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Muskoka, Nov 2021 Shot with the Nikon Z9

Muskoka, Nov 2021

Shot with the Nikon Z9

If I have any inclination or proclivity with photo

If I have any inclination or proclivity with photography, it’s to intentionally make the image worse or less-real. When I ponder what I admire about other’s work, is when it’s the same - in the way that they leave out or alter the information that I have to process. With art (and not documentary), I’ve always believed that if you can leave out information, it sparks, not robs the viewer of their imagination. Allowing them to put some of themselves into the art.

In these photos of my dear friend @effie_christina , I shot her with the new @sonyalpha A74 and tried to find ways to bring imperfection to the images. In the BW image I used a heavy diffusion filter, and the second colour one, I manipulated image considerably in post. Each one is intent on creating a different feeling and mood for the viewer.

Even though the most modern tech has astonishing potential, I’m still inclined to run in the opposite direction and find ways to degrade the image. To me the imperfections are what interests me. It’s the same that interests me about humans in general.

Dinah. Oct 2021 (N°2) @dinahevanegmond Creative

Dinah. Oct 2021 (N°2)
@dinahevanegmond
Creative Director @aracoutts
Styling @rashistyles
Asst: @wabisabi__jainik

Dinah. Oct 2021 @dinahevanegmond Creative Directo

Dinah. Oct 2021
@dinahevanegmond
Creative Director @aracoutts
Styling @rashistyles
Asst: @wabisabi__jainik

Summer film photo dump: places edition. Kodak Colo

Summer film photo dump: places edition.
Kodak Color Plus 35mm
1. Killbear PP, Ontario
2. Samezies, just a different spot
3. Scarborough Bluffs.
Cine still 800T, 120mm
4. English Bay, Vancouver
5. Squamish River, Squamish

I bought this shirt in Tokyo and haven’t worn it $I bought this shirt in Tokyo and haven’t worn it since discovering that it looked so much better on Maya than me. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯$

Dear directors, take me on a location scout and ge

Dear directors, take me on a location scout and get free portraits - as @justine_olivia knows well, and is quite used to my shenanigans.

The man, the legend @shawntron

The man, the legend @shawntron

It’s been more than a hot minute since I’ve ta

It’s been more than a hot minute since I’ve taken a rock climbing photo (~18 years) but I couldn’t resist the notion when @canoncanada let me swing around the new EOS R3 for a day. Big thanks to @jocelynsahli & @shawntron for being such awesome subjects. (Photos of Shawn coming soon, for you Shawn Tron fans).

Manitoba photo dump. September 2021 Shot with the

Manitoba photo dump.
September 2021

Shot with the @fujifilm_northamerica #gfx50sii

@chelsyalthea en couleur.

@chelsyalthea en couleur.

@chelsyalthea en blanche.

@chelsyalthea en blanche.

Killbear moments, en famille. August 2021

Killbear moments, en famille.
August 2021

Adios muchachos. The last of my west coast photos

Adios muchachos. The last of my west coast photos. Begrudgingly back in Toronto now.

I’ve been on a sailboat exactly twice in my life $I’ve been on a sailboat exactly twice in my life. I grew up amongst fields and spent the rest of the time in mountains. But @bennwebster supplied us with a hella good time and makes the case for learning how to sail and buying a boat. Maybe I’ve been converted? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯$

Mountain Studies. Carousel photos: 1. Tantalus Ra

Mountain Studies.

Carousel photos:
1. Tantalus Range
2. Garibaldi from Squamish River
3. Mt. Habrich
4. Atwell Peak
5. Sky Pilot
6. Sky Pilot
7. Slhanay
8. Stawamus Chief North Walls

This spring I experienced the biggest creative bur

This spring I experienced the biggest creative burnout of my career thus far. Between film work, personal creative projects, running a YouTube channel, and well, life… I had reached the end of my rope. This summer I’m still working but I’ve set aside much more personal time to do whatever I want. Mostly it means re-connecting with my previous rock-climber self. But I am also doing some creative things without any expectation. These shots are from a lone road trip I took for a day last week around southern Ontario.

I don’t find Ontario very inspiring to be honest - but at least I could just follow my curiosity and stop when and wherever I wanted. These photos will live and die here because I was just after the experience and not any particular end goal. Being burnt out doesn’t mean I don’t want to be creative - it just means I need to separate myself from the pressure for a while until I’m feeling motivated again. Enjoy your summer! ✌🏻

Photographed with the @fujifilm_northamerica GFX50s

A couple frames from a roll of @fujifilm_northamer

A couple frames from a roll of @fujifilm_northamerica Realta 500D motion picture stock that @francisbellefeuille graciously gave me. It’s well expired but I absolutely loved how it performed. Happy that @downtowncamera is now processing ECN-2.

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