Exhibition 2010

On April 26th, we had the Annual Algonquin Photography Exhibition where we displayed 1st year and 2nd year work. Me and Jen Hladkowitz being two graduates and apparently having displayed good public speaking skills, were chosen to be the 'Masters of Ceremony'. We had to get up in front of 400 or so people and introduce the presenters for the different awards.

I won the NIKON Award($500 Gift certificate) for 'Best Magazine Cover'! I was also nominated for 'Best Website', and 'Best Portfolio'. So happy to have won that award and nominated for another two, just comes to show that I'm on the right path and people like what I'm doing. Thank you to everyone that supports the work I do and to my sister for modeling the shot that made me win!

To check out the set-up, a slideshow of images from the show, and the Awards slideshow, click here.

Thank you to everyone that made the exhibition possible! Good luck to all my fellow second years on their future adventures!

Co-op in Los Angeles, California

In order to graduate from the Algonquin College Photography Program all students must complete a certain amount of hours of free-labour/co-op/internship/field placement with a Pro Photographer.
During the search for a photographer, the photography I enjoy and want to go into is discussed between Jen Allison (a fellow graduate) and Angus Fergusson (a Toronto Photographer). Angus suggested I check out Kwaku Alston (a Venice California-based photographer).
And so I did and after a month or so of constant emailing and phoning back (without being annoying) I got the placement with him!

Shortly after that I was on my way to Los Angeles, California interning for photographer Kwaku Alston. My time with Kwaku was spent organizing his studio and workspace, getting rid of old papers and old electronics, website building, and assisting on photoshoots.
I assisted Kwaku on the beach photographing people with an 8x10 camera for his 'Horizon Court' series, documenting different individuals in Venice beach. I also had the chance to see what it is like behind-the-scenes at a 'People' Magazine photoshoot in Beverly Hills where we photographed Dancing with the Stars couple, Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Aaron Carter.
It was an overall amazing experience and I hope to see more of Kwaku and Los Angeles in the near future.
Thank you Kwaku for giving me this opportunity, I'm glad to have helped!

Check me out on Kwaku Alston's blog(under 'Entry 104')
Check me out on the Algonquin College Photography blog