My advice to anyone who asks: spend at least three years between high school and university; drink a lot of pure orange juice; learn one song on the harmonica; never take nude photos of the woman you love; at least once get really baked on high quality hash, and; for at least a year live somewhere a thousand miles from where you feel safest.

A long time ago I was the primary photographer for a monthly technology newspaper in Ottawa, and my photos also ended up in some national magazines. ‘Photography’ was also part of a two-year program I took at Algonquin College in Ottawa, and I was kind of the Assistant Photo Editor for the journalism program’s newspaper for about twenty minutes.

Mostly I take photos in and around Vankleek Hill [Wiki], a lovely Canadian village of 2,100 mostly interesting people 70kms from Montreal, Cornwall and Ottawa [Google Maps]. But I’ve taken photos for a lot of weird events and in some weird places… one time I was paid to take photos backstage at a Britney Spears concert in Toronto. Seriously.

I started this Blog as a personal thing in 2011 but, in August, 2013, I thought this space would be a great opportunity to showcase local photographers and their work. So I started The VKH Photo Club [Facebook]. Currently I am taking time off from The Club to recover from a bunch of things, and raise my two children. Sometimes I will write about them.

…I’m working on getting The Club back together. “Kneel before Zod” is a Superman reference.

…and now some photos from my life. If you’re down with it, just click any photo to get the carousel going.