preston manning

7:44 pm. november 8, 2012. Churchill Society Awards Dinner, Toronto, Ontario. November 2012.

michael bryant

A couple of weeks ago, former Ontario Attorney General, Michael Bryant, published his memoir, 28 Seconds.

If you look on the back flap, you'll see Bryant's author portrait, a detail of a larger portrait that I took of Bryant back in February.

This is that portrait.

It was a photo that I had taken on a whim during our photo shoot to fit along with a style of portraits that I've been working on for a few years. I didn't expect it to be the final choice but it worked out well.

michael bryant. toronto, ontario. february 2012.

I'm also including here an outtake - my personal favourite from our shoot - which is reminiscent of this old portrait of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair.

michael bryant. toronto, ontario. february 2012.

turns out...

bees do, in fact, do it.

Fort George, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. May 2012.

engaging the audience

Almost as much as pictures of politicians in silly hats, political staff, especially those who work in war room situations, love to get photos or videos of their opponents giving speeches, especially if those photos and videos have some audience member or fellow candidate in the background looking bored.

What better way to show how out of touch your opponent is, how lacklustre his campaign is, how devoid of vigour he is!

For instance, there's presidential candidate Rick Santorum's yawning son

and the bored school kid in this photo with UK Tory leader David Cameron

and these dozing McCain supporters.

All amusing, especially for these candidates' opponents. Could it get any worse? Ask the kid in the audience for this speech by presidential candidate John F. Kennedy.

my european football experiences

Watched the FA Cup today. While travelling I got to see two top level European football matches, Newcastle vs. Wigan at St. James Park in Newcastle, and Hertha BSC vs. Bayer Leverkusen at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin. These are photos I took at those games.

2:36 pm. october 22, 2011. Enroute to St. James Park3:09 pm. october 22, 2011. Newcastle United vs. Wigan Athletic. St. James Park, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne.4:06 pm. november 26, 2011. Hertha BSC vs. Bayer Leverkusen. Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany.