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    Waiting for the day.

    (Her eyes are closed in defiance of my asking to take her picture.  She is aware of her digital self propagating the internet universe. I secretly smile as she scowls.) My eldest is on the verge of puberty … well, she is waiting daily for it.  I am grateful for the modern day school system […]

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    Family of 9 in Fernwood

    I donated a portrait session to a fundraiser for the Oaklands Sunset Market in April.  Last week the purchasers of the package and I met.  It was the most unique ‘family’ I had yet to photograph.  Nine roommates share a beautiful old house and wanted to document their shared co-habitation.  Most have been living together for […]

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    A last look at New Zealand

    It is not often that I manage to getaway, especially somewhere as wonderful as New Zealand.  When travelling to foreign lands or even local lands for that matter, what strikes me the most, as a visual person, is patterns.  These are what I base my memories on, the images that I see repeated.  On this […]

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    A moment of freedom

      Freedom for my kids is so much more restricted than what I experienced as a kid.  I remember spending hours at play with the kids on my block.  We ruled the alleyway and the block-sized blackberry patch at the end of our street.  I grew up on Renfrew Street in East Van, yet from […]

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    Christmas in New Zealand Part 1

    It is taking me a while to post any photos from my adventures down under.  I am sitting in my memories. This trip was the summer I didn’t have.  With moving from Vancouver to Victoria, and a busy season photographing wonderful families both new and old, time for relaxing in the sun with my family […]

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