Captured Glow

Summer is on the wane, but I’ve made the most of the tail-end, at least with the camera. Most of what you see below has been shot out in the Quebec countryside and various parts of Newfoundland, where nature and the weather have both obliged with rich, carnival hues. I’m experimenting with various techniques, including [...]

Ray Kettlewell Paddles.

  When I arrived to these shores in 2010, my wife took me out canoeing. I’d been in a canoe before, but only on a handful of occasions, and never anywhere as idyllic as the Canadian backcountry. A canoe instructor in a previous life, she taught me some of the basics, beginning with the essential [...]

Marathon des Sables – 2013

  I’ve wanted to participate in the Marathon Des Sables ever since I completed the Hong Kong Trailwalker in 1996 and proved to myself that I was capable of ultra-marathon distances.  For a long time it remained an unfulfilled dream – always a reason why this year wasn’t the one – job, money, other commitments, lack [...]

Inspiration from Utah.

  Apologies for the pause – I’ve been busy with various projects whilst preparing myself for a significant changes in my personal and professional life later this year. It’s all very exciting. When the time comes, you’ll see more evidence of the new direction right here. Eons ago I dabbled in photography. I owned a [...]

Celebrating Freckles

  From ‘Middlesex’ a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Jeffrey Eugenides published in 2002: Part of my interest was scientific, zoological. I’d never seen a creature with so many freckles before. A Big Bang had occurred, originating at the bridge of her nose, and the force of this explosion had sent galaxies of freckles hurtling and [...]

The 2012 Conqueror Typographic Games

  Conqueror, the premium paper brand from Arjowiggins Creative Papers, announces its “Typographic Games“,a creative challenge on the theme of sport. There is Gold, Silver and Bronze glory for the world’s fittest designers and a coveted ticket to the 2012 Olympics in London for the top medalist. The graphic design and typographic poster competition is open to creatives around the world [...]

Tim Smith – The Hutterites of Western Canada

Brandon, Manitoba based Tim Smith is a photojournalist with a distinguished career for one so young. He’s bagged an impressive list of national and international awards for his photography. His tear sheets include some big names, including The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Guardian (UK), The Independent (UK), and The Globe and [...]

Andrey and Lili – Russian Fashion Photographers Series

I’ve decided to herald the works of new breed Russian fashion photographers, beginning with the bewitching visual artistry of Andrey Yakolev and Lili Aleeva. Andrey is the photographer half of the Moscow based team, while Lili is responsible for the inspired art direction. To date, I haven’t been successful at learning more about the dynamic [...]

The Fender Stratocaster

Today’s trite aphorism is courtesy of Dieter Rams: Good design is long-lasting. I would add to that : Good design is widely copied. The Fender Stratocaster exemplifies both. In 1954, Leo Fender, George Fullerton and Freddie Tavares created one of the most enduring and recognizable examples of industrial design music has ever seen. The “Strat” is still [...]

James Dyson Award 2011

  Over the last 30 years, the flow of our brightest engineering graduates was sucked into the bloated and profligate financial-services sector, seduced by lucrative compensation packages. Meanwhile, manufacturing was allowed to wither on the vine, seen as an unfashionable anachronism in the charge to a predominantly services based economic model. In countries like Australia, [...]

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