APK Live Final Farewell

15 Oct 2012 | no comments »

When I heard that APK Live was closing I was very surprised. It has been a great venue for live music and celebration since it reopened on Wellington & York a couple of years ago. Looking back, I regret not going to more of the events that were hosted there, but I never imagined that a time would come that they would have to close for good. The open stage for the final farewell was great and kept spirits high the whole night. Check out a gallery I threw together of the fun by clicking on the photograph or here.









Cadence Weapon

14 Oct 2012 | no comments »

Cadence Weapon played the last scheduled show at APK Live the other night. It was a lot of fun, most notably his use of Breakbot’s  “Baby I’m Yours” and the free 7 inch. I’m really going to miss seeing things on that stage and in that space.









August Burns Red

21 Sep 2012 | no comments »

Some of the guys in a band called The Overseer invited me out to their show at the Music Hall while they were in town. Unfortunately I was really busy that evening so I just missed their set, but I did manage to take a few photographs of the headliner while I was there.

 







Kuba Czerniak

25 Jun 2012 | no comments »

A good friend of mine—who is also a very talented graphic designer—is in the process of setting up a new website for himself and he asked if it were possible to shoot some portraits for a small profile section. Since he has spent a lot of time trekking through the prairies and mountains that make up Canada’s great Midwestern front, I thought it would be suitable to shoot something more organic than my usual studio portraiture. Hope you like them bud…









Jeremy & Violet

17 Apr 2012 | no comments »

An extremely talented artist and friend of mine named Jeremy approached me to take some photographs of his 3 year old daughter Violet. Jeremy’s work has been published in Geist, Seattle Magazine, Mecleanes and Rolling Stone to name a few, and lately he has been devoting his efforts on working toward a retrospective gallery exhibit that focuses on the numerous local musicians that have influenced the London music scene over the past several decades. Since the two tend to spend a lot of time in record shops, it seemed the appropriate backdrop to frame the pair. The afternoon was a nice change to what I normally shoot. Much of Jeremy’s award winning illustration can be seen here (My favourite is his rendering of 63 Monroe).