Saturday, 3 October 2015
Event Photography | Sommerfest der Wirtschaft 2015 | Berlin
Showing posts with label documentary photography. Show all posts
Showing posts with label documentary photography. Show all posts
Friday, 5 June 2015
Berlin Absinthe Bars | Munchies | Vice
Shots of The Green Fairy and its capital dwellings for Munchies. The full article, by Phillip Turo, can be louched and swallowed by following the link that is linked to what you are reading now, and have been for the past thirteen words.
Saturday, 16 May 2015
Toronto | Canada
Wednesday, 4 February 2015
Thaipusam | Vice
Saturday, 4 October 2014
Toronto Blue Jays | Canada
Last year, while in Canada, I had the chance to see a baseball game. It was Canada Day and the Rogers Centre was bubbling with patriotism; a sea of red Blue Jays fans baying apologetically for the blood of the four Tigers fans who'd showed up. Never in my life have I felt both more and less Canadian.
I've always considered baseball to be a wee bit boring - like cricket, but with stranger clothes. Nothing seems to happen; men throw balls, men miss balls, men wait, men run short distances. My North American friends tell me this is not the point: the point is to be there and drink beer. And they're right. Unlike watching a game on TV, being in front of the real thing is deliriously exciting. Even buying a huge, floppy slice of pizza to eat with the beer is kind of a thrill. Which is when we missed the Blue Jays hit one, or two home runs in succession. I can't remember. In any case we missed what we were there for, the action, but in another way we didn't. We were there, being Canadian, doing Canadian things as the cheers of the crowd surged through the stadium exits and rumbled over our heads. The Blue Jays beat the Tigers 8-2, the Globe and Mail called it a rout, and Canada went home happy.
Thursday, 17 July 2014
Budapest | Hungary
Budapest, Hungary is the place these few photos are from. And it is a place for which I will always have the softest of spots. For it was the first place I went travelling. Not 'went on holiday', you understand, 'travelling'. It looks the same, but it's different.
Thursday, 26 June 2014
Event Photography | Berlin | 30th Birthday Party
At the end of May, I photographed a 30th birthday in the luxurious surrounds of the Café Einstein Stammhaus. The open bar was plundered by the partying guests, and prior to that enjoyed drinks and a fine barbecue on the terrace. There I saw with my own eyes and tasted with my own tongue a 'Tomahawk steak.' I never knew such a thing existed.
Many thanks to the birthday girl, Kaitlin, for hiring me!
Sunday, 10 November 2013
Berlin Street Art Attack
Happens suddenly. Happens anywhere. Happens anytime. Could happen to you.
Sunday, 24 February 2013
Event Photography | Winter Hipster Olympiale | Berlin
Featuring some kind of tandem ski effort, moustaches (real and imagined), Club Mate-soaked ice-cube mouth erotica, and a vinyl shooting gallery.
Wednesday, 20 February 2013
UNICEF
Some recent UNICEF posters using my images from the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam:
Wednesday, 16 January 2013
Wedding Photography Site Mobile Ready
My wedding photography site is now optimized for viewing on smartphones and other touchscreen devices. Go take a look why don't you. Bitte.
Friday, 11 January 2013
Man, Tire, Chair / The Chair Just Sits There
Man, Tire, Chair:
Thursday, 18 October 2012
Norwegian Journal of Nutrition
Some of my photos from my work with UNICEF in the Mekong Delta at the end of last year have been published in the Norwegian Journal of Nutrition. The article is a letter from Vietnam by UNICEF's own Roger Mathisen who was down in the delta with me, or rather, I was down there with him. Thank-you to Roger for sharing my photos of the important work UNICEF are doing in Vietnam.
Friday, 15 June 2012
Prelude to a Crucifixion
I've just recently finished processing my photos from the Easter Processions and Crucifixions in the Philippines. So, while I make a selection for the final essay, let us feast our eyes upon the following:
The primitive instruments of torture on which things will be done in the name of theatre and Jesus Christ...
The primitive instruments of torture on which things will be done in the name of theatre and Jesus Christ...
Monday, 28 May 2012
Wedding: Miki & Paul
A wee while back I shot another wedding with Aidan Dockery in Thailand. This time we headed south, to the beach, to the Pimalai Resort on Koh Lanta.
It rained the day we arrived, at the time the ceremony was planned for the next day, so we were worried the weather could make things tricky. But on meeting Paul and Miki we both knew immediately that it was going to be a lot of fun, whatever the weather did.
And fun it was. Lots of laughter, a bit of Tarantino, great speeches, great music, not one but two fire-shows, and a big bridal party all out to have a great time in a stunning location. In short, one of the best weddings I've photographed.
So, many thanks to Paul and Miki for having us along, and a big thanks once again to Aidan for taking me along for the ride - you can see a slideshow of both of our images if you click here.
In honour of it being so much fun, it being my first beach wedding, me having a new camera etc etc, here's quite a laaarge selection of shots:
It rained the day we arrived, at the time the ceremony was planned for the next day, so we were worried the weather could make things tricky. But on meeting Paul and Miki we both knew immediately that it was going to be a lot of fun, whatever the weather did.
And fun it was. Lots of laughter, a bit of Tarantino, great speeches, great music, not one but two fire-shows, and a big bridal party all out to have a great time in a stunning location. In short, one of the best weddings I've photographed.
So, many thanks to Paul and Miki for having us along, and a big thanks once again to Aidan for taking me along for the ride - you can see a slideshow of both of our images if you click here.
In honour of it being so much fun, it being my first beach wedding, me having a new camera etc etc, here's quite a laaarge selection of shots:
Sunday, 13 May 2012
iLiKETRAiNS
These photos are from a recent visit to the Railway Workers Ku Thap The in Hanoi, which are communal living quarters for the rail workers and their families, adjoining the Hanoi Railway Station.
We had a tour of the place - not the living quarters but the workshops. Grease-covered men in blue overalls attacked pieces of metal, did things to massive wheels, and hunched smoking around ancient machinery. We saw a turntable and the men turned it for us. We were taken to see an old steam engine being renovated. We fumbled around in the dusty old cab, pulling levers and staring at dials. We pulled the chain and made loud tooting noises. We - myself and the writer - realized that we still wanted to be train drivers, or trains, or something on rails. Which is why I'm posting all of the photos I took that day, not just a selection. Choo choo.
We had a tour of the place - not the living quarters but the workshops. Grease-covered men in blue overalls attacked pieces of metal, did things to massive wheels, and hunched smoking around ancient machinery. We saw a turntable and the men turned it for us. We were taken to see an old steam engine being renovated. We fumbled around in the dusty old cab, pulling levers and staring at dials. We pulled the chain and made loud tooting noises. We - myself and the writer - realized that we still wanted to be train drivers, or trains, or something on rails. Which is why I'm posting all of the photos I took that day, not just a selection. Choo choo.
Thursday, 22 March 2012
Wedding: Adam & Serena
The Oriental Mandarin Dhara Devi is an amazing place for a wedding. Set in 60 acres in Chiang Mai, it's all spires, wood and ancient stone. It contains two full areas of rice paddy and has the gentlest morning alarm - a man on a white buffalo plays a flute whose notes float across the rice fields and into your sleeping ears.
Adam and Serena had an open-air wedding ceremony on the main terrace, followed by a traditional Thai tea ceremony. In the evening, Thai dancers entertained the wedding party between dinner courses.
Many thanks to Aidan for flying me over there to help with the photography. And congratulations to Adam and Serena and their families. Thanks to them also for the Flaming Lamborghini which topped the night off!
Adam and Serena had an open-air wedding ceremony on the main terrace, followed by a traditional Thai tea ceremony. In the evening, Thai dancers entertained the wedding party between dinner courses.
Many thanks to Aidan for flying me over there to help with the photography. And congratulations to Adam and Serena and their families. Thanks to them also for the Flaming Lamborghini which topped the night off!
Wednesday, 7 March 2012
UNICEF: Saigon + Hanoi
At the end of last year I travelled with UNICEF to document some of their projects in the south of the country. The second part of the trip focused on some of the shelters set up by UNICEF-supported charities, such as Thao Dan, and their work with vulnerable children and those infected with HIV. I was also trying to capture images which showed some of the risks these children face in rapidly developing urban centres, such as heavy traffic, forced labour, prostitution and drug use.
I saw parts of Saigon that I normally wouldn't, saw poverty, pollution and favela-like living conditions, and met people who showed me how close everyone, at least those in developing nations, are to falling through the cracks; a job lost here, a wrong decision there, and the ground opens.
But I also met inspiring people who are working hard to connect with those in these precarious positions; to find them, help them, and to offer them alternative, safer paths. And the people they are helping are an inspiration themselves; I don't know if I could be as strong, as cheerful as they are if our roles were reversed, and it's humbling to meet them.
It's a privilege to do this kind of assignment, and it's nice to think that my photos will play a small part in helping UNICEF to raise funds to continue their programmes.
I saw parts of Saigon that I normally wouldn't, saw poverty, pollution and favela-like living conditions, and met people who showed me how close everyone, at least those in developing nations, are to falling through the cracks; a job lost here, a wrong decision there, and the ground opens.
But I also met inspiring people who are working hard to connect with those in these precarious positions; to find them, help them, and to offer them alternative, safer paths. And the people they are helping are an inspiration themselves; I don't know if I could be as strong, as cheerful as they are if our roles were reversed, and it's humbling to meet them.
It's a privilege to do this kind of assignment, and it's nice to think that my photos will play a small part in helping UNICEF to raise funds to continue their programmes.
Saturday, 21 January 2012
UNICEF: Mekong Delta
In November of last year I travelled with UNICEF and a Finnish film crew to Dong Thap province, on the Mekong Delta. We visited various project sites in the region including a local clinic - set up to take care of women's and children's health - and a nutrition group.
