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The day after 12×12 YVR

ByJohn

Wow…what a day! This past Saturday was the 1st annual 12×12 Vancouver Photo Marathon…aka 12x12YVR. I was on the organizing committee and spent (most of) the day at our homebase inside the Blenz Coffee in Yaletown answering questions, meeting other photographers, drawing themes for the participants to agonize over, helping with the marathon’s social media…

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Taking the Alberta Train to Whistler

ByJohn

Last week, I had the chance to ride the Alberta Train to Whistler. Yes you read that right…although I didn’t go to Alberta, for a good part of the day, I was treated like I was in Alberta. Normally, the train is the Rocky Mountaineer but Travel Alberta had rented it out for the duration…

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Travelling without a laptop

ByJohn

Recently, I booked a last minute trip to Northern California for a week. Whenever I travel, I always struggle with what I will want to have on hand while away. I try to travel as light as possible, whenever possible. For this trip, I decided that I was going to start by leaving my laptop…

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Opening Night for Madama Butterfly

ByJohn

Last night, I was invited to attend the opening night performance of Vancouver Opera’s production of Madama Butterfly. This was my second Opera and the last production for the VO this season. As I mentioned previously, I’m not an opera goer and was not familiar with the material. I was told that I would have…

What’s in my camera bag

ByJohn

Inspired by kk’s bag photo, I thought I’d document ‘most’ of what I’ll be carrying around with me during the Olympic Games at any given time. I’ll most likely change things up depending on where I’m going to be on a given day but this stuff won’t be far from me at all times. Click…