CWTA Awards
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Hastings Park
Hastings Park is an iconic place for many Vancouverites, a symbol of heritage in a city that is changing so fast that it's sometimes hard to fathom. You can sense the nostalgia that hangs in the air like the cigar smoke in one of the last public places where you can openly smoke. Despite the lure of nostalgia, you can't help but to wonder what the future holds for Hastings Park; how long before the balance tips in favour of the ...
Mimik Technology
Mimik commissioned me to create a portfolio of 'day-in-the-life' images, including corporate portraits of all employees, at their downtown Vancouver office. The goal was to capture staff members in their everyday work environment in a way that felt natural, but also professional enough for corporate use. My location lighting skills were drawn upon heavily to produce a body of work that the client was very happy ...
Portraits
The portrait is an essential part of the work I do, something that drives me to create new and better images. It's important that I make a connection with the person on the other side of the lens, and remind myself how uncomfortable I feel when someone takes my picture. Portraiture has taught me that empathy is the most important ingredient in great ...
Bomber Brewing
Bomber Brewing is one of East Vancouver's most respected breweries, founded in 2014 by three hockey obsessed friends. As a homebrewer and longtime beer lover, I jumped at the chance to go down there and photograph brewmaster Blair Calibaba, and poke my nose around the innards of a working ...
Tough Guys & Cherry Blossoms
Vancouver is famous for the Cherry Blossom trees that bloom in a riot of outrageous pinks every year. And every year we are treated to a plethora of banal photos of those same blossoms. I took it upon myself to restore some balance to the conversation. For this project I wanted to juxtapose the effete blooms with some men who have a kind of stereotypical 'toughness' about them, a certain physical presence, and some men who aren't necessarily tough looking, but whose life experiences might indicate ...
Lazymeal Promo Video
When online food ordering company Lazymeal were seeking investment to fund expansion into new markets, they needed tell the story of the company to potential investors in a truly compelling way. Video was the obvious choice Together we honed a message which I was then able to craft into a short video. Because of our target audience, it was important to be succinct, but also show the potential of this fast growing tech ...
Corporate Portraits
Photographing people from a wide variety of industries has taught me that the single most important part of the process is the connection that we make, that allows us to create a final image that speaks to the true character of the person in front of the ...