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Ryan McNeilly (Calgary Canucks) hands off a tackle from Chad Henry (Calgary Irish) to score a try in their 1st XV winning game, Round 7 of the Alberta Cup on July 14, 2018. See the link in my profile for match report and more photos. #rugbylife #rugby #rugbyalberta @calgaryirish @canucksrugby #calgary #alberta #canada #jashleynixon @urbacalgary @calgaryevents @dailyviewcalgary @dailyhivecalgary @rugbyalberta @ryan_a_mcneilly @dah_chad“Corey” Corentin Larribe chips the ball through and scores a try for Calgary Canucks (Div 2) in their win over the Calgary Irish on July 14, 2018. See the link in my profile for match report and more photos. #rugbylife #rugby #rugbyalberta @calgaryirish @canucksrugby #calgary #alberta #canada #jashleynixon @urbacalgary @calgaryevents @dailyviewcalgary @dailyhivecalgary @rugbyalberta @cocolaweed_vevo @joshidoko @trav_man89Sprint action from KC Idoko, Calgary Canucks @kcidoko (Div 2) in their win over the Calgary Irish in July 14, 2018. See the link in my profile for match report and more photos. #rugbylife #rugby #rugbyalberta @calgaryirish @canucksrugby #calgary #alberta #canada #jashleynixon @urbacalgary @calgaryevents @dailyviewcalgary @dailyhivecalgary @rugbyalbertaA dancer performs the Festejo, an Afro-Peruvian selection in the rich, diverse Raíces del Perú presentation, in the Calgary Stampede Parade. Una bailarina realiza la Festejo, una selección afro-peruana en la actuación rica y diversa de Raíces del Perú en el Desfile de La Estampeda de Calgary. ... See the link in my profile for story and more photos. ... #calgarylife #calgary #jashleynixon #yycphotographer #yyc #dance #dancing #music #peru #portraitsofperu #peruana #bailando #bailarina #dancing @calgarystampede @csparade #canada #diversity #portrait #retrato #RetratosDePeru #smile @dailyhivecalgary @urbacalgary @dailyviewcalgary #stampedeparade @tourismcalgary #calgarystampede #danzasdeperu #intangibleculturalheritage @raicesdelperuyyc @streetphotoperu @igersperu #festejo #afroperuana #redandwhite #rojoyblancoCuye close up Inside the head of a cuye (guinea pig in Spanish) that made its way along the downtown route of the Calgary Stampede Parade, helping Raíces del Perú win the Best Cultural Entry award in 2018. Guinea pigs have an important place at the table in Peru. ... See the link in my profile for story and more photos. ... #calgarylife #calgary #jashleynixon #yycphotographer #yyc #dance #dancing #music #peru #portraitsofperu #peruana #bailando #bailarina #dancing @calgarystampede @csparade #canada #diversity #portrait #retrato #RetratosDePeru #smile @dailyhivecalgary @urbacalgary @dailyviewcalgary #stampedeparade @tourismcalgary #calgarystampede #danzasdeperu #intangibleculturalheritage @raicesdelperuyyc @streetphotoperu @igersperu #cuye #guineapig @calgaryeventsA masked dancer performs the Peruvian Diablada Puneña in the Calgary Stampede Parade. Un bailarín enmascarado realiza la danza peruana Diablada Puneña en la Estampeda de Calgary. ... See the link in my profile for story and more photos. ... #calgarylife #calgary #jashleynixon #yycphotographer #yyc #dance #dancing #music #peru #portraitsofperu #peruana #bailando #bailarin #dancing @calgarystampede @csparade #canada #diversity #portrait #retrato #RetratosDePeru #smile @dailyhivecalgary @dailyviewcalgary #stampedeparade @tourismcalgary #calgarystampede #danzasdeperu #intangibleculturalheritage @raicesdelperuyyc @streetphotoperu @igersperu #mask #mascaraMy Books
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Category Archives: England
The Village Chippy in Yorkshire
Yorkshire Fish ‘n’ Chips and Beer Yorkshire Fish ‘n’ Chips, without any doubt of mind, the best in the world but there’s one sure way to make them better. And that’s to have them in the pub with some good … Continue reading
Posted in Documentary photography, England, Food and agriculture, Photography, Social documentary photography, Street photography, Travel
Tagged beer, Bradfield Brewery, car park, Farmers Blonde, fast food, fish and chips, food, food truck, haddock, Leeds, Marine Stewardship Council, mobile, MSC, pub, take-away, The Fox, The Village Chippy, Thorner, van, van life, Yorkshire
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Writing about Images: 17 pics from ’17
Sustainability Sports and music dominated my photography in 2017 as I was unable to make a field trip to Peru to continue with my long-term assignment on sustainable development. I did, however, enter a short film called Sugar in … Continue reading
Posted in #YYC, Alberta, Calgary, Canada, Climate Action, Cosplay, Cycling, Dance, Documentary photography, England, Films, Heritage, Hockey, Music, NIXON Films, Peru, Pets, Photography, Rugby, Sports, Sports photography, Street photography, Sustainable Development, Travel, Travel photography, USA
Tagged Alberta Female Hockey League, Arya the Airedale, Atlantic Rock, BC Bears, Beavers, Blitzboks, Boots & The Hoots, Bow Valley, Calgary Canucks, Calgary Folk Music Festival Fall Concert Series, Calgary Hornets, Calgary Mavericks, Calgary Stampede Parade, Canada Cup West, comedy, Cosplay, Cosplayers, cycling, Dance, Dickens Pub, Edmonton, Edmonton Gold, England, Evan Huffman, Festival Hall, Film Competition, Georgia, Global Sport Academy, H Kath Surbey, Hockey Alberta, HSBC Canada Rugby Sevens, Inglewood, international rugby, James O’Niell, Jennifer Nixon, Kelowna, Mac’s Midget AAA Hockey Tournament, Mark “Boots” Graham, Mark Malone, Missoula, Montana, Nate Hilts, Nite Owl, Ontario Blues, performance, Peru, portrait, Prairie Wolfpack, Raíces del Perú, Rally Cycling, Røde Reel, Regina Pat Canadians, Remembrance Day, Rocky Mountain Raiders, Romania, Rugby 7s, Rugby Photographer, Ryan Boldt, Scoitiabank Saddledome, Sevens rugby, Silber Pro Cycling, Sled Island Music and Arts Festival, South Africa, Stix Hockey, sugar, sugarcane, Team USA, The Dead South, The Deep Dark Woods, Tour de France, Tour of Alberta, U-20 rugby, William Nixon, Wolves in the Throne Room, World Photo Day
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England clinch HSBC Canada Rugby Sevens in Vancouver over South Africa
England clinched their second win of the HSBC Sevens World Series in Canada on Sunday. In a thrilling final game against South African, they ran in three tries to one at BC Place, Vancouver. With wins in Dubai, Wellington, Sydney … Continue reading
Posted in England, Photography, Rugby, Sports, Sports photography
Tagged BC Place, Blitzboks, cedar carving, Coastal First Nations, Collins Injera, Dan Bibby, Dan Norton, HSBC Sevens World Series, Richard de Carpentier, Rugby Sevens, rugby7s, Siviwe Soyizwapi, South Africa, Tom Mitchell, Vancouver
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Oval ball, two rugby games and a tribute to Colin Welland
Rugby League and Rugby Union I recently wrote about the Professional Rugby Organization (PRO Rugby) announcement of a new professional league for rugby in the USA in 2016. As I prepared that blog, I thought over the potential confusion between … Continue reading
Posted in England, Heritage, Rugby, Sports
Tagged actor, BBC, Brian Glover, Chariots of Fire, Colin Welland, Hard. Honest. Beautiful, human rights, Ken Loach, Kes, Lancashire, Northern Rugby Union, Play for the Day, Profesional Rugby Organization (PRO), professional league for rugby, Rugby Football Union, rugby league, rugby union, screenplay writer, The Game that Got Away, USA, Yorkshire, Z Cars
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Women’s Rugby Super Series in Calgary: match reports/photos from England vs USA, Canada vs New Zealand
It was a big day for women’s international rugby in Calgary on Saturday June 27. Four teams were competing in the Women’s Rugby Super Series at Calgary Rugby Union (CRU) Park: England vs USA; and Canada vs New Zealand. England … Continue reading
Posted in Alberta, Calgary, Canada, England, Photography, Rugby, Sports, USA
Tagged Amanda Thornborough, Black Ferns, Calgary Rugby Union, conversion, Emily Scott, flanker, full-back, Honey Hireme, international rugby, Jessica Wooden, Kay Wilson, Kelsi Stockert, Marlie Parker, New Zealand, Olivia Demerchant, prop, Rachel Lund, Rowena Burnfield, ruck, Sarah McKenna, second-row, tries, try, Tyson Beukeboom, Women's international rugby, Women's Rugby Super Series
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Energy in Film Take 2: sci-fi’s, comedies and dramas
Previously, in Energy in Film Take 1, I made reference to the work of Dr Michael E. Webber and his team at University of Texas at Austin, who are researching the role of film in the further understanding of energy, society … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, England, Films, Heritage, Music, Photography, Sustainable Development
Tagged BBC, Bill Forsyth, Bob Peck, brass band, Brassed Off, Burt Lancaster, Cloud Atlas, coal mining, Denis Lawson, director, Doctor Who, Edge of Darkness, Eric Clapton, Ewan McGregor, Fulton MacKay, Grimethorpe Colliery Band, Grimley, Hayley Berry, Hollywood, How Green was my Valley, Jim Broadbent, Joanne Whalley, John Ford, Local Hero, Malibu Canyon, Mark Herman, Mark Knopfler, Michael Kamen, miners, Mr Chuckles, Pete Postlethwaite, Peter Capaldi, Richard Llewellyn, Scottish, soundtrack, Stephen Tompinson, strike, Tara Fitzgerald, Tardis, Tom Hanks, Tom Tyker, Wachowski's, Wales, Welsh, Yorkshire
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Tour Notes (2): Bikes and beers in the Tour de France
I could sit ‘ere an’ drink it in all day is an expression that comes to mind as I think on Yorkshire Day (August 1st) about my roots in the moors and Dales of Yorkshire….and good Yorkshire ale! This year it … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling, England, Food and agriculture, Photography, Sports, Travel
Tagged beer, brewery, Bridgehouse Brewery, CAMRA, Cote de Oxenhope, cricket, Dales, Goose Eye Brewery, Haworth, Haworth Cricket Club, Landlord, Le Champion, Maillot Jaune, moors, Naylor's Brewery, On yer Bike, Oxenhope, Saddle Sore, TdF, Timothy Taylor's, Tour de France, Yellow Jersey, Yorkshire, Yorkshire Day
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