Denis' Polaroid camera isn't loaded properly and so after shooting he pulls and only gets the tab, and Chris dances with the chicken.

Happy Holidays all. This is my last post for 2009. I have been keeping some work from you but in 2010 I will show you what I have been up to!

More from that weekend in Kingston. This is my wonderful friend Annie's daughter Lucia who agreed to pose for me in the light.

More from my summer weekend in Kingston. These images are all from the 2009 Kingston Sheep Dog Trials.

Also: The Guerrilla Girls have a selection of posters up at Galerie de l'UQAM. Open only until December 19th.

Sorry that I haven't blogged recently, but back to regular programming now. Above are a few images from a great trip to Kingston, Ontario, that I took late this past summer.

Chris' glasses.

In mid-September I photographed Cheryl Irving for the above article "Cheryl Goes to the Bank" (More Magazine, November issue). Cheryl was battling breast cancer and on sick leave from her job at CIBC when she learned that she wouldn't have a job to go back to if she got better. Cheryl loved her work and wanted to take a stand and share her story with others. More was good enough to take on the risks associated with publishing an article damning a major Canadian bank. A week after the release of this issue of the magazine, Cheryl died. I knew that she wasn't well when I met and photographed her over those two days in September, but Cheryl didn't let on. She was optimistic, fiery and full of life, and I'm glad that I got to meet her.

Chris through the screen porch.

Also a friend let me know that today Rob Haggart of "A Photo Editor" included me in his list of photographer blogs he reads. So Rob thanks for following me and my work!

Some photos of Chris from the many I took of him this summer.

coasters, sun glasses, dominos, and a candle and incense holder.

More food photos from my life.

Seeing the light.

Two images from some fishing (and Clare's big ring) and another abstract of the paddle boat.

Paradise Island has been retired for a while and I miss it!

2 views from the window

Chris taking a photo on the dock, and Neal relaxing on the dock.

These editorial images are from a recent publication of Gulf Air Magazine. I took these photos of Montreal author Rawi Hage a few years ago for Quill & Quire Magazine. I have photographed many Canadian authors over the years. I am an avid reader so authors are a subject that I particularly enjoy.

In other news check out the Oscar Munoz show at Galerie de l'UQAM. The show is up till November 21st and is a really stunning work on the ephemeral image. Also I am rereading "The World Without Us" these days and in my blog perusing I came across a body of work that really reflects the effects that our consumption and use of plastic has on wildlife. These images by Chris Jordan are powerful and disturbing. Take a look here.

Editorial images I did for a recent issue of Canadian Living Magazine (with the last two being outtakes that I like). The story was 20 years after the Polytechnique killings and I was assigned to take portraits of three women who were profoundly affected by this tragedy.

I don't talk much about my editorial work here on the blog, but perhaps I should. To get a call from an art director/photo editor with an interesting job is quite thrilling. For me it is usually a portraiture assignment and I get to meet some pretty interesting people, people with compelling stories to tell. To be trusted with their stories and the way they will be represented is quite a big task, and something that I don't take lightly. I love arriving at the location (often the subject's home), scoping it out quickly and developing a rapport with the person I will be photographing. It is challenging but always interesting. I think of this position as a priviledged one and I always try to be respectful and do what's right by the person who has trusted me with their representation. These assignments also expose me to things that are happening in my community and allow me a closer view of the stories being told. I remember the Polytechnique tragedy, even though I was quite young. Of course I also now remember the Dawson school shooting and others. I have heard that the Polytechnique film that came out recently is very good, I think I will have to see it one of these days.