About SqueakyMarmot / Mike

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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:

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Help save the Vancouver Island Marmots! Please visit: www.marmots.org

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Help preserve Vancouver's heritage! Please visit: Heritage Vancouver

"Justice" by Luca Giordano

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Make a difference through ETHICAL CONSUMERISM. Please visit:
Adbusters
Fairtrade: What is Fairtrade?
Ethical Consumer: Ten Tips for Ethical Consumer

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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

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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

I'm Male.

Vancouver, Canada

SqueakyMarmot's contacts (43)

The Official White House Photostream

SqueakyMarmot's public groups

Looking Into the Past Greater Victoria Neon Vancouver's Cemetery - Mountain View Zeiss Ikon Medium Format Group Folding medium format cameras Panasonic G1 Vancouver DSLR Photographers Flatirons - Wedged Buildings * Photowalking Vancouver / Walking Vancouver * Stick Figures in Peril CBC Radio 3 Tourism Burnaby - Shoot, Tag, Win Canon EOS 40D Users street surreal Neon Vancouver Flickr 888 Scavenger Hunt 101 Fireworks Long Exposure Green Buildings + Sustainable Communities Nikon Film Cameras Woodlands School British Columbia Hotel, Saloon, Beer Parlour & Pub History Jef Aérosol Vancouver Riley Park Little Mountain Neighbourhood	Highways Fearless City National Geographic Wannabes Coffee Du Jour Canon PowerShot SD870 IS (aka Digital IXUS 860 IS / IXY 910 IS) Licensing Awareness Working (LAW) Group We say NO to Videos on Flickr RUSTY and CRUSTY Suck City, Vancouver. Vancouver "Then and Now" Vancouver Public Library Vancouver 2005 Vancouver 2006 Vancouver in 2007 Vancouver 2008 Images Of Vancouver's Downtown East Side The genius or unemployed alley prowling collective (guapc) I Crush Your Head Moon/Luna Astronomy photos pour l'école / photos for school The Overpass CheapEats Vancouver - where you eat, what you eat Cutouts Entitled

A bit more about SqueakyMarmot...

Hometown:	Vancouver
Occupation:	civil engineering drafter/mapper, labour activist, backpacker, photography student, professional slacker
Interests:	walking, hiking, cycling, hockey, soccer, travel, photography, camping, architecture, vintage cars, geopolitics, history, sociology, ethics, nature, seafood, pasta, pizza, dim sum, sushi, chocolate, gelato, green tea ice cream, pad thai, sustainable living, constant learning, compassion, integrity
Favorite Books & Authors:	The Grapes of Wrath, The Demon-Haunted World, The Death and Life of Great American Cities, Fast Food Nation, The Americans
Favorite Movies, Stars & Directors:	Citizen Kane, Casablanca, It's a Wonderful Life, The African Queen, Rear Window, The Great Escape, In the Heat of the Night, The Good the Bad and the Ugly, The Godfather, The French Connection, One Flew Over The Cuckcoo's Nest, Blade Runner, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Stand By Me, Pulp Fiction, Unforgiven, Forrest Gump, Good Will Hunting, Saving Private Ryan, The Matrix, The Shawshank Redemption, LA Confidential
Favorite Music & Artists:	Stan Getz, Dave Brubeck, Liona Boyd, Cream, Led Zeppelin, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Fleetwood Mac, Queen, The Police, U2, Crowded House, Jeff Buckley, Diana Krall, Beck, Sloan, Barenaked Ladies, The Tragically Hip, Delerium, Gypsy Kings, Ron Sexsmith, The White Stripes, Michael Buble, Sam Roberts

Testimonials

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."

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