Journal

“J” Walker

This is a photo taken in the middle of Yonge Street looking south, just below Bloor Street in Toronto. Picture was taken with a Canon G9 powershot camera.

Morro Rock -2

Portuguese explorer, Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo named the rock “El Morro” in 1542. In Spanish “Morro” means crown shaped hill. Morro Rock, sometimes called the “Gibraltar of the Pacific,” is the last peak of the Nine […]

Morro Rock -1

We were camped next to Morro Rock in Morro Bay California. While walking the dogs, and storm approaching. The ocean and sky backdrop provided an interesting effect for my shot. Taken with my Leica Q

Sunset Oil

Finding beauty in the bad and ugly. As you can tell, I’m not an oil man. The sun is setting behind silhouettes of oil rigs—is what can make the ugly become part of a beautiful […]

Hoover Dam

Hoover Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the U.S. states of Nevada and Arizona. Constructed between 1931 and 1936, during the Great Depression, […]

Lens-based Artist vs Professional Photographer

A professional photographer in most cases would have mastered their equipment and are in control of their technology and photographic technique—photographs are analyzed for colour, light, shadows, composition—rather than seeing the artistry of the shot—pictures […]

Landscape Paparazzi

Waiting for that perfect time—for that perfect picture. Early morning photo enthusiasts setup a line of sight on a ridge in Death Valley California—tripods fully loaded and armed. I’m always amazed to see such photographic […]

Dymaxion House

This one-of-a-kind home, designed by R. Buckminster Fuller became my favourite modern house. Dymaxion House exhibit in Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation is really worth a visit: Website Photograph was shot with my Canon […]

Engine Sunset

Flying into Toronto on a cloudy evening—visiting my daughters and grandsons on Air Canada. I was just looking out port side of the plane to experience a cool shot—I took it! Photo was taken with […]