Battling the Snow to Dance in the Sun

We arrived at Seatac around 4:20am and moved through security quickly because it was so early. We made our way to our departure gate where the were no reported delays. I cruised around taking pictures of planes covered in snow and wondered how it would affect our departure. We grabbed a juice and a breakfast sandwich from the coffee shop and boarded the plane on time. We found our seats and even though the plane was full, there ended up being an extra seat in the row where Kei and I were sitting. Bonus! It was announced that we would be departing late as the plane needed to be de-iced prior to departure. It was an interesting visual watching the guy on a crane truck spraying down the plane while the new day began to illuminate the snow and sky with a soft purple light. It was announced that we would be delayed further as the trucks were still preparing the runways for takeoff. No planes had yet to leave the airport. After an hour we began moving towards the runway. We started to get the safety demonstration from the stewardess and it seemed like we would be on our way shortly. Again, the pilot came on the intercom and announced that something gad gone wrong during the taxi process and that we would be re birthing the plane to perform some checks to make sure it was safe to fly. When this was complete, it was announced that the FAA had halted all flights leaving Seatac. Uhhhhh. We waited, slept a bit and waited some more. We were starting to wonder if we were going to fly at all. After another hour it was announced that we were going to attempt take off, but we would need to be de-iced yet again. Once this was complete we finally taxied out to the runway and took off after three hours of hanging out in the plane. We couldn’t complain because we made it into the air and all of the flights out of Seatac for the next 3 days  would be delayed for anywhere from 8-36 hours. We were lucky. The flight to Salt Lake City was quick and the snow capped mountains made for nice scenery as we descended. Our baggage was already spinning around the bag check once we arrived. We had arranged car service to take us from Salt Lake to Park City where the festival is located, but since we were delayed by a few hours, the car was not there when we arrived. We got in touch with the company and they ended up sending a luxury SUV instead of a car because it was the closest vehicle to the airport at the time and they didn’t want to make us wait too long. It arrived after 15 min and we embarked towards our destination. Sundance here we come!

Sleeping In Seattle – Adventures in Sundance Part 1

So….I’m off to Park City, Utah for the next 10 days. What’s happening in Utah? is the question everybody seems to ask. Is there some Mormon convention or something? Previously when I thought of Utah what came to mind was mountains, snowboarding and yes, there’s the Mormons….but Park City Utah is the home of The Sundance Film Festival. Our crew from Vancouver consists of my girlfriend/partner in crime- the incredible Kei Baritugo and her best friend Angel. We drove down to Seattle on Tuesday, and were scheduled to fly to Salt Lake City the following morning at 6am. The light was EPIC as we were driving which was causing the compulsive photographer in me to jones for some shots like a junkie. I stopped twice along the I-5 to shoot when the light was so amazing that I couldn’t stand it anymore. We had dinner at a sushi spot in downtown Seattle before heading to our hotel near the airport. We managed to get a couple hours of sleep before waking up at 3:30am to catch the shuttle to Seatac. As the weather reports had predicted, a snow storm had rolled in and there was already 5″ of snow on the ground. As a city that doesn’t get too much snow, our travels for the day were totally up in the air. Fingers crossed, we bundled up and hopped on the shuttle to begin our adventure. Here we go!

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Fire & Ice

During a recent drive from Kelowna back to Vancouver there was a section where there were fires burning on the side of the road. It looked like a forest fire but I’m pretty sure it was a series of controlled burns. Nevertheless, it resulted in an interesting visual and I had to stop for some slow exposures using passing traffic to add and extra bit of colour.

Granville Island Abstractions

Today I was doing a portrait shoot which lead me (us) to Granville Island. After the work was done I captured some imagery, mostly in an abstract fashion. And the words give way to the pictures…

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BPMC Sound Design

I recently worked with director Mark Achbar (The Corporation) doing sound design for titles to his new film Surviving Progress. Layering many sounds such as breaking glass, lighting a match, birds, ocean waves, explosions, synthesizer and helicopters I created a bold and diverse soundscape to accompany the motion graphics for Big Picture Media Corp. It’s a short clip, but turn up your speakers and check it out! – Christopher

Picture Listen presents Feather & Hammer

Photograph by Shereen Alex

Listen Suite Recordings recently released the first sneak peak of Feather & Hammer, the new music project from Picture Listen Artist Christopher Guy. Click here to have a listen to a demo of “All Fall Down” to be released on the album Long Way to Simple due out Nov 11/2011

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Fishing for Lunch

During my recent travels in Central America I spent some time with some friends in Jaco, Costa Rica which is a pleasant little surf beach and thriving tourist metropolis which starkly contrasted my experience in El Salvador. During my stay we drove to a small Tilapia farm in the mountains where you can go fishing for lunch. The views en route were incredible and we stopped to take photos on the way home after going through a police roadblock. Check out the video and accompanying photos. A big thanks to Douglas Ludwig & Lauren for hosting me in Jaco and driving to the farm!