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Category Archives: Documentary photography
Defining the library as a connective and democratic space for learning: Riddell Library and Learning Centre, Mount Royal University
Libraries old and new Libraries have operated as repositories of printed information and knowledge for centuries. One of the oldest and most famous in Europe, the Bodleian Library (Oxford), opened in 1602. Common practice then was to chain up their … Continue reading
Posted in #YYC, Alberta, Architecture, Art & Design, Calgary, Canada, Documentary photography, Education, Photography
Tagged architect, Carol Shepstone, Dialog, Government of Alberta, John Souleles, LEED Gold, library, Marlin Schmidt, Mount Royal University, MRU, New Central Library, Riddell Library and Learning Centre, Stuart Olson, sustainable building, sustainable building ethics, sustainable design, the right to light, University Librarian
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Steven Wilson’s Expressions To The Bone
Social prog “It’s not what you’ll possess. It’s how you will express the essence of you.” So goes the opening lines to the final track, Song of Unborn on Steven Wilson’s new album To the Bone. Like other songs on … Continue reading
Exploring for knowledge at the Riddell Library, MRU
Ascent of Mount Royal Earlier this summer, the brand new Riddell Library and Learning Centre opened for the business of study at Mount Royal University in Calgary. For a short while, the doors were open, books could be borrowed but … Continue reading
We are all Villagers! Ice cream in Marda Loop, Calgary
Do you recall a moment in your childhood about ice cream and summer? Maybe a cone on the beach, when the sand got mingled with the runny deliciousness to give it that unwanted gritty feeling? Or the angst, and maybe … Continue reading
Sweat work in the sugar plantations of Peru: backgrounder on the documentary film Sugar
Have you ever wondered what it takes to get that sugar you need to get your tea or coffee feeling just right in the morning? These photographs of sugarcane plantation workers in Peru were shot in 2016 (Canon 5D Mark … Continue reading
Posted in Documentary photography, Environmental documentary photography, Films, Food and agriculture, NIXON Films, Peru, Photography, Social documentary photography, Sustainable Development, Travel photography, Water
Tagged Caña Dulce, Cartavio, Casa Grande, coca, coca leaves, Cogoyito, documentary film, ethanol, Filmic Pro, iPhone5, La Libertad, labour, Miel de Caña, My Røde Reel, Pacific Coast, plantation, Røde, short film, sugar, sugarcane, VideMic Me, work, workers
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The edge of the world: Trump and the #ParisAgreement
The Rose Garden, a normally beautiful part of the White House in Washington DC, was the sunny scene for a thorny message yesterday. President Donald Trump made it his “solemn duty” to withdraw the United States of America from the … Continue reading
World film premiere and release of Hockey Road Trip: Montana
Hockey road trip documentary film premiere in Edmonton Hockey Road Trip: Montana had its world premiere last weekend at IceDance, an alternative hockey film event. Programmed to coincide with the Alberta Hockey Provincial Championships, the event attracted a large, receptive audience … Continue reading
Posted in #YYC, Alberta, Calgary, Canada, Documentary photography, Films, Hockey, NIXON Films, Photography, Sports, Sports photography, USA
Tagged #YYC, Alberta Hockey, coach, coaching, Edmonton, Fairfiled Marriott, film premiere, Girls Hockey Calgary, Glacier Ice Rink, IceDance, Mark Malone, Missoula, Montana, NIXON Films, Northern Rockies Classic Tournament, road trip, Vimeo, White Hawks
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