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Maritimes Photo Adventure

Having traveled extensively and captured the essence of diverse destinations worldwide, our journey through the Canadian Maritimes stands out as an experience close to our hearts. In the vast canvas of Canada’s landscapes, the Maritimes emerge as a vibrant and singular entity, distinctively embodying a way of life and scenery […]

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Hahnemühle 4 New Papers

In the spirit of black-and-white and analogue photography, Hahnemühle is excited to present to you today three new baryta papers and one sustainable photo paper! Bamboo Gloss Baryta 305 gsm, 90% bamboo fibres, 10% cotton Natural white, without optical brighteners Soft, lightly textured felt structure High gloss baryta inkjet coating for […]

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Connecting With Família Portuguesa

I’ve found myself in many historical places throughout the U.S. and I’ve always been fascinated by the stories of old buildings and architecture. But I hadn’t seen old until I visited Portugal. My wife’s parents were born and raised in Northern Portugal. They both moved to Connecticut independent of each other, where […]

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VENTURE • OBSERVE • CONNECT WITH DEANNE FITZMAURICE – EPISODE 2: MATTHEW JORDAN SMITH

Episode 2 of Venture • Observe • Connect with Deanne Fitzmaurice is now live! Featuring Deanne’s conversation with noted celebrity, fashion, and beauty photographer, Matthew Jordan Smith, this story revolves around the Queen of Soul herself, Aretha Franklin. Matthew tells the story of how he first began shooting Aretha, what kind of […]

Laowa Nanomorph 1.5X Anamorphic - 65mm T2.4 / 80mm T2.4
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Nanomorph 1.5X Anamorphic – New 65mm T2.4 / 80mm T2.4

The most compact anamorphic series, Nanomorph, is back with new focal lengths: 65mm & 80mm T2.4, to provide a comprehensive range for professional cinematography and commercial work. Nanomorph is the world’s smallest anamorphic lens covering Super35 sensors, which weighs only <1.15 lbs each.  It opens up more possibilities in set-ups that it […]

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The research base at Alex Fiord

The research base at Alexandra Fiord has been made possible due to an old RCMP station that was built back in the 1950s. The buildings at Alexandra Fiord were put up by the Canadian Government in order to secure sovereignty across the Canadian Arctic, and involved relocating Inuit families from […]

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Canadian “Loon-acy”

Loons: Treasured Symbols of the North was published in October 2022. It compares the five species of loons in the world, four of which spend the summer months nesting in Canada.   I had been thinking about writing a book on loons for nearly 50 years, starting in the early 1970s […]

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On set with the Elinchrom FIVE

Let’s dive into the colourful world of Renee Robyn and learn how she lights up the beauty of dance and shapes the movement with the Elinchrom FIVE and a few modifiers. One of the subjects I love to shoot is dance. For my first session, I thought it would be […]

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Timeless

The editor asked if I’d share my digital processing techniques of this image scanned from a B&W 35mm negative shot on Delta 100 film. You may be a little surprised at just how easy and uncomplicated this was using Corel PSP. Of course those of you with Adobe, which is […]

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Get ready for the Autumn Solar Eclipse

On October 14, 2023, an annular solar eclipse will cross Canada. An eclipse happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth. An annular solar eclipse, unlike a total solar eclipse, is where the a thin ring of light remains around the Moon’s silhouette. This creates a spectacle […]