Category: photography
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(over) VANCOUVER
Our latest photo walk was with a big group! Like the very first one I joined earlier this year (Fred Herzog at the Equinox Gallery), this was another one centered around a gallery exhibit: Greg Girard at The Polygon Gallery. But first, we walked! We passed by a woman who asked me what our deal…
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LET IT BE (easy)
I went out on a photo walk last night! It’s exactly what it sounds like: bring something to shoot with, walk, talk, and snap some pics. Some of the guys (and gals) shoot film, and the peer pressure’s making me consider getting back into it… I have a Holga (film isn’t cheap, and 120 film…
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SOLVITUR AMBULANDO (part 4)
ON RANDOMNESS: Plans, Prayer, and AI People ask you what your favourite part of the Camino was, and it always feels like an impossible question to answer. The walk, the views, the encounters, the joys, the pains, the epiphanies, the doubt… soon enough, it all becomes a whole. But the encounters are definitely a highlight.…
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RAVEN (and the First Men)
How do you do justice to Bill Reid’s Raven and the First Men? You can’t. But you can try. The Museum of Anthropology is easily hands down my favourite museum in Vancouver. If you’re ever in town, don’t miss it! (Local? Get yourself an annual pass — it pays for itself with just two visits.)
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SOLVITUR AMBULANDO (part 3)
THE CAMINO DE SANTIAGO: More than just a walk. I guess I should probably delve into the “what” of it all a bit more before going much further… The Camino was actually my second pilgrimage. In 2019, I did the Kumano Kodō’s Nakaheshi route in Japan. This historic (mostly, it’s complicated) shinto pilgrimage links three…
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SOLVITUR AMBULANDO (part 2)
BAPTISM BY FIRE: The Napoléon Route and the Pyrenées Your first stop in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port is the Pilgrim Information Office ran by Les Amis du chemin de Saint-Jacques, not only to pick up a Credencial if you don’t already have one from your home association (or if, like me, you plan on collecting lots of stamps…
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SOLVITUR AMBULANDO (part 1)
THE CAMINO FRANCÉS: Where do I even start? Thankfully, the literal version of that question is fairly easy to answer. I started in France, in the small town of Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port. It’s widely considered to be the traditional starting point of the Camino Francés. But, as is the case for many things, you quickly come to…
MÉLANIE DAIGLE 