(I entered the "Capture Photography Festival 2018 Canada Line Competition" today and thought I'd post the Artist Statement and the five photos that I submitted.)
The arrival of the digital camera age has enabled me to
carry a camera in my pocket on an almost full time basis since the purchase of
my first non-film point-and-shoot in 2007. And now of course it’s even easier
due to the prevalence of an integral camera included within every smartphone. In
my everyday travels in and about Vancouver I strive to document the city’s
evolution in varying perspectives, from natural phenomena, in this case
seasonal canopies (spring, autumn and winter), to construction projects, i.e.,
a very specific cut and cover project employed to create the King Edward subway
station.
Although a theme was not specified this year, my "Capture
Photography Festival 2018 Canada Line Competition" submission none-the-less has one
relating to canopies and covers. An archival photo of mine documents the
initial cut and cover construction method employed to create the King Edward
Station in and around 2007. Last year I photographed the station’s continuing
evolution that added residential accommodation above it. Rounding out the
Canopy/Cover theme are seasonal displays of regional leaves and blossoms, and
snowfall (incidentally occurring outside the station), closing with an avian
canopy of regional crows during their daily aerial commute across the city.
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| Autumn Canopy (2009) |
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| Avian Canopy (2010) |
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| Cut & Cover at King Ed Stn (2007) |
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| Snow Cover at King Ed Stn (2016) |
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| Spring Canopy (2014) |
