Invictus

 Inside Aubert Hall.

This was a quiet day I spent with a friend sitting in a cave by the ocean.

 We sat there under the cave, and the moments we lived; they felt so concrete. One of my most cherished days in my life actually, even if it didn't seem it.

 Another idea I had, it came out okay I think.

 I took this photo back in August in Montreal. When I took it I didn't think much, it was interesting and I was curious. Now I realize what it represents for me, it represents a sense of the unconquered. The transcendence of being, that maybe there's something more than this. I think often that we lose sight of what's real. We start looking at just the simple pleasures, and forget that there could be more. It's escapism, it's ideal, it's the "might have been".

 This is one of my friends, Megan. This is the very last photo my poor old Pentax K-1000 ever took.

And this is the first photo my new Pentax K-1000 took, I solarized it using the same method a Japanese photographer I'm familiar with used way back.

they heard me singing and they told me to stop, quit these pretentious things and just punch the clock

This boat is 40 centimeters from bow to stern. This photo was taken in the reflecting pool at the First Church of Christ the Scientist, Boston, Massachusetts.

 Cranes near le Centre Bell in Montreal

 This is the same image as above, but solarized. Solarization is a darkroom process in which as the print develops one flashes an extremely bright light on it. It's incredibly unpredictable.

Matthew Farnham sitting on Rue St. Catherines in Montreal. I only wanted his eyes to develop, and they came out fantastic. This is done in an 80's esque style.

He stood there at the corner looking out over everything for ten minutes. He didn't have anything to say. He just stood there and watched the world move.

Oh Baby You, You Got What I Need

 A table shot of Parliament Hill from Le Musee des Beaux-Arts

 This is how Ottawa heals: l'hockey.

Best photobomb ever.

What matters most is how well you walk through the fire.

 This is a portrait of Elitsa Papazova of Quebec and Bulgaria in Parc de la Fontaine Montreal. I really love how her eyes turned out. It actually does some justice.

 This is a portrait of Professor Emeritus Raymond Pelletier in Tenants Harbor, Maine.

 This is a portrait of Virginie Salilou of Brest, France, and Augusta, Maine. It did not develop properly.

 These are a set of experimental photographs I took.

 Busy, busy, busy.

Beneath the epitaph read "Can't buy me love because Nancy said so." Experimental photography abounds.

Upside down and backwards

Thank you for showing me this cave! It was extraordinary.

Aloof

Very recently I have developed a new sense of freedom. I don't know what it is, but I drive past my exit on the interstate and keep going. I drive by my house instead of going directly home. I wander a lot more than I have been.

Times Flies

 We live on a wet round and crowded rock called Earth. It is the only rock that we know of that has life. We are a significant insignificance in the universe. I think that's what lets us see the beauty within ourselves and on Earth.

My friends in their natural habitat.

Black and White, It's all right

 "I promise I'll only take one picture."

 "Nathan! Smile damnit!"

 "Can I take a picture of your baby? I'm a blogger."
"Sure just make sure you put it on the internet so I can find it!"

 "You kids grew up quick."

 "Allissa! I got you in the reflection of the sunglasses!"
"This camera is being difficult."

"It's nice to take a break from selling."