In May of 1959 Doug & Donna Summerhayes organized a meeting of more than 100 parents of children with Cystic Fibrosis. At this meeting, they laid the groundwork for what later became The Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. In the early years, Doug and Donna traveled throughout Canada, often at their own expense, to raise awareness […]
The Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is celebrating their 50th anniversary this year and are also hosting their annual conference here in Ottawa. To kick off the 4 day meeting, a donors reception was held at the Rideau Club and I, along with my friend Leon were asked to photograph the event. Here I am with […]
Ottawa, Ontario Annually, on April 20th thousands of activists gather on Parliament Hill and Major’s hill to look toward the peace tower as they join each other in smoking marijuana when the clock strikes 4:20. Police keep an eye on protesters to make sure the peace is kept. 2011 Edition Here: https://www.labellephoto.com/?p=2271
The Ottawa Senators hosted the ALL IN. ALL RED. car rally this morning. About 75 vehicles participated in the rally that started at Scotiabank Place and ended at City Hall. Alex McCurdie and Helen Shea with their sens-sational ride
Steve McCurry giving his lecture “Lens on Afghanistan” at the Canadian Museum of Civilization last night. Steve is an American photojournalist best known for his photograph, “Afghan Girl” that originally appeared in the June 1985 edition of National Geographic. The follow-up by Steve McCurry to find Sharbat:
Tune in this evening or set your VCR’s at 8P.M ET on CBC News Network as they will be re-broadcasting 65_RedRoses. 65_RedRoses is a Canadian documentary that takes an unflinching look into the life of Eva Markvoort as she battles a fatal genetic disease called Cystic Fibrosis (CF). At 23, Eva needs a double lung […]
With the weather being so nice lately, I drove just down the street, about 10 minutes from home, and visited a little know place that has a waterfall. At this time of year there is still quite a bit of runoff and I was able to capture a few shots.
I had the wonderful opportunity of meeting Myles, his sister Jillian and Mom and Dad last weekend. Here I am trying to make our meeting a little more interpersonal by showing Myles a mind blowing card trick I know. He smiles when I’m done and says “that’s neat” and then proceeds to jack my show […]
I let Noah press the TEST button on my Pocket Wizard to show him how it triggered the flashes in my softboxes. After our session, he was so eager to teach everyone how my camera worked and that he could now take a picture. I just love these sessions with kids!!!
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