Montreal, Quebec - April 2010

Lone crow against clouds

Saint John, New Brunswick - April 2011

Phnom Penh, Cambodia - 2003

House on Bathurst St.

Toronto - spring 2009

San Antonio, Texas - February 2010

I think the iron arches of this church entrance and the wheels of the cars together create a cohesive repetition throughout the image.

Maui - December 2009

Bangor, Maine - April 25, 2011

I took this picture because I liked the way the house looked with the tree in the front.  I was composing it and had to take the photo quickly since I saw someone was walking in front and it seemed like it would be a better overall picture with a pedestrian in it. A few thoughts on the results: I like how the tree in front of the house looks like it is spread flat and glued to the front making it look decorative, and how the tree is situated between the two white basement windows; I like the little balcony on the very top window on the right, I don't think I've seen that before; the pedestrian seems to blend well in the picture - I think I got him in just the right spot, unintentionally getting him in almost the exact opposite distance from the 'do not enter' sign.  Also, to me the house seems much bigger in this photo than when I saw it in person.

Westminster Abbey

London, England - May 30, 2011

Bangkok, Thailand - December 2006

Thailand - December 2006

These photos were taken in 2006, developed sometime in 2009, and were pretty much left sitting in a binder until a few weeks ago when I scanned them.  Now that I take a closer look at these pictures, this Thai botanical garden is highly manicured, perhaps too much so, making them look very strange, even eerie to me.  I can't remember how I felt at the time I took these.  I wonder if this place is flooded today, considering how much of Thailand is flooded at the moment.

Speckled rock faces

Grand Canyon, Arizona - May 22, 2010

New York City - May 2009

Happy Birthday to my sister Stephanie, who loves NYC.  

Algonquin Park, Ontario - summer 2009

Toronto - August 2010

Rome, Italy - May 28, 2011

This is a picture of what is across the street from the Colosseum. When I developed this roll of film I found it curious that this image was sandwiched between two negatives of the Colosseum. Let's see, the Colosseum is a 2000+ year old structure, I can't fathom what used to be across the street that long ago...but in modern times, it's a hot dog stand (click picture to view larger image, food stand on top of hill, in the centre). That's the reason I took this picture - I saw this juxtaposition of modern vs. antiquity.  But, come to think of it, there must have been food stands that long ago too right?  Maybe just not for hot dogs in particular.

Saint John, New Brunswick - October 2010

Phoenix, Arizona - May 20, 2010

Crowds, Lights & Times Square

New York City - May 2009

I was looking at this photograph to see if there was anything more to it than just a mass of people and tall buildings - which of course is what is an expected sight in Times Square NYC and is interesting to look at in its own right - but I think what makes this picture work for me is the space/sky between the buildings and the curved opening happening in foreground of the crowd; the open spaces I think creates a unity, as if giving the photo some breathing space while complimenting the busy elements.

Toronto skyline

Toronto - 2009

St. Michael's Cathedral, winter

Toronto - 2009

Venice - May 24, 2011

Venice has innumerable pathways, churches at unexpected corners, tight alleys with shops, restaurants, and hotels all side by side...this photo was from my excursion of discovering those such places. I took this picture because I saw this juxtaposition of an imposing white church with grand pillars beside what could be someone's home with potted plants outside their window.  

Paris - May 16, 2011

Angkor, Cambodia - 2007

The temples of Bayon - ubiquitous stone faces, some broken, some still intact.  No matter how many times one visits such a place of unquestionable human accomplishment, the grandeur of the place never ceases to amaze.  This photo was from my second visit in which I tried to capture more than one face in a frame, particularly in profile and from higher vantage points (so it doesn't seem like I am looking up at it).  I like how the massive stones really lend itself to black & white photography - the textures and tones really come out.  

Volcano crater close-up

Maui - December 2009

This photo was shot just after sunrise on the East Maui Volcano called Haleakala.

Toronto - 2001

This ten year old photo of columns, although not supremely interesting or striking, was part of what made me interested in taking photographs...it was part of all the "stuff" I shot, "stuff" meaning everything that looked like it could make a cool picture, even when it didn't turn out so.  I still like it.