Virginia City Brewery & Taphouse in Nevada

There's nothing quite like a small town, good beer, a craft brewery, and a crazy amount of snow outside to make a visit memorable. Here are a few images from the Virginia City Brewery and Taphouse located in Virginia City, Nevada.

Medicine Hat, Alberta Then & Now: Part 4

A continuation of my "Then & Now" photo series of Medicine Hat, Alberta featuring archival and modern day images in side by side comparisons.

1950 & 2017 - Alexandra School

The original school is seen here in 1950. It was later demolished in 1970 following a fire and Alexandra was expanded to how it looks now. The original sandstone block that used to sit above the door of the old building can still be seen out front of the school today.

1912 & 2017 - 2nd Street

New cars line 2nd Street after arriving in Medicine Hat, Alberta in 1912. A lot of the historic buildings can still be seen here in 2017.

1960s & 2017 - 3rd Street

Here we see 3rd Street in the 1960s and in 2017. I heard Kresge's was kind of a big deal back in the day. And how about those cars? 

1912 & 2017 - St. Barnabas Church

Here we see the construction of St. Barnabas in 1912 contrasted against the same view in 2017. This church is still looking great a century on.

1929 & 2017 - Riverside Park

Boy scouts sit around the cenotaph in Riverside Park in 1929. The 2017 image shows just how much the park has been developed over the decades with pathways, a band stand, monuments, landscaping, etc. More profoundly, it's worth noting that more names have also been added to the cenotaph following WWII, Korea, and Afghanistan. 

What immediately came to mind after seeing the archival image was that these boys would have been prime fighting age when WWII broke out 10 years after this was taken. 

1912 & 2017 - South Railway Street

South Railway Street has come a long way since people were parking their horse and buggy here in 1912. The Hargrave Block (now Inspire Cafe) is a notable landmark. Also, the Hooper-Huckvale Block (which would go on to become the Assiniboia Hotel in the 1950s) was built the year after this picture was taken in 1913.

1910s & 2017 - 2nd Street

Cars along 2nd Street in the 1910s contrasted against cars on 2nd Street in 2017.

1970 & 2017 - Alexandra School

The old Alexandra is seen here in the early stages of demolition in 1970 (following a fire / water damage). Contrasted with the same view of the school in 2017, it's easy to see what a remarkable structure it was.

1968 & 2017 - 3rd Street

Christmas decorations on 3rd Street in December 1968 meet a much more subdued 3rd Street in December 2017.

Jetstar Magazine Cover and Waikiki Images

Earlier this fall I was contacted by the art director for Jetstar Airways in-flight magazine in Australia. He had discovered my Aloha Hawaii travel photography series through a simple online search, and reached out about the images I had shot of Waikiki in Honolulu, Hawaii. Amazingly, a casual back and forth about purchasing a few images eventually evolved into them publishing a 7 page spread and cover featuring my photography for their December 2017 issue. 

Jetstar Airways is based out of Melbourne, Australia and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Qantas. With flights within Australia and New Zealand, as well as to Southeast Asia, China, Japan, and Hawaii, the idea of having my work featured so prominently and on such a large scale is understandably exciting for me and my business, Editing Luke. 

The cover of the December 2017 issue is a collage of 8 images that I photographed around Waikiki Beach. Inside there's an extended double page collage, followed by a 3 image layout, another double page spread, and finally an article featuring snippets of my images and an interview I did about shooting my photo series in Hawaii. By the way, that original photo series with highlights from around Oahu, Hawaii can still be explored here.

Despite selling quite a few images internationally over the last few years, on a personal level, this publication feels a bit more noteworthy for two reasons. The first, is that outside of selling prints or a photo book with my name attached to it, it's pretty rare that I'm selling my photography for an article or feature that is actually about my experience in creating the work. 

Secondly, as a travel photographer and someone who flies often, I love the idea of having my images all over an in-flight magazine. The number of people who will unintentionally see it, thumb through the magazine because they're bored, or maybe just scribble all over my pictures because it's something to do, makes me smile. After all the in-flight magazines I've looked through, I like that I can say that I've been featured in one now too.

Since I won't be flying between Australia and Hawaii this month (however much I might wish to make that happen) I was happy to have a copy of the magazine arrive from Australia this week. The publication looks even better than the digital proofs I was sent online, and the quality of the publication has easily made this coffee table worthy. So, apologies to my friends and family in advance for talking about Hawaii over Christmas a bit too much - but this is cool!