Michele and I just took a recent trip to Winnipeg, Canada where I was lucky enough to photograph a wedding. It was a great opportunity for Michele to meet the rest of my family she had not met yet. I was born in Winnipeg, Canada and a majority of my mother & father's family is from Winnipeg as well.
We flew in on Thursday September 2nd and took off on Monday the 6th, so, it was going to be a short visit. We really only had Friday & Sunday to visit family and see the city since I had to photograph a wedding all day Saturday. We managed to fit in almost everyone we wanted to see which was great.
Overall, the entire trip was beyond perfect and Michele and I would like to thank everyone who made it possible. Below is a few images from the trip along with a slide show I assembled to the images chosen for the blog post.
I've also attached a link to view a preview of documentary which will be released in the spring of 2011. This documentary is about the artist Wanda Koop who has been in a relationship with my Uncle Steve for many years now. My Uncle Steve and Wanda are a true inspiration to me on what is possible in creativity and the art world. They both create truly mind blowing art work that is beyond words and leaves you in utter awe. Her 1 minute teaser really moved me and I thought I would share.
Slide Show of Winnipeg Trip
Kept driving past this spot and I knew Michele and I had to get a least one shot done here. I dig it! Very random to have the hearts up on the wall which added to the photo I thought.
Flying into Winnipeg, Canada.
Image of Michele and I at my Uncle Steve's house. His house has a lot of character and history in it which is a whole other blog post.
My cousin Stepheny posing for an image with her puppy.
Portrait of my Uncle Steve. As soon as I saw this spot in his backyard I knew I had to get a quick picture of him in this setting. I really like this image a lot.
Morning sunshine through stained glass window in my Uncle Steve's house. To view this in person is absolutely beautiful for it's size and detail.
Wanda Koop's studio which was beyond awesome. This place would be my ideal dream home / studio. Again, completely speechless...
Wanda's kitty who was just to cool. This cat had a lot of personality and I think Michele wanted to take him home.
Scoped out the church the day before the wedding to get an idea for the layout and location.
Picture of my cousin Michael and his wife Sahoko & son Keiji.
Picture of my Uncle Barry, Aunt Pearl, cousin Jennifer and her kids Connor & Liam.
My youngest cousin Zack playing on his
Zamboni. For those who have no clue what a Zamboni is, look it up on Google or click on the link above. Not many kids in US would be thinking their lawn is a skating rink and they are the Zamboni operator and need to knock out the job. This was way to cool to watch and I had to capture some images of it. Just watching this brought back a lot of memories of my childhood in Canada.
Helped the kids assemble a robot out of bits and pieces and slapped one of Zack's shirts on him. Of course we had to take some pictures of that. Above image has rights to Zack Hamilton. He was really into taking pictures.
Keiji sporting a pose for me.
I think I found a new hobby for Zack. Tell me he is not into it!
I love how he is 4 years old and he is so focused on getting a image of me. Showed him how to use the trigger and really liked using that to take the pictures.
My Uncle Neil's family (Dad's brother). Carolyn & Neil made us a very good dinner the night before we took off. Our visit was way to short and we look forward to getting back up there.
My Uncle working on a project at
The Forks in Winnipeg, Canada. On his 40th birthday he engraved 40 into his 40th link that runs along the Forks Market on the water.
View of the The Forks.
Cousin Stepheny & Michele.
Me, my Aunt Merle & Michele at the wedding.
