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Christa + PaulJune, 18th, 2016

Health Initiative for Men || Take Time for your Mind

It can be challenging to find information about Gay men's mental health, and Vancouver's Health Initiative for Men is working to change that with their 'Take Time for Your Mind' program.
Photographing this project was technically challenging AND fun, consisting of a 10 hour shoot day at 2 locations with 6 wonderful models.

Donna & Judy's Minion Wedding

"These that truly love, have roots that grow toward each other underground,
And when the pretty blossoms have fallen from their branches,
They find they are one tree and not two."

Donna & Judy met in a Xena online chat room and share a love of all things Minion.
Their wedding was sweet and obviously filled with giggles and playfulness.

Matty Lambert | Westender Van

I met Matty through my business association and we did a sunset photo shoot for his new business portrait. I just had to sneak in a GQ shot at the end. He is so damn handsome!

RIVER 'THE FOX' TUCKER

Boxing champ River Tucker arrived tired, hungry and caffeine free to this shoot.
But it wasn't a detriment because this is a person endowed with deep focus and determination. You can feel it in her presence and you can see it in the images we created together.
I have wanted to work with River for some time so I was excited when she suggested we shoot in her gritty New Westminster training gym. We could not have asked for a cooler location to shoot these edgy promo images.
River is a two-time National medallist in amateur boxing and former Western Canadian Champion. R. She Founded Vancouver’s Queer Box Camp and owns Functional Fitness Gym in East Vancouver.

…and now we are 3

People often ask me what my favorite kind of photography is.
This is it. I love photographing children. I especially love the ages of 1-6 years.
There really is validity to the saying - "seeing the world through a child's eyes".

Phinda's Family

I photograph families. All kinds of wonderful families. This week I played in the park and photographed this handsome South Granville family and their furry family member Phinda.

I told them to just be themselves

For a family that has never been photographed or set foot in a studio this bunch of hams did amazing!