My Date with Gimli
Got a call from the local Film Commissioner looking to house a Yeti. “A what?” I asked. “A Yeti… Y-E-T-I… you know, an Abominable Snowman, albino Sasquatch… I need to find a cave big enough to shoot a movie in,” he said in a tone that somehow managed to make me feel stupid for asking. “There’s […]
Roots and Blues Festival
If you had anywhere near as much fun as we did at the 24th Annual Roots & Blues Music Festival in Salmon Arm, BC, then you may want to check out the slideshow down below! Previous Next
Up the Yellowknife
Jack Stefanyk leaned on his paddle and chewed his lip looking off a rock outcrop down at the river raging below. I looked down at the river, too; and then over at Jack. I looked back at the river and again back at Jack. He was still biting his lip. “Well, what do think?” I asked. There was […]
Building Omega
For the past 10 years, a branch office of Omega Engineering in the BC Interior has celebrated steady growth and nominal turnover in an otherwise volatile industry by treating staff to an annual field trip, followed by an evening of fine dining. The firm’s success can be traced back to partner, Tim Dunne, P.Eng., who […]
Gap Relief: Typhoon Yolanda
East Samar, Philippines – Nov. 8, 2013 – Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) hits land in the central islands of the Philippines with wind gusts over 300 km/hr – 6,340 people died in the largest typhoon in recorded history. 100 days later, relief efforts were packing up after only just beginning to make an impact. It’s […]
Rainbow Gathering
Rainbow Gatherings – An open minded extension of the 1960’s free love movement where a joyful gathering of shamans, spiritists, eco-hippies and other counter-culture individuals form a temporary community to celebrate the elements of creation. This particular Rainbow Gathering was somewhat unsanctioned. Held during August 2010 at an undisclosed beach on Vancouver Island, the event […]
Zen and the Art of Grape Harvest
We called only looking for a space heater, all part of a decision to downsize. The voice on the other end of the line sounded slurred but confident, female but ageless. She was selling an oil space heater and it seemed like a good deal. My wife, Lib, got the address and together we drove to a crumbling […]
Blood Moon on the wane
The September 27, 2015 Total Lunar Eclipse was the grand finale in a series of four total lunar eclipses called the lunar tetrad. The first three eclipses of the tetrad took place on April 15, 2014, October 8, 2014 and on April 4, 2015. The effect happens when the shadow of the Earth passes over a […]
Lowepro Mission: Street Photography
Street photography (to me) relates to technique and style more than it does a particular location – urban or otherwise. At its best, “street” is that intersection where a candid snapshot becomes an unspoken collaboration between subject and photographer. In this case, a White Tai elder was peddling greens at a market in rural Son […]
Lowepro Mission: Artificial Light
As a member of Lowepro’s professional storyteller team, I am occasionally asked to submit an image and short blurb based on a theme proposed by their social media/community coordinator. August’s Lowepro storyteller mission “Ambient Light” got me thinking harder than usual. Blinding neon and sickly florescence first came to mind; but that seemed too literal […]
Peaking in Peru
“The Knot!” barks the instructor. “If you leave here knowing nothing else, remember that! It will save your life.” We all stop smiling and study the double Figure Eight tied through the belay loops of our harnesses. Strange how thin a 10.2 millimetre nylon rope looks when you have to hang from it. Guess this […]
Where Culture and Commerce Meet
Cross-legged with eyes half shut, Somboon Gavichi’s upper body sways to the hypnotic, almost nasal whine that emanates from a light, two-stringed instrument he bows. For centuries, the Sa-lor as it is called, has been an integral part of Northern Thailand’s musical heritage. Today, few know how to play it well, let alone make one. […]
