Jan 1, 2009 – A couple embrace after a successful marriage proposal as fireworks go off on the Space Needle in Seattle.

I hope you all have a great New Year’s!

Plaza de la Constitución – Huancayo, Peru

I feel bad for our North American pigeons sometimes.  Well not that often. Not when they are trying to steal my food at Granville Island. But man do those South American pigeons have it good with their beautiful town Plazas to hang out it at, where people feed them all day long. These photos really take me back to another man who fed pigeons that I photographed in Leon, Nicaragua this spring. It still pains me to think about the fact that those rolls of Tri-X I shot on my Hasselblad are probably rotting, undeveloped, in a dump in Managua somewhere. Losing three months worth of work that you love is a feeling I can’t quite relate to anything else.

Another classy looking old guy on the streets of Peru…

Went and took some photos of my friends Nic and Fiona the other day…here are a few.

If you were to rank my many skills, wrapping presents probably would not be at the top of the list……
Newspaper, a sharpie, and duct tape. Hey, I am saving the environment, right?  Pardon for terrible camera phone shots…

My pal Tristan Casey threw his 2nd annual “Make New Friends” Christmas Party on Saturday night. What an better of a way to meet up with friends, new and old, than to have an open bar of alcohol, delicious food being served up by one of my best buddies Simon Tysnicki, music put on by good friend Andrew Simpson, pack a tiny Gastown apartment with people, and let the night take its course. As always, (well, for the 2nd straight time) it was a party to remember.

More photos and video on Tristan’s blog: http://tristancasey.blogspot.com

Editing through photos I took the other day of this munchkin.  Pretty darn cute.  Aiva Lily Back was born Nov 20th, weighing in at 8 Pounds 2 Ounces.

I had to take this guy’s picture.

Back in October, I had a magazine assignment for the January edition of Canadian Living Magazine the day I flew out to Peru, and it just came out on newsstands. It was a pretty crazy day, not only packing up my apartment for the sub-letter, but organizing my gear for the shoot and the 6-week trip I was about to depart on. But, you make it work….All shots natural light and either on 35mm 1.4 or 50mm 1.4


These two taken on my camera phone yesterday, and below a few of the shots I filed to the magazine.

An little girl on the streets of Huancayo, Peru.  I think above all else, the people of Peru are it’s one greatest asset.  We met so many warm & welcoming Peruvians on our trip, especially Lizet & family in Lima (Shout out!!!).  If you are considering a trip, don’t hesitate, you won’t regret it.