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Photography Course

On January 23 and February 6 I had the opportunity to guest-lecture for the Photography & Film course at Providence College. In the first class I spoke on some of the basics of photography - Rule of Thirds, aperature, shutter speed, iso, lighting, etc. Important stuff, but fairly mundane in a classroom setting. The second class is where I really enjoyed myself. In this class I talked about my philosophy of photography - which you are familiar with if you have read some of the history on this website. I love talking about my work as a vehicle for communicating the dignity of others. Key to this class was the invitation I gave to the students to present an image or two of their own and open themselves up for critique, always a worthwhile excercise, and to present what they could about their own philosophy - what motivates them to create images. A memorable class for me; I hope the same for the students.

Still at it

It has been awhile since my last post, but I haven't been entirely dormant in my activity. I was interviewed by a local newspaper, the Indo-Canadian Telegram, following the travel presentation on India which I delivered at McNally Robison Booksellers in February. They had a wonderful article and featured a number of my images in full-colour.

Since mid-March I have had most of my in-stock framed and matted images on display in the new(ish) library at Providence College. The college has been wonderfully supportive of my work and it looks like I may have an opportunity to deliver a class or two in their Photography and Film course. I hope that this works out - I would love the opportunity to share with aspiring artists both my technical methodology and my philosophical motive in my photography.

I have also been approched by the Manitoba Camera Club to be a guest speaker at their November 11 monthly meeting. I look forward to the opportunity to rub shoulders with others in the industry.