Bored at the Gas Station

Hi, All!

Here's a little series I shot while waiting for Steph to pay for gas last night on our way back from Kitchener. He took me to see the cast of Whose Line is it Anyway? perform for my birthday. It was a fantastic show. Super funny! Thanks, Honey. 

I recommend staying tuned to the blog these next few weeks. We have some exciting posts on the horizon - interviews of some truly inspiring artists, project updates, and several great exhibition reviews. There will also be some surprises and a smattering of funny/inspiring/informative/geeky links to keep you entertained.

Have a great day and enjoy.

Classic Car Show

This past weekend, the family and I enjoyed one of the last hot summer days at the Markham Classic Car Show. The boys spent their time drooling over muscle cars and horse-power while I sought out some exciting photographic opportunities.

lf

Some Links

Hi, Everybody.

I hope Monday is finding you happy and prepared for your week ahead. I've been working on loads of exciting projects and images that I'm giddy to share with you all as they come together. In the meantime, I thought that we could use another posting of interesting links, both photo related and just plain fun. Hopefully, I was able to include a little something for everyone. Cheers!

Rather than using chemicals and paper or a digital darkroom, Lia Giraud grows his photos using light sensitive micro-organisms as part of his Cultures project.

Cling to Summer with this recipe for a refreshing watermelon salad that we enjoy in our house all the time.

Photographer Maxine Helfman's project, Summertime, is a stunning and moving collection of portraits and still lifes.

Murphy's Photography Laws. Sorta funny, sorta too true to be funny.

Here is a fun portfolio of hidden people in colorful landscapes by Kelly Nicolaison.

Educated girls become smart, strong women committed to leading their communities toward stability. In many parts of the world, a small gesture can become a powerful means to survival, recovery, and the restoration of dignity and self-reliance for those uprooted by conflict or natural disaster. $56 can give a girl a year of education.

The Center for Fine Art Photography has an international call for entries for their annual portraits exhibition.

You can have your own Flux Capacitor!

Natalia Wiernik's project, The Protagonists, looks at the 'modern family' in a series of offbeat portraits. (nsfw)

I don't see how anything could go wrong with a smell phone.

lf

School's back!

It's the first day of school around here. And, it got me to thinkin' that this is the perfect time for reminiscing over our recent vacation time on the Gaspé Peninsula. I hope everyone has a smooth summer to fall transition. I know I'm looking forward to to the changing of the leaves, crisp air and the return of quality programming/guilty pleasures on TV. 

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Vivian Maier at the Stephen Bulger Gallery

The hubby and I went out for a drinks and photography date a few nights ago and ended up seeing the Vivian Maier Exhibit at the Stephen Bulger Gallery in Toronto.

For those of you unaware of Vivian Maier and her story, she was an American street photographer who worked as a nanny in Chicago. She obsessively took photos of the world around her and regularly wore her Rolleiflex twin-lens reflex camera around her neck. Many of her images were of the children in her care during the 1950’s and 60’s. These shots and some of other children are the focus of the show at the Bulger Gallery.

Maier’s work was unknown for most of her life and only surfaced when her possessions were auctioned off from a storage facility that failed to receive payment. John Maloof, a Chicago historian and collector, purchased a box of her negatives in 2007 for around $400 and started posting Maier’s work on a blog in 2009, soon after her death. She quickly became a social-media sensation. Her work has been exhibited around the world and there has even been a successful documentary film of her story.

The exhibit at the Bulger Gallery consists of vintage prints and posthumous exhibition prints. It was narrative and inspiring. Maier’s portraits offer an intimate glimpse into her life, the lives of her subjects, and a time long gone. The work is insightful, bold, touching, often humorous, and nostalgic. It is quite likely that Vivian Maier will join the likes of Robert Frank, Garry Winogrand and other impressive imagemakers as one of the most important street photographers of the 20th century. I highly recommend catching this show in its final 2 weeks. Click the link below for location and hours.

By the way, our drinks on this fine date night were imbibed at The Dog & Bear Pub and Sweaty Betty's. Both are also recommended.

lf