Editing Luke

Aug 25, 2015

Canalta Centre in Medicine Hat, Alberta

The Canalta Centre in Medicine Hat, Alberta is the city's latest attraction. Last week there were a series of grand opening events to introduce the space to the public. I attended the Media Sneak Peek as this summer I had the privilege of being hired to create the launch video for this event space and the new home of the Medicine Hat Tigers.

One of the perks of creating the video was getting exclusive access to the Canalta Centre. This included seeing the score clock raised and lowered, a behind the scenes look as finishing touches were completed, and even the opportunity to shoot from the ceiling catwalks. Not to mention all of the amazing shots I captured last year while working on another video project during the construction process. This latest video then debuted during the launch events, and I had the humbling experience of seeing one of my projects debut on a jumbotron.

These are a collection of images I took during the shooting process and the Media Sneak Peek.

Canalta Centre

Mayor Ted Clugston speaks before the reveal of the Canalta Centre.

A photo posted by Luke Fandrich (@editingluke) on Aug 18, 2015 at 11:44am PDT

Members of the media.

My video debuts on the jumbotron.

Welcome to the Canalta Centre!
Thanks to Editing Luke for this amazing video of the Canalta Centre!
Posted by Canalta Centre on Monday, August 24, 2015

My pass during the Media Sneak Peek Event.

A photo posted by Luke Fandrich (@editingluke) on Aug 5, 2015 at 2:25pm PDT

Kelli gives me a tour to get some footage from the catwalks.

Aug 24, 2015

Shambhala Music Festival 2015: Part 1

Music, creativity, energy, absurdity - these are just a few words that begin to paint the picture. Tucked away in the Kootenays of British Columbia you'll find the Salmo River Ranch, which from August 6-10 this year transformed into the otherworldly Shambhala Music Festival.

Occasionally described as Canada's alternative to Burning Man, this electronic music festival features six epic stages that truly come to life each night complete with lights, artwork and costumes. The scene is overwhelmingly positive, eccentric, and memorable with over 10,000 people making the pilgrimage each year. If you can dream it, this is the place to be it.

Armed with media passes for our inaugural Shambhala, my friend Brandie of MHZINE and myself (for Editing Luke) put ourselves in as many locations as possible. Kicking off in downtown Shambhala each morning for coffee and people watching, we'd then wander down to the river for a bit or mingle in the press tent. By afternoon we'd already have a few stages under our belts, and as the energy picked up everything became about prepping for the over-the-top evenings at the Pagoda or the Village (my personal favs).

There was rarely a moment we weren't wandering, exploring, staring, dancing, snapping pictures, or doing some elaborate combination of them all. I shot literally thousands of images and after the haze lifted I realized I had enough material to put together a 10 part photo series about this incredible experience. Without further ado, here was Shambhala 2015 through my lens.

*A new chapter of this photo series will release each week until part 10 is reached.
View the complete collection of images here.