BEGINNING OF THE YEAR

Floating balloons in the sky
Vancouver

HAPPY NEW YEAR


Tallulah

END OF THE YEAR

Continuing my Red theme I thought I would include a red silk corset by Lace Embrace Atelier http://www.laceembrace.com/ and red creampuffs by GG http://www.creampuffsbygg.com/

A fantastic way to end the year!!!
Thank you for all your support
Tallulah

END OF THE YEAR

My desktop becomes quite crowded with folders full of images taken through the year. Before they are archived and filed once again. I thought I would add some to my end of year blog. Well it appears that the common theme is RED. The Olympics in Vancouver, portraits with a red accent and a dancer in red.

Portrait

This photograph is one of a series I took of the wonderful and charismatic Mitchell R McGuire in the studio. The first time I met Mitchell he made me laugh and I knew I wanted to photograph him.

Seals at RVYC

Yesterday whilst on a photo shoot, we came across this mother seal and her pup basking on the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club docks.
It was a beautiful moment and I did have my camera in hand.

THE ARTISTIC DENTIST

I was commissioned by LOV Magazine to photograph dentist & artist Sean Peter Sikorski. I spent a wonderful sunny afternoon in his apartment/studio, photographing, talking about life and art. He practices his dentistry in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver for the Portland Hotel Society and is also a very committed talented artist.

His paintings and sculpture which include references to the Downtown Eastside, dentistry and religion.

Inter-urban Gallery
1E. Hastings
July 9th to 18th


www.lovmag.com

THE BEAUTIES OF THE BARRIOS

Backstage at the finals


The fans go wild for their favourite contestant.


Triumphant 18 year old Geraldine Alvarez returns to her home neighbourhood "Barrio" after winning the 2009 Miss Popular title.


Fiesta reveller with communal bottle of rum Cartagena, Colombia


Fiestas Novembrinas Parade in Cartagena, Colombia

Beauty Pageants are a way of life in Colombia, they are followed with great interest and fervour from young girls to old men.
Journalist Roberta Staley and I were able to experience the very exciting Miss Popular or "Reinado Popular de Cartagena beauty pageant.

This pageant has a representative from each of the barrios or districts of the Caribbean coastal city of Cartagena in Colombia. The winnner was Geraldine Alvarez Marin from the barrio of Chapacua.

http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/beauties+barrios/2973871/story.html