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It's been a very long time since I've said anything here so it seems odd that breaking the silence would be asking for a favor.  •  The Globe and Mail is looking for a guest photographer that they will take to the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver for the full 2 weeks. They are allowing the public to … read more »

Three family weddings this summer and although I refuse to be the official paid photographer and have no interest in taking on that responsibility, I have been asked in all 3 cases to follow and be what I guess could be called documenting behind the scene.  •  The first is now in the books as we …

Our provincial government is running an interesting summer long photo contest. The idea is simple. Submit your best Island photo for a chance to win $2000 worth of prizes. Sounds kind of cool but a closer look at the fine print is cause for a few important questions. It's very possible that this … read more »

For this past week and the next, I have 10 of my prints on display in among 230 great photos taken by members of the PEI Photo Club. Sorted by 8 categories, three judges spent 7 hours rating and commenting on each photo. Here is a summary of my entries.  •  Judged by:  •  John Sylvester: A well …

Last year, Scott Kelby did an experiment and tried to organize a photo walk in multiple cities around the world and had great success. 8,324 photographers register from 236 cities in 47 countries. A total of 1,017,125 photos were taken on walks that day in a 2 hour span. I was lucky enough to be … read more »

Yesterday was the grand opening of a photo show being held at The Guild and one of the requirements for the prints was to be mounted on foam core. It would have been easy just to order the prints professionally dry-mounted at $12 each but I decided to be cheap and try and save a few dollars by …

While development of a new Firefox 3.5 icon is in full force this week, I have been spending a number of mornings over the past few days with a new family of real-life foxes. Making their home in the center of the city with limited green space next to a walking trail, these guys are very curious …

This past Thursday (Apr 30th '09) Lobster season started on Prince Edward Island. To witness the start and be on location for photos, I was up at 1:30am, left the house at 2:00am for a group Charlottetown departure by 2:30am to North Lake.  •  I've been posting daily photos on my photoblog but … read more »