As part of our kickoff to The World Is Our Studio, we got a group of people together to go to Mount Herman. First on the docket was Selenne, who rocked the alpine flowers.

That’s for all my Amurican friends who read this blog. These photos were taken on Canada Day. Actually, they were taken Canada Day Eve, because for some reason, fireworks were a day early this year.

This is Katie and her cousin who you’ll probably be seeing a lot more of over the next month or two, because they’ve volunteered to be models, “anytime.”

Ah, the foolishness of youth.

Erica and Sebastian are engaged, and these are serving as their engagement photos, though it wasn’t technically an Engagement shoot. This is a “World is our Studio” shoot, and part of the YC fundraiser.

Alas, they are getting married in Ontario, so I won’t be shooting their wedding, but I did get a chance to hang with them on a rather cool, windy day near the top of Happy Face Hill outside of Tumbler Ridge for a quick shoot.

This one’s a bit of an odd one to label, as it is my idea, my idea and my location but it is Darin’s model, Darin’s camera and Darin who is actually pushing the trigger. So no, I didn’t take the picture, but I did make the picture, so to speak.

This shoot was done back when I was in Medicine Hat last summer, and was me trying to work out some of my concepts around some ideas that I’ve been working on.

The model is a professional doctor and a former model (brains and beauty) who braved the chill wind stalwartly. She’s also terrified of heights, so getting her out onto that point was a matter of facing down her fears.

Bree. Being Bree. Again.

On Sunday, the Olympic Torch came through Tumbler Ridge, along with the finals of the road hockey tournament.

Here’s some shots from the day. You can click on the thumbnail to view the full-size image. IF you hover over the right hand side of an image, a next button will appear, or you can use your left and right arrow keys.

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Our mascot for the Kispiox trip.

Before we hit Kispiox we played the Alpenhorn in Smithers. Here’s a decapitated Blaine on the stairs behind the pub.

You would have thought it would be warmer out in early summer in Tumbler Ridge, but no, the day Heavy Things played the golf course patio, it was just about freezing. But hoodies and lots of jumping up and down kept Ray warm at least. Here he considers his mic.

This is not my picture. Colette took this one. It’s is from the high school grad. I love this moment.