I’m sitting at the Blackbird Bakery across from 33-year-old Polek Rybczynski, and his almost two-year-old son Tae, leafing slowly through a proof of his coffee table book, Valley of Light. It’s the final stage of a project that began in 2014, when he committed to a personal practice of taking one photograph of the Pemberton … Continue reading Making light of the ask
I never get sick of this view. Polek shot it almost exactly 2 years ago. It was actually a reject from his daily photo blog, Valley of Light. Says Polek: For me this one represents taking a step back. Often times we get the low fog/mist in the valley and it gets to me sometimes … Continue reading Photo of the Week: Polek Rybczynski’s take on Mt Currie
There were lots of cameras trained on that spectacular full moon on Monday night, but Michelle Beks' takes the prize, IMO. Happily, she gave me permission to share it here... The February 22 Snow moon, setting, in the morning.
This pretty quote I read the other day seems to fit: The mountain, too, has its thoughts. David Abram, The Spell of the Sensuous
Wellness Almanac regular, and local photographer, Polek Rybczynski, embarked on a beautiful creative adventure in 2014. With a brand new baby in his life, he challenged himself to take one photograph a day. I love to look back on all the photographs now. They speak volumes to me. Our first son being born during the year … Continue reading Your coffee table wants you to support the Valley of Light photo project!
Welcome to Foglandia. Put a Mount Currie Coffee sticker on that? Gary Martin captures the moment the rain finally stopped. Ya, I think he's having a love affair with clouds right now. Take a look at his latest, on instagram, and tell me you don't agree. Happy Sunday, all.
I went to the Polar Bear Swim yesterday and when I saw that Dave was there, I didn't even bother pulling out my camera. I felt as though the documentation of the event was in perfect hands. And it was. Happily, he'd uploaded them to flickr ASAP. So I'm cheating today, and instead of sharing … Continue reading Photo of the Week: Dave Steers captures Winterfest’s Polar Bear Swim
I fall in love with people over instagram. I know that social media feeds like instagram get a bad rap for selfie overload, for encouraging narcissism, or envy and depression thanks to such inaccurate presentations of people's lives. But you don't have to follow that stuff. And, I like seeing the world through someone else's … Continue reading Amie Le Blanc is taking over our instagram account today for the week
PSS grad and SLCC ambassador, Victoria Saddleman took this photo, behind her house, in the morning of December 28. When she posted it on facebook, I knew it was the perfect image to kick off our year of Sunday feature photos, mostly because of the insightful caption: Everyone sees this world differently. There's room for … Continue reading Photo of the Week: Victoria Saddleman shows us there’s more than one way to see things (and no beauty is forfeited for the variety)
This seems to be Gary Martin's schtick - posting photos on his instagram account that make people salivate and wish they lived here. I've read that the true power of creative work lies in what you leave out, in what you're able to cull away, to pare back, in order to let what remains hold … Continue reading 12 photos that will make you wish you lived in Pemberton, if you don’t already
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