Picturama! $1 photos
Around the turn of the millennium, when I was still a student and before I felt comfortable calling myself a “photographer”, I was taking photos and getting 4×6s printed all the time. I took this camera almost everywhere I went. I used to spend hours scanning them but I doubt many people ended up seeing much of it at all.
That changes tomorrow…
Tomorrow night (Tuesday) at Canteen in Ottawa, I’ll have some of those oldies selling at $1 a pop as part of Canteen’s Picturama. In my photos, you’ll catch glimpses of life in two different communities in Nunavut, a now-defunct hardcore music festival in Syracuse, New York as well as some photos of Montreal and Ottawa. Here’s a preview:
Not seen is a photo of seal blood on the streets of Iqaluit. For real.
The $1 price tag is cheap – maybe too cheap. But, if Picturama works, it should get people thinking about photography as a medium that indeed does have value and that it should be used, printed and displayed. Also, word is that I’ve already made a sale!
Hangin’ pictures on my wall
Every Saturday Rap Attack, Mr. Magic, Marley Marl
- Biggie
Disorganized RIP & Burtynsky
Click the images to see two separate galleries from the final Disorganized, last Friday, January 1, 2010. History in the making.
This second set actually doesn’t have a single photo taken by me. I hooked up a bunch of people with disposable cameras whose flashes I covered with coloured gels. None of these people are photographers and I gave them very little direction. The dark film confused the scanning machine at the lab too so some images in this set are actually halves of two images but, it is what it is. Get into it.
Thanks to Iain, Little Alex, Jif, Antonella, Zach, Cait & Rio for being awesome parts of this project!
Totally, an unforgettable night. I think the set will be released online around Valentine’s Day. Actually, if you are reading this and you have some of your own photos from the night that you’d like to share, we’re collecting them at final.disorg@gmail.com.
The fun’s going to continue at Babylon on Friday, February 5. Details to follow…
Besides all this, I’ve had a nutty week but it has been cool. Edward Burtynsky is speaking at Carleton University this Sunday as well which I’m pyched about. If you haven’t yet, check out his movie Manufactured Landscapes. Here’s the trailer.
99 for 2009
Last year was pretty wicked and I’ve got some exciting projects coming down the pipe for 2010 too. Before those though, here are ninety-nine photos from two-thousand and nine, in chronological order.
If you still haven’t seen it and you’re still in the mood for some Christmas cheer, check my mini Santa video.
Tonight: Last Disorganized ever
Bonne année tout le monde! Last night was good but tonight is when the magic happens. For the last six years, my friends have been putting on a monthly party called Disorganized in Ottawa at Babylon Nightclub. I’ve had the good (mis)fortune of being the resident photographer for the last two years. It all ends tonight.
We’ve all got many tricks up our sleeves that you’ll have to be there to witness but worth mentioning now is the early door time. Doors open at 9pm because there is a special screening of a video made by artist Ryan Stec of the light installation he presented during Nuit Blanche in Toronto. Show up on time to be among the lucky first to see this on four(!) screens.
Here’s a preview:
Bright Lights, Big City Project Documentation from Ryan Stec on Vimeo.
This clip captures the final minutes of a section of Ryan’s project Bright Lights Big City, which synchronized the lighting system on the CN Tower to a radio broadcast on CIUT. The project was produced for Scotiabank Nuit Blanche on October 3rd, 2009.
The scrolling image across the bottom of the screen is the music visualization used to created the light show.
So busy. Little sleep. Lovin’ every minute of it.
Merry Christmas!
Comme remerciement d’avoir contribué à une année particulièrement excellente, je partage un clip du Père Noël que j’ai récemment enregistré lorsqu’il était récemment en visite à Ottawa. Cette production n’aurait pas été possible sans la participation des bonnes personnes aux Bergers de l’espoir et au Tea Store sur le marché By. Merci à tous!
Je vous souhaite tous un formidable temps des fêtes et une nouvelle année à ne pas oublier!
As a thank you for making 2009 a particularly stupendous year, I’d like to share a clip of Santa Claus that I recorded during a recent official visit he made in Ottawa. This was all made possible thanks to the good people at the Shepherds of Good Hope and the Tea Store in the Byward Market. Thanks to everyone!
So, here’s wishing you an absolutely fantastic holiday season and a very excellent new year!
Huge shout outs to my girl La Bolduc for providing the soundtrack.
Walking. Stop. Motion. Stache bash!
Here’s a quick stop motion I made for fun the other day. Truth be told, when I was in high school, video was my main area of interest before photography. I liked the story telling power that video had and was really excited when a few wicked people taught me Avid software at the age of 17. Evidently, I came out of that world a little but in the last year, almost by accident, I’ve started way more video work. I’m excited to see where this leads but for now, here’s a 72-photo 20-second clip. Big ups to my friend Meaghan for holding the microphone.
Now, for the second year, the dudes at M4K Ottawa had me on to take photos of all the Growers. This year, they managed to raise $28 000 for the Children’s Wish Foundation. Amazing. Check out the fruits of everyone’s labour by clicking the banner.
La neige.
It snowed in Ottawa this week. The Olympic torch was in Ottawa on Saturday. Christmas is coming. Here are some photos.
Across the street.
Gladstone Ave.
Gladstone Ave.
Colonnade Pizza. Get into the reflections.
Axeneo7/Daïmon. Il faisait beau une fois que le vent a cédé.
Barletta @ Disorg
Toronto’s Barletta was supposed to play Ottawa a few months ago but he was detained in a Mexican airport and missed the flight that was supposed to take him here. Oops. Friday night, he more than made up for playing hookie.
Cardigans and Green Day remixes… For a guy who just played off his laptop and a mixer, he was definitely able to keep up the pace. Increasingly, I’ve noticed DJs using alternatives to Serato, which had been the standard for a while. Wonder what this means…
Anyway, click for photos!
Turning Five
Some friends of mine celebrated the fifth anniversary of their weekly queer dance party last night at Mercury Lounge. To make something last in a town like this can be challenging to say the least. Suffice to say, major congrats are in order!
A lot of cameras of various sizes were out documenting and Twitpic-ing. Here’s one from me.
Fierce!
Time lapses
Been having fun with lime lapses lately.
Here’s one taken from my friend’s 32nd floor condo in Toronto during Nuit Blanche. 28 photos of the CN Tower shot over two hours. Big ups to Ryan Stec.
Bright Lights Big City by Ryan Stec from Le champion du monde on Vimeo.
The second is a bit an overview of the Halloween party I took photos at. Five hours in five minutes interspliced with 38 of my favourite photos of the night. If you came to the exhibit, you might have seen this video projected into the window of La Petite Mort.
Petite Mort Gallery Halloween 2009 from Le champion du monde on Vimeo.
This last one was done this week. It’s kind of like the CN Tower one where it’s more for experimenting purposes but at the same time, I think it makes a nice document at the same time. There was a meteor shower this week and while my camera caught some stars, meteors, it did not. Luckily I did see one with my own eyes and boy oh boy did I wish on it!
Shooting Stars from Paul on Youtube.
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