Photos with a lot of Soul
The Calgary Folk Music Festival was held on Princess Island Park in Calgary, Alberta on July 26th – 29th, 2018. This is the 39th year that the Calgary Folk Music Festival has been held and once again it did not disappoint. I had the privilege to take photos for the Festival and had a great […]
Lila Downs presented her new album Salón Deseos y Lagrimas at the Arts Commons on March 8th, 2018. Lila is such a vibrant musician, she brought the house down and had the audience dancing in the isles to her passionate performance. According to Lila “I ended up making an album that is very much feminine […]
The Pride Parade took place in Calgary, Alberta on Sunday, September 3rd, 2017. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Calgary, it was so awe inspiring to see the great support for the many LGBTQ+ communities. The company I work for Benevity marched in the Parade and i am so proud to […]
I took photos at the Calgary Folk Music Festival at Princess Island Park in Calgary Alberta. As a photographer I always enjoy coming back every year to once again meet up with our talented crew, to remember the past years and to create new memories together. This year I had the privilege to take photos […]
The Blue Dot Tour with David Suzuki was in Calgary on October 30th at MacEwan Hall……I had the opportunity to take pictures for this great event. The cross Canada tour with the David Suzuki Foundation is bringing forth a much needed message “that all Canadians should have the right to drink clean water, breathe fresh […]
Adam Cohen at Festival Hall was a sold out concert and I know why………a charming man sang his heart out and had an amazing time doing it! Oh yah and his dad is a legend, which i would imagine, is a hard act to follow but let’s just say he did not disappoint. What a […]
Calgary Folk Music Festival you never cease to amaze me with how much hard work and effort goes into creating this great festival!! A full weekend of great music, dancing, food, beer gardens and new discoveries. I was able to take photos again for the photo crew at the Calgary Folk Music Festival it was […]
YYC Growers & Distributors hosted their first Garden tour bike ride as part of the YYC Cyclepalooza week of biking fun in Calgary. Our leader of the ride was Kye from Grand Truck Veggies, he was the one with the brilliant idea to bike to various spin farms within Calgary and talk with the farmers […]
Sled Island at the Ironwood…….a full line up of females performers and what a interesting group of ladies…..all with their own unique look, style and love of music. First up was the lovely Stefana Fratilla a Vancouver based artist who played spots of ambient and electronic music all the while looping her voice into her […]
Last night was a blast took pictures for Sled Island at the Palomino………the bands were lively, exciting and full of energy…..oh yah did I mention sweaty….. they must have lost 10 pounds last night what a workout!! This evening was full of hard rocking, head banging….make sure to leave your hearing at home fun!! First […]
It’s that time again this year Sled Island Music Festival and I had the opportunity to take photos at the East Village Block Party……..it was a wash out last year because of the flood and it was great to see so many people out enjoying themselves and dancing up a storm. There were all sorts […]
Sled Island @ Luke’s Drug Mart music event took place on Sunday, July 8th, 2014 in Calgary, Alberta. I had the extreme pleasure of taking pictures on this beautiful day!! The weather was brilliant and music fans were out in full force. First to take the stage was Calgary’s Night Committee, then a Seattle-based band […]
Festival Hall has concerts weekly in Calgary, Alberta and I had the opportunity to take photos of Rachel Sermanni and Dayna Manning. Rachel Sermanni is from Scotland and her music has been described as beautifully crafted folk-noir that is built upon whimisical ballads containing universal truths, sung with grace and charm. While Dayna Manning has […]
Last week I have the great opportunity to take a Introduction to Permaculture course with Kym Chi of Giggling Chi Tree. Kym offers education courses including lunch n’ learns and introductions to Permaculture and design. She is also a healing practitioner and is available for Reiki and Raindrop therapy sessions. What is Permaculture? Kym’s definition […]
In December I had the opportunity to take one of the many workshops that Market Collective offer at their events and took part in growing indoor micro-greens with Dave Carlton of the Leaf Ninjas. We were taught the process of growing micro-greens a fun and wonderful way to grown your own food indoors. I took […]
Cherry Typhoon and The Lady Josephine are two burlesque performers who collaborated to create The Bad Ladies and the Detective. The performance took place at Cafe Cleopatra, as part of Zoofest in Montreal, Quebec. ” “In 2XXX, Art is forbidden by the world government and everyone is monitored on the ‘KENSAKU System’. But, Some artists […]
I had the opportunity to take photos for the performance of Single Black Female which was produced by Nu Spyce Productions and played at the Montreal Fringe Festival last week starring Letitia Brookes and Gara Niandu. The performance was about two African American women in their 30’s “searching for love, respect, and dignity in a […]
I had the privilege to take photos of a quirky and funny performance of “Annoying Visitor” played by Cherry Typhoon and Shoshinz at the Montreal Fringe Festival. This performance used three different languages japanese, english, and french, along with physical comedy. Mr. Stormy Typhoons’ favourite thing is solitude along the way he learns a few […]
On Friday I had the opportunity to take photos of Talk Mackerel a performance at the Montreal Fringe Festival. The audience sat around a big birthday party table and were entertained by a thought provoking and engaging performance by Sarah Segal-Lazar and Jonah Carson. “You are cordially invited to the birthday party of Leslie Moira […]
I took photos of Dan Bingham at his show “Now that I have your Attention”. Dan has always been seeking woman’s attention and he shares his hilarious ups and heartbreaking downs in his search for the “The One” his show is playing at the Montreal Improv as part of The Montreal Fringe Festival go check […]
Melanie wants to capture all the very special moments of your life. Her goal is to make you feel comfortable and enjoy every moment of your photo session. Melanie likes to photograph all sorts of subjects full of soul and character because she believes we are all beautiful and unique people.