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"It's now very common to hear people say, "I'm rather offended by that", as if that gives them certain rights. It's no more than a whine. It has no meaning, it has no purpose, it has no reason to be respected as a phrase. "I'm offended by that." Well, so fucking what?"
(Stephen Fry)

Without deviations from the norm, progress is not possible.
(Frank Zappa)



HDR free since 1957

HDR Photography; our generations velvet painting; as gaudy as a velvet Elvis, as garish as a freakishly wide-eyed bare-breasted velvet Native Girl painting.
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"The church is near, but the road is icy; the bar is far, but we will walk carefully."
(Russian Proverb)

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Bruce Dean: producing Salon des Refusés style art for over 50 years

...a single disabled father

...a semi-retired writer/photographer/artist

...a hedonistic bohemian

...a professional recreationalist

...a student:
-University of Victoria
-Camosun College
-Victoria College of Art (VCAD)
-Western Academy of Photography & Photojournalism
-Vancouver City College
-Santa Barbara City College
-University of Alberta

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Bruce Dean (professional recreationalist)

From a path less traveled, Bruce Dean draws from his bizarre experiences and his social conscience of convenience when creating his writing and photos.

A photojournalist and raconteur armed with tales from his travels. From backhands to bars, from University to Social Work - caring for societies discarded children while conquering the seas, trees and slopes of North America. Rebounding from poverty and disability - while desperately clinging to parenting.

Through it all, Bruce Dean has been producing his award winning humor, photography and writing.

Bruce Dean has a diploma in Photojournalism from Western Academy of Photography and his work has graced a variety of publications, including;

Boulevard magazine, the Edmonton Journal, Aviator magazine, SEE magazine, Vue Weekly, Sailing World magazine, Fusion magazine, CJSR FM Radio, Oak Bay News, Victoria News, Duncan News Leader, Pacific Coastal In-Flight magazine, Metchosin Muse, Outside on-line, BIKE magazine, Wetrag, Monday magazine, the Martlet, Cannabinoid Chronicles...

Bruce is studying toward a double major in writing and visual arts at the University of Victoria, and is preparing for his first solo show of his painting and photography.

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I enjoy hearing the opinions from the viewers of my images, but:

My Flickr Photo Site is not a forum for your negative opinion of me. If you greatly disagree with my opinion - politely speak your mind, or you should post your opinion in your Flickr Photo Site - not here.

If you have nothing nice to say - don't bother with the rude.

If you have something nice to say - I love you.

"Don't go away mad - just go away." (...Lisa...)

I depend upon the strangers of kindness...

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"If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid."
(Epictetus)

"He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man."
(Samuel Johnson)

"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."
(George Orwell)

"...the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say commonplace things, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars..."
(Jack Kerouac)

"You're not drunk if you can lie on the floor without holding on."
(Dean Martin)

Check out my videos:
www.youtube.com/user/ProRecreationalist

The nail that sticks out must be pounded down.