Archive for February, 2011

Sarah and Ryan Engaged (with Pilot!) – Park City, Utah

February 18th, 2011

I was so flattered when Sarah, the talented photographer behind Sparkle Photography, asked me to photograph engagement pictures for her and Ryan and their dog Pilot. Sarah and Ryan have recently moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, but were back in Park City recently. We started at Ryan’s family’s house and then went to the old downtown of Park City. It was a very cold day so we ducked into Le Bar Boheme for a much needed hot drink. Sarah and Ryan passed up the traditional big wedding and eloped on the Peak 2 Peak Gondola at Whistler Blackcomb, BC! Their friend Annie made an amazing animated announcement that tells the story of their elopement ceremony. Congratulations Sarah and Ryan!

Human + Being at The Center For Fine Art Photography

February 3rd, 2011

I am proud to announce that this image was selected out of 1,419 submissions to appear in “Human + Being”, a juried group show which will be on display from March 25, 2011 until April 23, 2011 at The Center For Fine Art Photography in Fort Collins, Colorado. The juror Phil Borges chose one image as his Juror’s selection and my image was chosen as one of two honorable mentions for the show. Not bad for an image that I took without even looking through the viewfinder! I shot this image “from the hip” using zone focusing combined with very high ISO and a high shutter speed with a wide angle lens. The picture was taken just outside of Kejetia Market in Kumasi, Ghana last year. Kejetia Market is the largest open air market in Africa. You can see more of my photographs from Ghana here. I will to try to make it to the opening on April 1, 2011.