Monday, September 29, 2008

My Magazine Debut

Sometime last year I discovered a fantastic Canadian photography magazine called Photosho. Although it has only published 3 issues so far, the quality of the magazine and the images selected are outstanding. In addition, it is a Canadian magazine for Canadians featuring Canadians so that also gets bonus points in my book.

photosho_cover4 When the editor of the magazine put a call out for submissions or ideas for columns, I decided to pitch my idea for a column dedicated to promoting some of the great on-line resources available for photographers. This includes things like blogs, podcasts, photo sharing sites, educational sites, forums, review sites, etc. The editor loved the idea and asked me to submit a column for the next issue.

I’m pleased to announce that Issue #4 of Photosho magazine is now available for just $12.99 an issue and features my new column - “Click On – Web Resources for Photoraphers”. Click this link for a preview of Issue #4 http://www.photosho.ca/ps4.pdf. If you have already had a chance to read my column, I would love to receive any feedback or comments as well as suggestions of great on-line resources for photographers.

If you love great photography and would like to support a great Canadian publication, there is also a campaign running right now looking for people to donate to the publication to keep it going. Publishing a magazine is an expensive endeavour that requires a lot of funding so if you’re interested, you can head on over to www.photosho.ca and click on the Donate tab to make a contribution. Donations of $50 or more receive a free subscription to Photosho as well as recognition in the next issue.

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

David Foster Star Search Competition

I am fortunate to have been selected as the official photographer for the David Foster Foundation Harmony Gala which will be held in Edmonton at the Winspear on Saturday, September 13th. Leading up the event, a talent competition was held this past weekend at the River Cree Resort and Casino where 240 talented young performers took to the stage for their chance to perform for David Foster at an exclusive VIP dinner at LUX Steakhouse this Friday. Performers were given 30 seconds to sing acappella and then the top 58 ended up being selected to return on Sunday where they were given 3 minutes to perform with accompaniment. From that group of 58, six were selected and will perform for David on Friday. David will then select the winner who will go on to perform at the gala the next evening. Here are a few shots from this past weekend.

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