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Oi! Hej! Hallo! Bonjour! Guten Tag! Ni hao! Kia Ora! G'day! Hola! Shalom! Howdy!
Born and raised in Vancouver I'm a true blue west coaster. I'm interested in Vancouver's urban landscape and history. I'm an aspiring photographer documenting my local surroundings and the world abroad. Working towards becoming a better storyteller.
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TOOLS OF THE TRADE:
Digital:
Canon EOS 40D (DSLR)
Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 (micro four thirds)
Canon PowerShot SD870 IS (compact)
Film:
medium format
Mamiya RZ67 Pro II (SLR)
Zeiss Ikon Nettar 517/16 (folding)
Holga 120N (toy camera)
Diana+ (lomography toy camera)
35 mm
Nikon F2 (SLR)
Nikon F (SLR)
Konica C35 (rangefinder)
Vivitar Ultra Wide & Slim (toy camera)
Ansco Pix Panorama (toy camera)
rest of the gear
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ROADTRIPPING:
Whenever I'm not poor (poor = often) and when I've got the time, I love to go backpacking:
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COPYRIGHTED:
My photographs are copyrighted, so please ask permission to use it for commercial purposes. Not to be reproduced or copied in any way whatsoever without written consent from me first.
I'm usually happy to be blogged except when defamation, extremist views and other nasty things are involved.
Usually I am happy to provide pics free of charge for non-commercial purposes (dissertations, promotion of charities, etc). Just send me a Flickrmail. Thanks!
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IN MEMORY OF JAMES AND STEVE SKOG:
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GOOD CAUSES:
Image: University of British Columbia
Help save the Vancouver Island Marmots! Please visit: www.marmots.org
Image: Heritage Vancouver
Help preserve Vancouver's heritage! Please visit: Heritage Vancouver
"Justice" by Luca Giordano
Image: Wikipedia
Make a difference through ETHICAL CONSUMERISM. Please visit:
Adbusters
Fairtrade: What is Fairtrade?
Ethical Consumer: Ten Tips for Ethical Consumer
Image: WN Networks
End SWEATSHOPS & CHILD LABOUR now. Empower the workers and inform the consumers.
Please visit:
Labour Behind the Label
Co-op America: Economic Action for a Just Planet
Defend HUMAN RIGHTS at home and abroad. Please visit:
Human Rights Watch
Amnesty International
Free Tibet Campaign
The Burma Campaign UK
Image: makepovertyhistory.ca
GLOBAL ISSUES. Get active. Get involved. Please visit:
Make Poverty History
The Global Fund To Fight, AIDS Tuberculosis and Malaria
World Bank: Youthink!
UNICEF: State of the World's Children Report 2006
World Wildlife Fund
International Committee of the Red Cross
Kick The Oil Habit
Pew Center on Global Climate Change
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Cheers and happy clicking!
Mike
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Testimonials (1)
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glenalan54 says:
"Mike's photographs first came to my attention while searching for photographs of historic Vancouver hotels and commercial buildings on flicker.
I then discovered Mike's photographs go way beyond recording the ever-changing urban environment. While I specifically enjoy and often visit his photographic sets: Vancouver Now & Then, Mt. Pleasant: Something is Brewing (I lived in Mt. Pleasant on East 13th from 1982-84), Mom & Pop Stores, Japantown: Fogotten By Time, Downtown Eastside: Down but Not Out; Mike also offers up an interesting mix of non historic urban fare.
I only wish that there were more people like Mike a hundred years ago running around the lower mainland and taking amazing pictures that record the ever changing and the interesting.
I certainly am glad to have discovered Mike's photographs.
Just like the squeeky wheel that gets the grease, squeeky marmot gets my testimonial ~ and well deserved."23rd June, 2007
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