Author Archives: colin

What does it mean to be a professional photographer?

By colin | Published December 4, 2012

A while back I talked with someone who has been involved in the photography industry for decades. This person told me that a “professional photographer” is someone whose full time job is photography. This got me thinking about what it means to be a “professional photographer” and what conditions are necessary for you to call [...]

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A wild and wonderful summer of weddings

By colin | Published September 21, 2012

I am finally getting a chance to lift my head up and breathe some of the incredible September air, after a busy summer of wedding photography. I had a lot of fun creating great images for some wonderful couples over the past few months and I thought I would share this compilation of some of [...]

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Celebrating Love – Gabby and Wayne, July 6, 2012

By colin | Published July 12, 2012

  This past weekend my sister-in-law married my new brother-in-law in a beautiful ceremony and had a weekend celebration on the shores of Slocan Lake – one of my favourite places in the world. I had the honour and privilege of capturing moments throughout the weekend and helping them create a few through some incredible [...]

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Nelson Styled Photo Shoots – Wedding, engagement, and couples portraits

By colin | Published June 26, 2012

Over the past few months I have been collaborating with Nelson-based stylist, Andrea Bell of Tapestri, who has an incredible talent and vision for crafting styled photo shoots to each person’s personality – right down to the tiniest detail. And there’s nothing I like more than capturing details and moments people will love and treasure [...]

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Going commercial…

By colin | Published May 4, 2012

I haven’t posted much on my blog lately and to some it might seem like all I spend my time doing is wandering around making nature photos. But in actuality, the reason I don’t post much is because I have been so busy doing other photography work. Much of my time lately has been spent [...]

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Sitting

By colin | Published February 24, 2012

My Buddha sits under this tree all the time, no matter the weather, the time of day or whatever else might be going on in the world. Sometimes it reminds me of my own inability to commit to sitting, but more often it makes me remember to approach whatever life throws at you with equanimity. [...]

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Visions of Oaxaca Part 2 – The country

By colin | Published February 12, 2012

[Photo info: 1/ “El Sol 1″ – Sunrise over the Sierra Norte and Benito Juarez, from La Neveria. 2/ Unknown flower 3/ Farmer at work in his field, La Neveria. 4/ Cherry blossoms  in January, La Neveria. 5/ A bromeliad grows on a post outside a home in La Neveria. 6/ Farmhouse, field and cow, [...]

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Visions of Oaxaca Part I – The City

By colin | Published February 6, 2012

[Photo info: 1/Oaxaca City panoramic overview. 2-3/Wool-making and dyeing demonstration. 3-4/Religious iconography is everywhere in Oaxaca. 5-6/Cathedral St. Geronimo. 8-9/Flowers everywhere, even in winter. 10/ Dozens of statues made up an art exhibit called “Ruta des Imigrantes.” 11-14/Cathedral St. Domingo. 15-16/Local children parade to celebrate their school’s 100th anniversary. 18/Our hotel in the evening light. [...]

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Seeking community in Mexico’s poorest state

By colin | Published January 31, 2012

On January 9, 2012 I left Canada and headed south with a group of 18 students from Mount Sentinel Secondary School’s Quest for Community Program. I joined them as a chaperone on their quest to investigate what makes communities healthy, vibrant and sustainable through two weeks of traveling, giving and working in Oaxaca – Mexico’s [...]

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