We just returned from a family vacation in Nova Scotia, renting a cottage near Shelburne on the south shore. I would go beachcombing and photograph a few of the items I found, including this rusted tin can.
James Nachtwey talks with Alex Chadwick of NPR about his early career, and why and how he has devoted his life to photojournalism, at the 2006 Pasadena VII Seminar on April 9th, 2006.
To me, photography is about what you take away from the frame as much as what you leave in. Less is more, in my opinion. To that end, one of the artists I admire most is American minimalist painter Edward Hopper. Here is a fantastic multi-media presentation put on by the National Gallery of Art in Washington.
Born and raised in Toronto, I currently work in the online news industry. I shoot pictures on a part-time basis specializing in editorial, portraits and landscapes.