May 5, 2024
Is the Documentary Coming Back to the Monarch?
Apr 30, 2024
Hometown Series at the Esplanade Gallery
If you find yourself in downtown Medicine Hat, Alberta over the next 5 months, have a look at the Tumbleweed Spaces that line the exterior of the Esplanade gallery.
Since 2012, I've sporadically shot thousands of images of Medicine Hat as part of a collection I've referred to as "the Hometown Series" and if you've followed me at any point in the last decade there's a good chance you've seen a part of it randomly pop up in your feed. The Hometown Series became so popular over lockdown that you may even have a print from it hanging in your home at this point.
As I described in my notes it's become a digital tapestry of my community, but in its simplest form, it's really just an excuse to look at the familiar in a less familiar way.
Of course, this exhibition wouldn't have happened without all of you and your support. It also wouldn't have happened without the amazing team at TREX Southeast who were the ones who nudged me to consider doing this and presented the opportunity a year ago.
It's amazing what time and a little creative energy can turn into. Thank you all for the push and for continuing to share the ride!
Apr 25, 2024
Shooting New York City on (Expired) 35mm
This old Minolta may not look like much, but it was the only camera my parents used to capture my childhood. Needless to say, I don't think it had taken a single picture in over 20 years.
So, I thoroughly cleaned it, I found some very expired 35mm rolls of Kodak Gold, and I put it in my bag to capture some snapshots on my latest round of travel shoots in New York City.
Despite discovering the auto focus meter no longer worked and a little bit of bleed on the film, overall I was just pleased the experiment worked. Here's some of what developed.
Apr 23, 2024
Back to the Future on Broadway in New York City
Apr 22, 2024
Your Cinema Needs You In Tokyo, Japan
The latest official selection on the spring film festival run for my documentary, Your Cinema Needs You was received this past weekend. The feature documentary about the Monarch Theatre, Canada's oldest surviving cinema, is off to Tokyo, Japan where it has been accepted as part of the Lift-Off series - a collaborative, international festival that takes place in various cities around the world. This edition in Tokyo was my first submission to this film festival series, but I'm excited to see how the film performs with a new international audience.
More updates to come as Your Cinema Needs You continues its festival tour.
Apr 18, 2024
Another Round of Travel Shoots in New York City
This spring I was back in New York City to add to an already extensive collection of travel shoots around the five boroughs. Making this series particularly memorable was the timing of the solar eclipse and some ongoing discussions about my documentary "Your Cinema Needs You", which inspired me to search out the oldest surviving cinema remaining in NYC.
These latest shoots included new observation decks, popular filming locations, and hotels, but to an even larger extent, a lot more general street photography to round out some of the more specific shoots from past visits. The weather was incredible and I managed to cover a lot more ground than I had planned for which was all a bonus. Expect to see a lot more New York City highlights from this series in the months ahead.
Apr 17, 2024
Festival Nomination: Art Film Spirit Awards
Apr 15, 2024
Finding the Oldest Cinema in New York City
Mar 31, 2024
Official Selections & A Best Director Nomination
Mar 26, 2024
Empire State Building in New York City
Opened in 1931, the Empire State Building in New York City was the tallest skyscraper in the world for nearly four decades. Despite being surpassed in height, few buildings have come to define the art-deco style, the stereotypical visual of the skyscraper itself, and New York City quite so commandingly as the Empire State Building still does today.