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.

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 recently shot some photos at St. Georges school for boys for Our Kids Magazine.

Canopy executive director Nicole Rycroft holds a copy of Margaret Atwood’s new book, In Other Worlds: SF and the Human Imagination. The limited-edition book is printed on material made entirely of wheat straw, flax straw and recycled content. As the brainchild of Vancouver-based environmental group Canopy, the limited edition is designed to showcase the viability of wheat and flax straw as alternative sources of fibre for fine paper. Photo by Brett Beadle for The Globe and Mail

October 12, 2011 – Vancouver, BC – A woman stands at a vigil outside the federal courthouse at the corner of Georgia and Granville Wednesday afternoon, the second day of the of the Missing Women Inquiry into the Pickton murders. Photo by Brett Beadle for The Globe and Mail

Luke, Lisa, Sandra and I rode to Woodlands on Sunday for a little dockside R&R. Half an hour away from Vancouver, but feels like a million miles away…

I was hired to shoot psychologist Robert Hare for the NPR show All Things Considered a few weeks ago. The story finally has aired, it was a really interesting story to be a part of.



Robert Hare, the psychologist who created the PCL-R test for psychopaths, at first resisted giving the checklist to people in the criminal justice system. But he ultimately agreed to publish the test officially so anyone could use it.

Listen here:

Part 1

Part 2

I was sent to cover Vancouver Fashion Week for the Globe and Mail on Wednesday night. On stage and backstage – a look at opening night.