IJL staff photos

For many years, I worked in a black-and-white darkroom, where I had complete control over every step of the photographic process—from capturing the image to producing the final print. Throughout the 1990s, many of the portraits I created were in black and white. Some days I miss all that, Ok maybe not the chemical stains …

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A Jinn in the Family

My friend Rehman asked me to take his author photos for his new book, A Jinn in the Family. After reading the premise, I knew a standard headshot wouldn’t cut it. Rehman had a clear idea about the colors he wanted, something that matched the book’s ominous mood. My goal was to translate that feeling into …

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FLOURISH JOURNAL STORIES

One of the most rewarding and memorable assignments I had the privilege of working on last year was for Friesen’s Printing, a truly remarkable company based in Altona, Manitoba. Friesen’s has been a cornerstone of the printing industry for an incredible 117 years, earning a stellar reputation across North America for their exceptional quality and …

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BASTA! For 3 Magazine

Another editorial assignment that happened this summer, this time for a new exciting magazine called 3. Why 3 you ask?… 3 magazine celebrates Third Culture Individuals (TCIs) and the culturally curious alike, a testament to those born in one place but enriched by the experiences of numerous others. Of course, 3 isn’t just for TCIs; the topics, themes …

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Benefits Canada

A portrait of Shelley Sjoberg, Assistant Vice-President, Product Development and Support Canada Life For Benefits Canada Read the article on Leadership in DEI here: https://lnkd.in/gsfxzCCf #winnipeg #businessphotography

More light experiments

AIM is a travelling model who recently came through Winnipeg. We recently spent a couple hours together while I experimented further with different lighting combinations. She was so great to work with!

Germination magazine

Tom Greaves for Germination Magazine’s article on the next generation of industry leaders There’s a generational shift happening. In less than eight years, a new generation will step up to replace the seven million people over 65 in Canada. Investing in young leaders is needed now more than ever. GErmination Mag Hit the link to …

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Dance

“All dancers are, by and large, a photographer’s dream. They communicate with their bodies and they are trained to be completely responsive to a collaborative situation.” — Annie Leibovitz Annie says it best, dancers are a dream to work with. Ive been so incredibly luck to work with a number of them throughout my career So …

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Murray Sinclair

Congratulations to The Honourable Murray Sinclair LLB MSC IPC who received two honours this week. The Citizen Hall of Fame Murray Sinclair has blazed another trail by becoming the first Anishinaabe person inducted in the Winnipeg Regional Real Estate Board’s Citizens Hall of Fame.A bronze bust of the former Senator was unveiled Wednesday and will …

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Jessica

Once in awhile when I have that creative itch I’ll do things like post in my Instagram stories “who wants to make art?” Jessica answered YES! and we made plans It’s always great to have a positive collaborator to work with. Jessica was simply wonderful to work with! Jessica came by the studio and we …

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Creative challenge

One of my fave photographers is Mark Seliger I’ve admired his work for decades, always delivering amazing work.  Recently Mark shared this photo of Jennifer Connelly, (swipe to see) I loved it immediately and shared it to my stories and then asked half jokingly “who wants to recreate this with me?” I ask this from time to …

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Number 10

Recently I did a series of portraits at Number 10 to go with a number of announcements in leadership. It is with excitement and pride that we present Number TEN’s newest Partners and Associates. Kerry Feeney, Rob Halliday, and Gabe Derksen are joining the leadership team as Partners, and Trent Piazzoni and Heather Anderson are stepping into the role of Associate. Each of …

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Mark Turner Amsterdam Tea Room

Quite often I am tasked to create candid images people while they are talking. Sometimes they are used with call out or quotes from the article. It can take a lot of frames for the subject to become comfortable with the idea and then a lot more frames to capture the proper expressions.

Nicole Rayy- House of Cards

Once again the on going collaboration with Nicole Rayy. I just love creating images for each theme or song Check Nicole’s website for all her details, she is everywhere! “Rapidly growing her name in the country industry, Nicole Rayy has amassed over a million catalogue streams to date, with her smash 2020 single Broken Boysracking in …

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