoman, the botched Robert Pickton Investigation, the shooting of Ian Bush, the Robert Dziekanski tasering death, and today’s article explaining the force is becoming excessively bureaucratized: http://tgam.ca/DHjK
With negotiations underway for a new 20-year deal for British Columbians, it’s no wonder B.C. is looking for more accountability… Photos below from a recent assignment for The Globe and Mail.
Mark Reynolds. Check out his art direction in http://www.nuvomagazine.com/ and http://montecristomagazine.com/
Another shoot I did for an NPR story on Burnaby’s General Fusion. Very interesting technology!
Listen to or read the story here: http://www.npr.org/2011/11/09/141931203/-power-for-the-planet-company-bets-big-on-fusion
November 3, 2011 – Vancouver, BC – A man hugs another Occupy Vancouver protester and thanks her for saving his life at the tent site on the lawn the Vancouver Art Gallery Thursday. Earlier Thursday, it was reported that a protester at the site had been treated for a drug overdose. Photo by Brett Beadle for The Globe and Mail
It must be time for a local civic election… I’ve photographed a bunch of the mayoral candidates over the past week or so….
Today I photographed mayoral hopeful Suzanne Anton in front of the Occupy Vancouver tent city.
Article here: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bc-politics/protests-giving-voters-a-chance-to-consider-leadership-styles/article2215308/
October 26, 2011 – Vancouver mayoral candidate Suzanne Anton poses for a photo across the street from the Occupy Vancouver tent city. She would like to see the tent city moved off of the lawn of the Vancouver Art Gallery. Photo by Brett Beadle for The Globe and Mail
October 7, 2011 – Vancouver, BC – Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson mingles with supporters Thursday night at the Mayor’s Arts Awards at the Caprice Night Club in downtown Vancouver.
October 24, 2011 – Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan of the Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA) is running for re-election in the coming Nov. 19 civic election. Photo by Brett Beadle for The Globe and Mail
I shot an assignment for National Public Radio last week on a proposed coal port just north of Bellingham, Washington. The story was on the front of NPR’s website today.
Here is a link to the story: http://www.npr.org/2011/10/26/141687537/in-northwest-town-a-local-fight-against-global-coal
I recently shot some photos at St. Georges school for boys for Our Kids Magazine.
Please check out my new blog for all of my work customizing and restoring old motorcycles, as well as some of my motorcycle photography work.
