"Seeing the Forest for the Trees" - Photo Exhibit 2011

My joint photo exhibit Seeing the Forest for the Trees has just come to a close after two great weeks on display at Dales Gallery in Victoria's Chinatown. The show, featuring forest themed images from myself and local photographer Don Denton, saw hundreds of people come through and was even featured on Shaw TV's "The Daily".  This was my first full gallery showing and I'm stoked to do it again! Below are some shots from the exhibit and the opening night launch. Thanks to everyone who came by to take a look and to those who purchased prints! Full proceeds from my images are going to the Ancient Forest Alliance.

Thank you to Alison at Dales Gallery for hosting the show!

A big thanks also goes to Toby Trembath from Newport Reality for sponsoring the costs of the large canvas prints and to Terry from ArtBox for doing the actual printing.

Opening night reception - what an awesome evening!

The opening night also featured the launch of the new Ancient Brown Ale - a beer custom made for the Ancient Forest Alliance after winning the Phillips 2011 "Benefit Brew" contest!

Don Denton's photographs on display. Click here to see his blog post on the exhibit!

My image of  "Canada's Gnarliest Tree" in the Avatar Grove.

An Evening with David Suzuki and Elizabeth May

Last Saturday, November 12th, I had the exciting opportunity to photograph an inspiring evening with Dr. David Suzuki and MP Elizabeth May at Claremont Secondary school. The event started off with the screening of Dr. Suzuki's biographical film, Force of Nature, and was followed up by a great speech from Suzuki himself.

A big thanks goes out to the Green Party of Canada for hosting the event, teacher Mark Neufeld of Claremont for his great environmental work with students, Ken Wu for Emceeing, and David and Elizabeth for their lifetime legacies of advocating for a better planet.

Getting my copy of David Suzuki's autobiography signed!