There was something about Stephanie MacDonald that sparkled. Photographer Tony Fouhse can’t put his finger on what it is that led him to help her but since that day, their journey together has been one of honesty and courage. Since then MacDonald has kicked heroin. Fouhse was working on a project called user when he […]
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An American thinks we’re weird
Though a few of these suckers were taken elsewhere (Vermont, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Maine—WE’RE NOT ALL THE SAME, OK), photographer Dave Bevan‘s Vice photo set “Nova Scotia’s Human Weirdness” made me feel oddly proud. #externalvalidation
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lookatbrendan.com = cool Christmas
It’s likely that if most of us took pics of our Christmases we’d have a lot of shots of turkeys, ribbons, maybe that ruling ornament you made at age 10. Maybe a Bailey’s/coffee mix from the more hedonistic among us. Local artist Brendan Anckaert puts your lame holidays to shame with some enviable photos of […]
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Good First Impressions
So you peeked at your presents and found that Santa is giving you a Nikon D3100 Digital SLR for Christmas and you don’t want to let him down—ViewPoint Gallery’s (1271 Barrington) new exhibit, NewPoints: First Impressions could be your entry point. Running from January 4-29 (opening January 5, 6-9pm with an artist talk on January […]
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Culture Not Convention spends smart
Andrew Bateman, Cat Abreu, Emma Feltes and Peggy Cameron of the Culture Not Convention group, hate a waste of money, especially one to the tune of $375 million in tax dollars. They aim to come up with better uses for the convention centre cash. The Culture Not Convention show—running until Friday at the Khyber—features alternate […]
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Tyler Munford gives the big picture
One wall of Tyler Munford’s small apartment bedroom looks like an evidence board from a Law & Order episode. Photos of street scenes, colourful charts, online article printouts. Although it’s been almost two months since the NSCAD student was involved in an altercation with a Halifax Alehouse bouncer after Munford took his photo for a […]
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Jenine Dowden photo portraits special for Valentine’s Day
You may find it hard to believe, but that day adored by lovers and loathed by the lonely, falling on February 14, is just over a month away. If you’re looking for a unique gift, for yourself or your significant, consider Blue Vine Photography (404-2309, bluevine.ca), run by local photog Jenine Dowden. You can get […]
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Art photo project gets bounced – hard
The weekend before last, NSCAD students on a school project ended up in a planned confrontation with an Alehouse bouncer. The controversy has raged ever since, perhaps giving impetus to a proposal to license bar security. The students were clearly on a mission to cause trouble. Bouncers “tend to get angry and tell you that […]
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Best Camera Store
“There’s still the mystery that is digital,” says manager Daryl Clarke, which poses the question, if it is a mystery that scares Carsand Mosher customers or compels them to buy. “Video and digital SLR cameras are a new trend,” he assures us. “And there are some cool [still] cameras that have great video features. There […]
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Photography is not a crime!
This is to all of the people downtown that give me dirty looks or don’t return my smiles or just glare at me because I’m out taking photos with my SLR. Why do you have to be such unfriendly jerks? Why are people only rude when I have my camera out? A camera with a […]
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Our favourite Halifax daily photo blogs
An artistic trend that we’d like to encourage is the daily photo blog (it keeps our kitty-trick video viewing in check). This is where artists and photographers commit to shooting photos every day and posting them to their websites. Here are some of our favourite local (and former Haligonian) photo-based websites: Artist Brendan Dunlop is […]
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Angela Carlsen captures buildings’ sleeping beauty
Angela Carlsen is wearing a hardhat, bodysuit and steel-toed boots, preparing for a moment she’s been anticipating for months. Entering the abandoned Halifax Infirmary has become an unshakeable obsession of hers. She’s stared longingly at the infirmary for days, while working at her day job at Atlantic News. She pleaded with the head of the […]