April 10, 2014

Capture . Connect . Contribute

April 10, 2014/ Belle Ancell

Contributing to our community with our photography is important to us. So, when my friend Robin Toma Photography and I were asked to collaborate to create this group portrait for the Vancouver Trans and Gender-Variant Working Group, we were honoured to say YES!!

READ THE FULL XTRA NEWSPAPER ARTICLE ON THE GROUP HERE.

UPDATE April 28th, 2014: Parks Board unanimously approves the Group's recommendations to make Vancouver Parks & Rec facilities safer for trans and gender-variant folks.
Read the full Xtra article HERE.

Vancouver Gender Variant Group group portrait_belle ancell

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March 27, 2014

The Lowest Common Denominator

March 27, 2014/ Belle Ancell

These folks from playwright Dave Deveau's new play 'The Lowest Common Denominator' were such fun. I wish I had more than 20 minutes with them to create these images for Xtra Vancouver. We could have gotten into some trouble!!

Pictured: Shawn Macdonald (bearded), Dallas Sauer (brown t-shirt), Deborah Williams (striped shirt).

Xtra Cover The Lowest Common Denominator play

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March 22, 2014

Queer as Funk !!!

March 22, 2014/ Belle Ancell

Always exciting to see images I've created for folks featured on their websites. Check out the brand spanking new website for Vancouver's Funktastic Queer As Funk.
Click HERE to see images I shot during their spectacular sold out September 2013 show with the Leadfoot Butch Choir.

February 18, 2014

Now we are 1

February 18, 2014/ Belle Ancell

In life there are many things to be grateful for. To be loved and supported is but just one.
This was a day of celebration in many ways. Happy 1st birthday to you sweet Alexa.

February 14, 2014

The sweetest East Van family

February 14, 2014/ Belle Ancell

What a lovely family and such good sports to play outside on a cold Vangroovy day. We had a lot of fun though and I adore these images we created together for Ellie's Mommas.

Thank you imaging by marlis for assisting on this session and helping get some giggles out of Ellie.

February 11, 2014

Happy Birthday Ben || Vancouver Family Photographer

February 11, 2014/ Belle Ancell

Ben was born January 22nd, 2014.
Just 7 days old when we met, his eyes focused deeply on me and they seemed to hold such wisdom.

January 17, 2014

DISCLAIMER: I am not responsible for this Cuteness Overload!!

January 17, 2014/ Belle Ancell

Ran into two of my wonderful clients today and thankfully had my camera on my back. Happy 3 month BDAY Fyn!!

December 30, 2013

There goes the Octegenarian Club

December 30, 2013/ Belle Ancell

I always say each new photo shoot is the funnest shoot ever, but this one really was, when I photographed the ever so lovely and naughty Linda Fillmore for her 80th birthday feature in Xtra newspaper.

Linda is the Matriarch of the Fillmore Family Foundation. The Family is a non-profit foundation that raises money for organizations such as Out in Schools, A Loving Spoonful, Camp Out and McLaren Housing Society. I posted last month about the raucous Prairie Fairy Fowl Supper event the Family puts on each fall to raise these funds.

This was an amazing experience as it was the first time I 'pitched' a cover and story idea to Xtra and they accepted. I wanted to honour all that Linda Fillmore and her Family have done for our Community and create some beautiful images for her. We all had a blast in the studio and even did a 'Commando' run out to the Bull Statue downtown.