We Can’t Paint

The annual Toronto CONTACT photography festival is on the horizon (May 2nd) and like so many others, I’m super excited. More info from CONTACT’s website:
CONTACT is an annual month long festival of photography with over 500 local, national and international artists at more than 200 venues across the Greater Toronto Area in May. Founded as [...]

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A great introduction to the world of contemporary photography.

© Noel Rodo-Vankeulen
For those of you who are interested, I have uploaded a series of photographs from my Dad’s biker days (he still rides, and so does my Mom) taken in the early seventies. These can be found by visiting my website and clicking on “Extra”:

© Noel Rodo-Vankeulen

© Noel Rodo-Vankeulen

© Noel Rodo-Vankeulen

© Noel Rodo-Vankeulen
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© Fred Herzog
Fred Herzog is the type of photographer who is often overlooked when there is a discussion about the Canadian history of photography. German born, Herzog arrived in Canada in 1953 and began to focus his lens on the ordinary and working class. What is particularly interesting about his relative anonymity (recently he has [...]

© Torbjørn Rødland

Torbjørn Rødland’s new book I Want to Live Innocent is now available for purchase here or here. More info from Steidl:
With I Want to Live Innocent, Torbjørn Rødland takes a break from the nomadic lifestyle reflected in his first book and returns to Stavanger, the city he grew up in. He doesn’t [...]

Now that I have the bulk of my school stuff out of the way, I’m back to blogging as normal and well into the summer. On my little break/work week I even had a day or two to just relax and sit on my butt. It was nice to be able to read all the [...]

(Irish grandmother Series)© Kate Hutchinson
Last week I received an e-mail from Montréal based photographer Kate Hutchinson directing me to her online portfolio. You may recognize her series “Why am I marrying him?” which has recently been featured on Heather Morton Art Buyer Blog as well as Conscientious. Although that series is great in [...]