8 August, 2025
The Clawfoot Tub – A One-Shot Story
My wife, Dawn, is a good sport. She never complains when I take her photo, even when she’s having a bad day. But her patience has limits. Boudoir shots are off limits, and I nee...
“In my dreams I hear again the crash of guns, the rattle of musketry, the strange, mournful mutter of the battlefield” — Douglas MacArthur I always wanted to be a war correspond...
30 June, 2025
Wanderer Above the Peaks – A One-Shot Story
My girlfriend has been living with me in the UK for the past five years, and in a few months’ time we plan to move permanently to France. While she’s been here I haven’t m...
11 June, 2025
My five rules for taking street portraits
“Being nervous isn’t bad. It just means something important is happening.” — Michael Jordan Asking someone on the street for their portrait is a bit like asking someone on a dat...
30 April, 2025
Central Coffee To Go – an Impromptu Gallery
I do not visit the downtown very often these days, no reason. The weather here was and still is total crap for the last few months; the grey of the city bears down heavy on my m...
“In the depth of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invisible summer.” — Albert Camus Like many places in North America, Ontario is experiencing a particularly ha...
4 February, 2025
A New Obsession – Analog Photography – A One Shot Story
Last year, I planned a trip for Europe in the month of May. I knew ahead of time that I wanted to record this adventure with a film camera, in part because I thought it would be...
1 February, 2025
Imago Absentia – A Portrait of the Absent
To photographers, the word portraiture conjures up an image of a human subject posing for a photograph. But what if the person is no longer with us and cannot be photographed? W...