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Dany Laferrière Wins 2010 Blue Met Grand Prix

Dany Laferrière was awarded the 2010 Blue Metropolis International Literary Grand Prix tonight, and as the festivals longtime photograher (11 years!), I was there to capture the moment. The $10,000 prize recognizes writers’ lifetime achievements. The Montreal author’s most recent novels are L’ Énigme du retour (Boréal, 2009) and Je suis un écrivain japonais, (Boréal,...

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How about an iPad instead of a wedding album?

okokokokok… I am so excited about the new Apple iPad.  Imagine looking at your wedding photos on a super cool, tablet computer– they’re going to be gigantic, gorgeous and glowing with light.  Then, after looking at your wedding photos, you can go read a newspaper, read a book or surf the web. Wow. Love that....

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Blue Metropolis Festival Montreal: Margaret Atwood, Margaret MacMillian, Dr. David Suzuki, and more

Another montage– this one from the Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival, where I’ve been the official photographer for the past 9 years.  Pictured on the card are Canada’s own  Margaret Atwood (top left), Margaret MacMillian (top right) and Dr. David Suzuki (bottom middle).  

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Montreal Postcards: Plateau Mont Royal

A new series of postcards I am working on. This one is a montage of Montreal’s Plateau Mont Royal, the city’s most  colourful, flambyant and fun neighbourhood.     

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Saint Bartholomew’s Church, Arthurette New Brunswick

More vacation snaps from our vacation in New Brunswick: This church reminded me of a painting by Canadian painter,  Alex Colville– lonely and bleak, but pretty.  The church was  up a dirt path, through the forest, off a bumpy country in the middle of rural New Brunswick. It was completely invisible from the road. A person...

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Vacation at Mount Carleton Park

Ahhhh, vacation! One week in the wilderness with the little family near Mount Carleton Park in New Brunswick, a tiny piece of paradise  on this earth. The kids climbed Mont Sagamook, one of the highest peaks in the Maratimes, Tiny Leo (age 4) just pumping up and over the rocks. Bursting with pride over of...

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My Montreal Garden: July 22: Blue Morning Glory

Here’s another photo from my garden: Bright Blue Morning Glory on Fence

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Studio Iris: Photography Gift Registry / Gift Certificates

Photography Gift Registry What would you rather have– a Gift Registry from the The Bay (toasters, towels and trivets) or a Gift Registry from Studio Iris Photography (photography that you and your family will enjoy for generations)? If you’d rather have photography,  we can set up a Photography Gift Registry for you. . . The...

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My Montreal Garden

Photos from my back garden. July 15: Pink morning glory, unfurling July 14: Rain on Purple Sand Cherry Tree July 13: Sam (6) running July 12: Grass, backlit

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Imported Bogger Blog into new Word Press Blog

I just imported my old Blogger blog into my new Word Press Blog. The Blogger posts are easy to find– they’re the ones with the small pictures, and some have a black border around them. Both Blogger and Word Press blog are free and they’re both great, but I prefer the WP blogs for the enormous...

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