I picked up an iPhone last week, and have completely fallen in love with the wimpy little camera. With a few choice apps ( I like tiltshiftgen, ps mobile, and the wonderful squarespace app ), I can take awesome pictures and upload them anywhere.

I think I found out what this blog will be used for... Here's a few shots to get a taste of what I'm doing. Let me know what you think!

I've been struggling for some time trying to figure out what to do with this blog. My natural writing style seems to lean towards theology and philosophy, but neither of those topics have a direct place on a photography website, although photography can contain elements of each.

One would think I would write about photography here, but there are many other people far more capable and knowledgeable writing on the subject already; one of my favorite photography writers is local Vancouverite David Duchemin. While I probably have insight into what it's like to be a semi-professional photographer just starting out, my friend Adam Loewen is already writing from a similar perspective with much more eloquence than I can muster on a semi-regular basis.

The truth is that I am a huge procrastinator, suffer from my own unique blend of self-diagnosed ADD and OCD, and am just plain forgetful. I like havign a plan, but rarely stick to one. I enjoy objectives, but often feel cramped. In the end, life seems to get in the way of writing far too often.

Nevertheless, I spent some time in Stanley Park today, and came up with an idea. Over the next few months, I will spend some time doing a photographic exploration of this city that I currently call home. This will be part travelogue, part photo exhibition, part bike adventure. I plan on visiting everything I can within biking distance of my home on Powell street, and maybe a few locations farther afield. These locales will include, but won't be limited to, Stanley Park, Chinatown, Granville Island, Kitsalano and maybe UBC, Lonsdale Quay and perhaps some of North Van, and of course the Downtown East Side. I will include pictures, as well as some of my thoughts on the neighbourhood, the people, and the landscape.

I should have the first article up in the next couple weeks, so stay tuned.