OnGray

Recently I had the privilege of working with friend & photographer Dave Delnea on his first short film, OnGray. I worked with Dave to build a story out of the photographic pieces and create a colour palette signifying events within the story world.

Vision in Motion eBook Released!

What does it take to create a visual story that moves people? Vision in Motion is an eBook written to answer that question. Using images from real-world productions, we talk some about the equipment, process & technique required to put your vision in motion.

YMCA in the Vancouver Sun

A four-year project in the making, the Robert Lee YMCA is a great example of human-centred architectural design. I was invited to photographically explore the architectural spaces for a special supplement in the Vancouver Sun newspaper.

Dinner with a Side of Design

Dinner with a Side of Design is an event to engage local leaders and designers in collaborative conversations focused around the complex themes of sustainability, culture and economics.

The Wellspring Foundation PSA

The Wellspring Foundation for Education is a hard-working non-profit in Rwanda. This promotional film is the collaborative effort of several creatives that began with a filming trip to Rwanda in 2008.

Esther & Jason

Esther & Jason are a love story in progress. In late January I was able to spend a couple of hours with them on their wedding day. After a week of rain, it was …

Olympic Torch Relay

This isn’t the type of work I’d normally feature here, but I’ve been prodded to give it a mention. The above video is an example of the result of the imaging workflow I helped to design for Vancouver 2010’s Olympic …

John Maeda on Finding The Way

Finding the right way starts with choosing a way.

Joshua Tree Panoramas

Just back from two days with a good friend, enjoying nothing but the quiet of the wind and the rocks under our feet in Joshua Tree National Park. The trip was (purposefully) undocumented, except for a few stops to make …

Sartre on Story

You seem to start from the beginning… and, in reality, you have started at the end.

Rwanda: Hope Rises Trailer

Trailer for the documentary Rwanda: Hope Rises. More info and DVDs for sale here.

Bulembu Promo

In August 2008 I travelled to Bulembu, my second trip to this small town in Swaziland, Africa. I had been a few months previously, on a photography assignment (you can see some here and here). This time, I was …

YMCA Youth Peace Network PSA

A recent project for The YMCA of Greater Vancouver.
We had a very tight timeline, and an even tighter budget, but we managed to pull it all together — just in time for the YPN’ers farewell dinner. A great group of …

“The Duchess” Trailer

Dorothy Sayers on Art

There is power in the recognition… the single and indivisible act of a creative mind.

Chesterton on Being Lumpish

…peril, sorrow, and the shadow of death can bestow dignity, and even wisdom.

Wallpaper: Scattered Trees

A fresh wallpaper to finish the month. Click here to browse a few others you may like…
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Tim Brown on Opportunities

Once again it was an example of the power of storytelling to open up opportunities.

Artisanal Labour

Filmmaking may be the last vestige of 19th-century artisanal labor: hours and hours to capture what on screen will last just a few minutes.

“As If” – Kevin Kelly

Metaphor slowly passes whatever invisible barrier lies between the real and fake, and it becomes “is” — it becomes “real.”