ONWA Poetry Night 2021
It’s been a couple years since the last ONWA Poetry Night, so I was very excited to be able to capture it once again. This year, it took place at The Chanterelle, which is one of the nicest locations in Thunder Bay, especially for an event like this.
It’s been a couple years since the last ONWA Poetry Night, so I was very excited to be able to capture it once again. This year, it took place at The Chanterelle, which is one of the nicest locations in Thunder Bay, especially for an event like this.
From guest poets, to musical performance and of course some amazing food, the evening was an astounding success. I’m already looking forward to next year’s event.
Albany Graduation Night Portraits
Earlier this month I photographed Albany for her official graduation photos. We also made it into a partial family session too. During that shoot she was obviously wearing her graduation gown and the photos turned out amazing. If you haven’t already, make sure you check out my previous posts to see highlights from that session.
Earlier this month I photographed Albany for her official graduation photos. We also made it into a partial family session too. During that shoot she was obviously wearing her graduation gown and the photos turned out amazing. If you haven’t already, make sure you check out my previous posts to see highlights from that session.
This time around, I was tasked to photograph Albany and some of her closest friends just before they Graduation Dinner. She decided on the Marina as the backdrop and it did end up working out well, although we did have to improvise a bit. Just as we all arrived it starting to rain very hard so we, and everyone else, were forced to go in the Mariners Hall beside Bight Restaurant. Luckily, there was enough window light in there, and after moving around some tables and chairs, we managed to get a lot of the group and individual photos done. Keep in mind, a lot of other grads were trying to do the same thing, so we didn’t have a lot of space to work with!
Soon enough, the rain stopped and the clouds parted so we headed back outside to capture some outdoor photos. It was actually nice to have a mix of indoor and outdoor photos. It goes to show you, that you always have to be ready to adapt to any situation as a photographer. From what I heard the next day at the BBQ, Albany and all of her friends had a great time celebrating their graduation.
ONWA Poetry Night - Strong Hands Stop Violence
This past Sunday ONWA held a very special poetry night in an effort to raise awareness of Violence Against Women in support of the United Nations International Day of Elimination of Violence Against Women. My task was to capture the event in photos which included musical guests - Melinda a Melissa Henderson and of course Audra Santa.
This past Sunday ONWA held a very special poetry night in an effort to raise awareness of Violence Against Women in support of the United Nations International Day of Elimination of Violence Against Women. My task was to capture the event in photos which included musical guests - Melinda a Melissa Henderson and of course Audra Santa.
Along with the musical performances, elder Al Hunter opened the evening and also contributed a poem of his own. There were also local poets, storytellers and spoken word artists sharing the work too. Even though I was taking photos during the evening, it was very moving to here the stories and poems by local people. It's amazing to see so much talent.
I also had a small Photo Booth set up where I was able to capture some of the attendees. ONWA put on such an amazing event, and I really can't wait until the next event takes place.
