I should probably state up front that I am someone who is extremely challenged by the idea of having to kill anything, (mosquitos being the exception). I have put down more than one animal, and it was extremely heartbreaking and difficult. I believed I was doing it for the right reason, but after witnessing a … Read more
This piece was originally conceived specifically to be viewed on instagram, if not on instagram or if instagram changes, this is/was a feed-based platform where the video would autoplay and virtually be indistinguishable from a still image. The idea was that you’d see it, and the subtle movement would cause you to to wonder if … Read more
Part one is here. You’ll see I strayed a ways away from my original concept. I don’t know if there is anything I have done so far that caused me as much thinking. Of course, there is always the thinking around the concept, and then the thinking around the build, and then the shooting and … Read more
This image was inspired by an image shot by Alfred Eisenstaedt of a woman in a mental institute in 1937 (see below). His is better of course. His whole series is a fascinating but of photography. The article I read said that his photos helped shape perception of mental health as the people in the … Read more
Every parent has experienced the ‘Teenage Blind Spot’—that mystical scientific phenomenon where a child can spot a notification on a silent phone from across the room, or candy buried in your office, yet remains completely unable to see a literal jug of milk directly behind the orange juice. This Easter, I decided to stop nagging … Read more
I dedicate this article to you, T, after I saw you work hard today after a soccer game to run two timed 800 meter runs in preparation for your area track & field meet on Friday. You had a strategy you were going to try. You wanted to test what you could do. The first … Read more
Escuminac Beach, New Brunswick
I sometimes pet sit for people. The relationship I have with each is special and unique. Most of them have something to teach you if you listen. I had some adventures with my friend Brian’s dog. Spencer by day and Spencer by night are different animals. By day he was the ultimate attention seeker, the … Read more
This is from a slide show at M’s grade eight graduation. The image on the left was taken just before M’s first birthday as a birthday present to her dad who died only a couple of years later. The journey for her to get here was a rocky one in between and I only wished … Read more