Category Archives: photojournalism

Black and white – logging

There are parts of logging operations that the public is not meant to see, namely the aftermath of falling the trees and then hauling them out of the timber lands. There’s also the roads and bridges that need to be … Continue reading

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The cemetery

Part of the cemetery at St. Peter’s Anglican Church – Duncan

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Ships and planes and trains – How I do it

A fish boat at Fisherman’s Wharf in Comox Besides taking pretty pictures of all things natural and man made incursions into nature, I also find myself shooting stills of planes, trains, and ships of all sizes and types. Photography is … Continue reading

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A reflective selfie sort of thing

Just a self portrait in downtown Courtenay

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Anderton Retaining Wall Repair

The City of Courtenay is repairing the sheet pile retaining wall in the Courtenay River next to the 400-block of Anderton Avenue. The sheet metal river dike wall experienced an “in service failure” and needs to be shored up with … Continue reading

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Victoria – a sea of plaid

Massed pipes and drums as a preamble to the Victoria Highland Games

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2016 Snowbirds

Snowbird 1 Team Lead: Major Yanick Grégoire Snowbird 2 Inner Right Wing: Captain Ave Pyne (left) Snowbird 3 Inner Left Wing: Captain Maciej Hatta Snowbird 4 First Line Astern: Captain Philippe Roy (right) Snowbird 5 Second Line Astern: Captain Matthew … Continue reading

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Lorna Foss

Lorna Foss (with tarped quarter deck) shortly before she sank in Deep Bay One of several derelict ships in Deep Bay, Lorna Foss sank early on the 5th of April, 2016, raising serious concerns for nearby oyster beds and the … Continue reading

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Laurier II – ex 83-2

Laurier II in Deep Bay With no visible name, the Laurier was a mystery – a slowly sinking ship near Vancouver Island University’s Deep Bay Marine Field Station. Someone always knows, and the Laurier II is no longer a mystery, … Continue reading

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Farquharson Farms–the vanishing trees

December 2013 In 1998, the vast expanse of farmland on Comox Road—formerly called Farquharson Farms—was jointly purchased by Ducks Unlimited and other partners in the Pacific Estuary Conservation Program (PECP). Designated as a wildlife refuge in perpetuity, the 192-acre Comox … Continue reading

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