Winnipeg Folk Festival 2011

It's sad that this event (which I look forward to all year) goes by so fast! Winnipeg Folk Festival gets better and better each year. Meeting new fantastic positive people, inspiring music and beautiful weather, can't ask for a better event eh?

I have mentioned before what the Winnipeg Folk festival is but if you missed last years blog, it is a festival held at Birds Hill Park which is about a 25 min drive away from Winnipeg. It includes variety of folk artists from around the world as well as many local artists! I could go on and on about the details but to save some space on here please check out http://www.winnipegfolkfestival.ca/ on all the details you want to here.

This is one of my favorite times to shoot in the year, it always inspires me to be surrounded by people who are creative and entertaining. I have so much respect for the people who put there artistic skills into play to make everyones folk fest an event to remember. My good friends the Castle Boys, who plan all year to make the enormous structure that everyone looks forward to, which included the Library which you will see in the following pictures. We even had some Shakespeare come into play in the campground also known as Folksspeare. Red Tent, Trading post.. list goes on!.

Music is always a hit. My favorites were Ganga Giri, Beats Antique, Toots & the Maytals, Oh My Darling, Crooked Brothers, Jeff Tweedy .. so many to name.

Enjoy the moments I captured at folk fest and I hope you can feel the vibe of the festival through these photos! Much love xoxo

Twilight time

I was at the cottage last week and I was up pretty late one night and I just had to whip out my camera for this scene. Absolutely no clouds in the sky and the lake was like glass, no waves no wind, nothing. Quite the rare scene and I just had to take a photo, kinda looks like daytime as well haha. Sort of reminds me of the Twilight books to, enjoy.

Jazz For Humanity 2011

My friend Rayannah Kroeker who is one of the amazing organizers for Jazz for Humanity asked me once again to come by and photograph the event just the other week! Jazz for Humanity's mission is to spread awareness about the Rwandan Genocide and raise funds to support the survivors through the sharing of cross-disciplinary art. Check out http://www.jazzforhumanity.org/about for more information, in the meantime here are my favorites from the night. Cheers.

Jets are Back !

Hey hey! So you folks who are not winnipegers but are fans of the NHL, I'm sure you have heard that it was announced last tuesday that our home town is getting an NHL TEAM BACK !! Let's just say sure the whole city felt the excitement and got there party faces on that night and to celebrate my friends The Afterparty held a show at the Pyramid! I always love taking pics when they play, here are a few of my favorites. Enjoy. Check out there music on myspace you can also find them on facebook!

PS what do you wanna see next week? Leave a comment :)

Where's the Toms?

I had this great idea for an awesome panoramic picture but of course as I adventured into the forest behind my house.. the grounds ended up being flooded, boo!! So I literally sat on a stump thinking of another idea and I went back home to grab my favorite pair of shoes, my toms and take a picture of them. If you've never checked out the TOMS website, they have a section called, " How do you where your Toms?" It's set up so people who own toms can take portraits of themselves wearing there toms or another other kind of picture with there shoes and put them on the site. I think that's so neat! Because I cherish my shoes so much I wanted to do a great portrait of the shoes themselves but with a twist, to make it difficult to find in the photo. Kind of like a where's waldo except where's the toms, GET IT?! I also wanted to attempt a self portrait and turn it into a panoramic picture.. gotta love those rubber boots

I encourage everyone who has TOMS to send it a picture to the site of how you where them, you supported a great cause, why not brag about it. Cheers!!

Fancy Dancy Grad Season

I really wanted to put together a great package for all those students who busted there bums all season to finally achieve success. Get on this awesome package straight away. Cheers !!

Committing to photo of the week WOOT!

Ahh I'm finally back on here!! Man it's been to long since I've got blogging again. Now I am committing myself to posting a photo on here every week! I will also be picking weeks where you the lovely viewers will be asked to participate to! Nothing more I love then seeing others ideas, inspirations and creativity.

When I realized I was going to do photo of the week I immediately thought of this idea cause every time I drive by and see this sign it automatically makes me smile and I have a mini excited freak out. It's cheesy but I know many people would agree me, it's one of the best times of the year. This will be 5th year at folk fest and I cannot wait to make new friends, best part is meeting new incredible people in this city and well from other parts. Also, music just plain ROCKS! For those who do not know what folk fest is about, The Winnipeg folk festival is a summer folk festival held in Birds Hill park near Winnipeg. It features a variety of folk artists from all around the world, as well as local artists to. Of course camping is where the action takes place. Every year people always bring new ideas and fun to the festival from parades full of random fun, drumming circles, fire dancing, yoga classes you name it!

I am also looking forward to my dear friends who organize the Hammock District, they design a hammock structure to save people from the sun and also who want to get a little nap in from the previous nights events. Seriously, they took to this design to Burning man, they saved many people from being burnt out from the sun. I can't thank you guys enough for putting that together. Look out for castle boys to, don't worry you will have no trouble finding them. *Hint* look for the biggest structure out there and several men in similar costumes. Question for you folks: Where would I be able to get a onesie? I'm thinking of busting out in full suit, maybe glue some glow sticks to me, what do you reckon?

Also be on the lookout for Red Tent! It is organized by the lovely Erin Vosters and it is a women-only space providing resources, workshops and a sexual assault crisis service to campers. I am so happy you never gave up on this Erin! You should be very proud and I cannot wait to help you out making this a hit.

I'm pumped to be back on here! For you folks, if there is certain you picture you have in mind. Feel free to share it, I am making this blog super super communal. Cheers Everyone, till next time. Oh ya. COMMENT COMMENT COMMENT. xoxo