Winter Front/Back Doors

As a Texan, winters in Montreal make me feel so alive and excited sometimes. The briskness of the cold and the shortness of the days feed an energy of quick movements that both keep me warm and get as much as possible accomplished during the few hours of daylight. However, the dominant feeling of winter is a time of hibernation, when the snow piles up all around you like a soft blanket, muffling sounds and assuaging the guilt of the lazy. These photos hopefully capture that feeling, the mercy of being able to sit at home and rest with friends and lovers. Good for warm-weather homes that feel too much excited windy energy flowing through, the low point of view helps reinforce an earthy, grounded feeling.

I like them best side by side. I think a white matte around and between them would work great, though a milk chocolate or sky blue on a bright yellow wall would also be nice.

Montreal Winter 2007

Winter Trees with Sunset Fire
Montreal, Quebec. 2007


Frozen Pond in Parc LaFontaine
Montreal, Quebec. 2007



Naked Winter Trees
Montreal, Quebec. 2007

This was a strange winter, coming in January and ending in mid-April. It's hard to believe but these photos were taken just a few weeks ago after a big snowstorm that turned out to be not even our last. Parc La Fontaine, where these photos were made, is one of the city's nicest parks any time of year. In winter the large pond freezes to become a skating rink, the rolling hills provide slopes for sledders, and the trees show off all their vascular glory.

New Exhibition

Dance of Life : Daily Movements

I just presented my first photography exhibition with a vernissage on April 7. Using twelve 12" x 18" prints, I played with the theme of urban commuting. Below is the description of the show, and below that are the photos.

"This photo exhibition attempts to bring joy back into our daily commutes. Whether for work or leisure, traveling through the city easily becomes a mundane routine when done over and over, back and forth, year after year. But it doesn't have to be.

In Dance of Life: Daily Movements, the viewer sees people in the midst of their daily activities. The most important aspect of these photos is not the actual but the potential. By the very medium of the photograph, time and movement have been frozen, the actual time it took for each scene to be captured on film was a fraction of a second. Each prompts the viewer to consider what happens next. We see an open subway door, who will walk through before it closes? Will April's bare feet touch the dirty street or go back in their shoes? What direction will the women walking her dog take next?

The focus in these photos is on the places, often beautiful and stage-like, within which these actions take place. Each scene asks us to reflect upon our own travels, to reconsider them as opportunities for joyous bodily expression in multi-layered and exciting public spaces. These photos ask the viewer to consider multiple potential actions while travelling through the city. What happens when our daily movements become a dance?"

Walking With Dog
Chicago, Illinois. 2004

DC Metro #32 (Entering Rosslyn Station)
Washington, D.C. 2005

Bus Stop Evangelism
San Antonio, Texas. 2003

Rain of Cars #1 (Photojournalist and Suicide Fence)
San Antonio, Texas. 2005

Running with dog
Chicago, Illinois. 2004

Aligning Queue Posts While You Were Sleeping
Dulles Airport. 2005



San Pedro Park
San Antonio, Texas. 2004



DC Metro #25 (Subway Doorway)
Washington, D.C. 2005

Biking With Birds

San Antonio, Texas. 2003



DC Metro #19 (Escalator Feet)
Washington, D.C. 2005



April's Feet and Shoes
Montreal, Quebec. 2006

Watched by newspapers
Chicago, Illinois. 2004

You can see these photos in person at Studio Dance Conmigo, 3655 Blvd St-Laurent, #207, Montreal, Quebec. The show runs until May 4.

The photos are available for purchase as 12"x18" prints at a reduced price of $50 for a limited time only. You will be purchasing the actual prints used for the show. Also available is the high-quality Museum Rising 100% Rag 3-ply white matting custom cut for each print for the show, at $50 extra per print. Add another $70 if you'd like a custom frame. Prices include shipping. (April's Feet, DC Metro #32, and San Pedro Park have been sold, and are not available at these prices.)