Banda Church Yard (Along Airport Road – July 2009)

I was driving back to Toronto from Collingwood last July and since I was on my own, I was free to stop and take pictures anytime I felt the urge to do so. So I decided to drive down Airport Rd instead of continuing along HWY 26 (which leads to Barrie and the 400 etc.). [...]

Split Personality

A friend of mine was sitting down during his work break when I took a few informal photos of him. This is my preferred way to take portraits. When I got to printing the negatives in the darkroom (and to make the image  more interesting) I took two halfs of two different shots and printed [...]

@ the Farm

Yesterday I visited a farm owned by a good friend. He runs a dairy farm in Southwest Ontario not far from Woodstock. I have only visited his farm about three times but everytime I go there I really enjoy the “getting away from the big city” kind of rush the countryside gives me. It [...]

Beggar

This is a photo I call ”Beggar”. It was taken in the Philippines in January 2006, on our way south to Manila. We were eating lunch at the local Jollybee (kind of like McDonalds) in Solano City and I saw this sad looking fellow begging for coins at the rear entrance of the restaurant. I gave him [...]

My Neighbourhood Cat

I call him/her “Caty”. I dont even know if she’s a girl or he’s a boy. She/he has hung around our neighbourhood ever since we moved here. He/she seems the typical cat. She/he likes to laze around between two houses at certain times. He/she seems nice but wont ever let me pat her/him. Anyway, everyone [...]

My Photo Journey Thus Far

I have been an avid amateur photographer since the 1980’s. I first picked up an old 110 camera that my mother had and started my visual journey. Not long after in 1986, I picked up a used Yashica FX-2 for around $100 bucks. I was excited about the 35mm format and it’s superior quality over [...]