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“You don’t take a photograph, you make it” This well-known Ansel Adams (1902–1984) quote would have had a very different audience and intention given the image-making technology of his time. Adams challenged the then mainstream idea that a photograph was a document and confidently stated that the tools he used to record scenes were tools of a fine art craft rather than instruments of factual recording. Issue #73 - MELD - Cover image by Sarah E. Fuller , photo by Margaret Mulligan Photography purists still applaud Adam’s proclamation that photography should be considered an artform; but this quote takes on a bold new meaning now, given the limitless technology options available today to creative practitioners. From historical processes to AI, the “making of photographs” has never been a more diverse and contentious landscape. New combinations and previously unheard voices present us with truly exciting, fresh conversations. Cameras are no longer even needed to create hyper-real images. “Photographs” are “made” every day at a rate beyond anyone’s comprehension with AI. With the volume of images being “made,” my question is “What are they saying?” What are we visually breathing in from beneath this avalanche? Issue #73 celebrates photo-based artists that dare to meld technologies to craft powerful creative statements. Emma Nishimura feature story by Corinna vanGerwin Emma Nishimura ’s multimedia works are a tribute to her family history. Her use of photographic documents in crafting intricate, delicate, beautiful pieces connects the viewer with a very real family immigration story. The images she “makes” blend her story with that of her grandmother’s. All the artists in this edition share practices that are slow, arduous, complicated, and layered. Works presented in this issue offer disruptions and diversions from the high-volume digital life quips that we have gotten used to streaming endlessly on our screens. Prolific outsider artist Martha Davis ’ dioramas and greenscreen projects are vivid, quickly made sketches that demand attention and slam down really hard conversation ignitions about genuinely important topics: community, seniors, children, our environment, social justice, and more. Natalie Hunter ’s work takes a gentler approach, inviting viewers into a physical experience of quiet light and joyful colour. Her work asks us to pause and breathe as we enjoy a rare analog experience. Natalie Hunter feature by Bart Gazzola In the context of mainstream conversations arguing the virtues and warnings of AI, Benjamin Freedman ’s work questions, and mirrors Adam’s quote directly. Benjamin’s fabricated camera-less narratives in the context of contemporary art ask us not to challenge the truth of an image (those days have passed) but present us with a new tool for storytelling our memories, and other narratives that may or may not exist. Duane Isaac ’s work combines the physical craft of mask-making with photography to present viewers with an Indigiqueer perspective that explores identity, culture, and sexuality. ( Read more here ) The PORTFOLIO pages in this edition are especially exciting for us, as the artists we present here have been selected by our curatorial team from our first-ever international open call. Trina O’Hara (Australia / Italy) PORTFOLIO featured artists Trina O’Hara (Australia / Italy) Sarah E. Fuller (Canada) Pavlo Fyshar (Ukraine / Germany) Maryam Firuzi (Iran) Rosemary Horn (New Zealand) Diego Fabro (Brazil / Dublin) Monica Rooney (Canada) Christine Germano (Canada) Zelda Zinn (USA) Ralph Nevins (Canada) AND, Check out the GuruShots Pure Minimalism showcase in print or online HERE. Find our playlist of MELD inspired tunes on SPOTIFY! Consider supporting us! For as little as $2./ month we'd love your support to continue producing great content for you to enjoy!   • JOIN US AS A PATRON   • SUBSCRIBE FOR PRINT DELIVERY   • GET DIGITAL ISSUUS

Duane Isaac, Snake Series, 2023. AS I AM AN  Ojibwe and Wasauksing First Nation (Eagle Clan) member, my curatorial interests explore many facets of identity, including discussions of queerness, gender, and the importance of cultural representation in art. I have always focused on rising artists who push boundaries and align with the themes and concepts I research.  Duane Isaac is one of those artists. They are of Mi’gmaq descent from rural Listuguj, Quebec. From studying at Dawson College to exhibiting in various galleries and publications, their practice catalyzes discussions of indigeneity and queerness, woven into themes of masculinity, femininity, and the power of camp.  Duane Isaac, “Bloom,” 2018. Duane states, “My Indigiqueer perspective shapes my artistic practice by exploring the intersectionality of identity, culture, and sexuality.” Duane creates surreal, fantastical masks inspired by ideas around their identity, made of found objects and recycled supplies. Their fabrication process involves forging every mask with a base layer of aluminum foil applied to a mould to create a smooth, seamless form. When pleased with the mould prototype, the mask gains a layer of foam clay, filling any gaps and creating stability. Once the foam clay has congealed, the mask is ready for protruding forms and embellishments. Duane’s masks are fabricated in an organic flow in which mistakes and anomalies  are embraced. These moments push the creative work in new directions throughout the process. The creative process continues through the camera lens and later in post-production. Duane works with models, friends, and strangers to embody archetypes that comment on the ongoing glorification of the ideal body. The photographs are narrowed down to four or five for the editing process. Duane uses Lightroom and Photoshop to layer in otherworldly environments to create an eerie playfulness. Ultimately, mask-making has been the most important part of their photography journey. I first became aware of Duane’s practice in 2018 when I came across "Bloom" (2018). This image specifically spoke to the concepts and themes I research, queerness and gender. Queer identity holds many complex states of fluctuation. The embodiment and notions of masc and fem are never in a fixed state and always waver. Often, our desires, relationships, and interactions are subjected to scrutiny, and expectations are made around sexuality and gender identity to fit a pre-manufactured mould. "Bloom" (2018) presents a traditionally masculine body that evolves past colonial ideologies surrounding sexuality and gender.   Duane Isaac, Snake Series, 2023. Celestial Bodies / Corps célestes /Enangog Bemaadzojig , exhibition at daphne Gallery, Montreal, in collaboration with articule, photographed by Guy L'heureux, 2023. Duane and I worked together in 2023 at daphne x articule in Montreal. Celestial Bodies  became a travelling exhibition that stemmed from my residency there. This group exhibition explored the experience of Indigenous Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer identities. Our work presented the audience with the statement: We are celestial bodies, and we transcend. Duane Isaac, Snake Series, 2023. Celestial Bodies / Corps célestes /Enangog Bemaadzojig , exhibition at daphne Gallery, Montreal, in collaboration with articule, photographed by Guy L'heureux, 2023. The Snake Series , consisting of three photographs and three sculptural masks’ were pieces created specifically for Celestial Bodies . This work challenges the traditional way we view photographs as art by allowing the viewer a new dimension to their experience. The handmade masks on display share the artist’s hand and challenge the connection with the subject in the image. In this series, Duane presents concepts of the queer gaze through myth and fable iconography crafting a sense of the forbidden. Apples, pills, and snakes embody temptation, caution, and consequence, cloaked around the ideals of traditional beauty.  Duane Isaac, “Untitled 3,” 2023. Duane’s practice is ever-evolving. A recent outdoor exhibition of their work in Quebec featured large-scale images printed on transparent sheets pressed into blocks of ice. New presentations such as this push their ideas around encapsulating the surreal, while continuing to propel viewers to question beauty and identity through ethereal, strange, and heavenly works. See more work by Duane Isaac: duanedisaac.com This story appeared in issue #73, the MELD edition. This issue showcased photography as a creative blender, presenting artists who work slowly and carefully crafting considered, intentional, layered, and complicated works. Follow curator and artist Jesse King, HERE Did you enjoy this FREE read? Consider supporting us!   • JOIN US AS A PATRON   • SUBSCRIBE FOR PRINT DELIVERY   • GET DIGITAL ISSUUS   Follow us on Instagram, Patreon , Facebook , and Instagram , and sign up for our e-newsletter to keep up with all our adventures!

On any given spring or summer day, you will find Rocio Graham playing in the dirt. Coming from a Mexican family that grows food and flowers, including uncles who grow watermelons, beans, and other vegetables for exportation to the US and Canada, it was truly only a matter of time before Rocio went back to her roots in terms of working with the land. She feels she has always been very connected to the landscape and that it connects her to her home, and defines her identity. In 2002, a move to Canada from Mexico meant that Graham had to reacquaint herself with growing flowers and plants in a much harsher environment. She started to pay attention to the shifts of the seasons and observe the microclimates in her backyard. In 2013 after the rigorous family canning season, Graham started the painful process of mourning her garden. Late September in Calgary means the luscious greens that once graced the landscape become a tangled, brown, decaying mess. It was around this time that the idea of “canning” her flowers as a way to preserve them inspired her to think about ways to further immortalize the lifecycle of the garden. The question arose: What if, instead of fighting the cycles of nature, she could surrender to their power? That year, Graham started to freeze her flowers to preserve them so she could revisit them whenever she wanted, to be reworked and incorporated into her art along with other organic matter. Foraging within the boundaries of her home, she began to play with different combinations of compost and discarded organic materials from her home, both of food and flowers. The following year, Graham’s gardening became more sophisticated as she desired a larger variety of things to forage. New plants, seeds, and heirloom varieties were introduced. She planted flower seeds according to their textures, colours and shapes. Another mode of research put into place was the comparison of her work to famed historical artists who also used the garden as inspiration: Claude Monet, Georgia O’Keeffe, Jan De Heem, Rachel Ruysch, and other Dutch still-life masters. Aesthetically, the dramatic lighting of these still-life works seemed more appropriate to mourn the loss of the fertile garden at season’s end, but Graham soon discovered that her emotions were coming from a deeper level. Digging in the mud will unearth worms and other unexpected creatures, and in the same way, digging deeper emotionally brought to light enormous parallels between nature’s cycles and Graham’s inner garden. The inner landscape shifts and ebbs with the seasons, and as a trauma survivor, the bouts of PTSD Graham experiences are unearthed and reclaimed through gardening and art. The savage nature of still-life fits the underlying tones of her work in that the rawness of life, the flourishing and the decay, can mix together to reflect the contradictions and tensions of life and the remnants of post-traumatic stress. Feeling disconnected to her body in these moments led her to search for ways to reconnect with it, and for Graham, gardening and its labour-intensive qualities allow her to feel grounded and to access the landscape in a cathartic way. Her work is infused with metaphor and reflection and every aspect of her compositions transpires a deep intention. Her rigorous meditative art practice allows her to not only connect to the land, but ultimately, to herself. See more of Rocio's work: rociograhamstudio.com Enjoyed this free read?! Consider supporting us! We would love to continue producing great content for you to enjoy! JOIN US AS A PATRON   • SUBSCRIBE FOR PRINT DELIVERY  • GET DIGITAL ISSUUS   #womeninphotography #AlbertaPhotographer #stilllifephotography #naturephotography #lightingtechniques #fineartphotography #photoart #canadianphotography

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Inspiring Canadian photography stories in print MELD Issue #73, is filled with fresh perspectives on photography from around the world. The MELD themed issue showcases photography as a creative blender, where artists work slowly and carefully crafting considered, intentional, and complicated works. Optimism and empowerment Although much of the work speaks to many of the dark challenges we collectively face — environmental disaster, war, human rights issues, AI, and more — this edition presents a quiet, optimistic, hopeful, and empowered collective view. Inspiration for change This issue invites viewers to slow down and to be curious, empathetic, and inspired towards positive, peaceful change in the world. This issue features: Book recommendations by Brian St. Denis Change Made: Melding change through storytelling by Sid Naidu HANNAH MAYNARD’S GEMS by Cassandra Spires SPAO: IF YOU BUILD IT THEY WILL COME by Corinna vanGerwen Emma Nishimura: Stories, Memories, Histories by Corinna vanGerwen Curiosity, Wonder, and Unmitigated Optimism: Martha Davis at work PORTFOLIO Trina O’Hara (Australia / Italy) Sarah E. Fuller (Canada) Pavlo Fyshar (Ukraine / Germany) Maryam Firuzi (Iran) Rosemary Horn (New Zealand) Diego Fabro (Brazil / Dublin) Monica Rooney (Canada) Christine Germano (Canada) Zelda Zinn (USA) Ralph Nevins (Canada) + MORE! Cover image by Sarah E. Fuller. GET IT DELIVERED IN PRINT ! READ THE DIGITAL REPLICA A little sample of what we've done in the past.... Winter 2024- COLOUR Featuring: Finn O’Hara in conversation with Craig D’Arville/ffoto.com Michael Seleski: After All Curator Peppa Martin reflects on the art of Leslie Hossack & Peter Owusu-Ansah Brianna Roye + Wanna Thompson’s, Portraits of Mas by Corinna vanGerwen A Vibrant Vision by Djenabé Edouard Patricia Parsons: Perceptions of Colour The Hand-Tinted Lantern Slides of Mary Schäffer Warren by Mina Markovic Scarborough Made: Culture in Colour by Sid Naidu PORTFOLIO Featuring: Amanda Devison, Manfred Mueller, Stephane Alexis, Daphne Faye Boxill, Eva Kolcze, Monica Rooney, Paul Gravett, Trina Turl, Vanessa Pejovic, David Dorrance, Ryan Puchalski, Marie-Louise Moutafchieva, and Tessy Morelli, our TAMRON Award winner + MORE! The COLOUR issue features a cover image from the Standing Rock series, “On the Heavens,” by Finn O’Hara. FALL 2024- TIME Featuring: Scarborough Made : Community Spotlights By Sid Naidu June Clark & Christina Leslie , in conversation with Craig D’Arville Zinnia Naqvi , Time after Time, by Darren Pottie Sylvia Galbraith , What Time Is This Place? Camera Obsura Rooms Wade Comer , Layering time in a single frame, by Cece M. Scott Arianne Clement, Aging, beautifully. Documenting centenarians, by Alan Bulley PORTFOLIO Featuring: Daphne Faye Boxill, Elsa Hashemi, Lucy Lu, Farah Al Amin, Julianna D’Intino, Elizabeth Siegfried, and Catherine Page. + MORE! Our cover features an image by Bret Culp Spring/Summer 2024- Light Featuring: Scarborough Made : Community Spotlights By Sid Naidu RITA LEISTNER & DON MCKELLAR Searching for light in dark times By Craig D’Arville THIERRY Du BOIS Lit from within By Alan Bulley THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF ANN PICHÉ By Darren Pottie VICKI DA SILVA Running with Light By Rita Godlevskis SOFT-FOCUS AND SERENDIPITY: PINHOLE PHOTOGRAPHY By Peppa Martin ADAM SWICA Rendering Light By Corinna vanGerwen Minna Keene & Violet Keene Perinchief By Mina Markovic Chasing Light is Chasing Life By Rocio Graham PORTFOLIO Featuring: Henry VanderSpek, Monica Rooney, Amy Friend, Grant Withers, Nikki Baxendale, Jennifer Gilbert, Felicity Somerset, Alan McCord, and Pablo Villegas. + MANY MORE! Our cover features an image by THIERRY Du BOIS WINTER 2023- LAND Featuring: Scarborough Made : Reclaiming community space, by Sid Naidu This summer we travelled , A poem by Tenille Campbell ELLA MORTON : Northern Curiosity, by Corinna vanGerwen STEVE KEAN : Moving Landscapes, by Bart Gazzola ALAN BULLEY : re:Placed PORTFOLIO Featuring: Janet Hinkle, Arlin Ffrench, Vera Saltzman, Joanne White, Julie Florio, TJ Watt, Edward Peck, Jeff Adams, Rachel Foster, Richard Miller & Geneviéve Thibault, Richard Robesco, and Richelle Forsey + MANY MORE! Our cover features an image by Richelle Forsey FALL 2023- WATER Featuring: Ruth Kaplan : The Bathers - by Bart Gazzola Scarborough Made: Making Waves By Sid Naidu Amy Romer : The Last Salmon Run Chris Myhr : Ab-solutes + Vessels Benjamin Von Wong : Big Brands, Complex Systems of Global Production, & A.I. Osheen Harruthoonyan : Floating, by Corinna vanGerwen Ocean Wise Team - Pacific Northwest Whale Watchers + MANY MORE! Our cover features an image by Ruth Kaplan SPRING/Summer 2023- FOOD Featuring: Scarborough Made : Community connections + culinary culture By Sid Naidu A meditation on the perishable: S. Maria Brandt’s Installation 50%, By Bart Gazzola Food Chain: A conversation through photographs about food Apples to iPhones? By Ali Penko PORTFOLIO: Marie-Louise Moutafchieva, Kate Ince, Carl Rittenhouse, Jennifer Chin, Anthony Carr, Gladys Lou, and Peggy Taylor Reid • SVAVA TERGESEN • Ian Kapitan’s Black Sheep Supper Club By Corinna vanGerwen • GAB BOIS: Playing with her food + MANY MORE! Our cover features an image by S. Maria Brandt Winter 2022-2023 Botanicals Featuring: An augmented reality piece by artist Erin McGean Ryan Van Der Hout’s incredible photographic work accompanied by a unique conversation between writers Kerry Manders and brandy ryan, who discuss the multitude of layers that this work presents. Danny Custodio Jennifer Long T.M. Glass Julya Hajnoczky Sally Ayre Ali Penko + MANY MORE! This issue was curated by Peppa Martin, founder of TheCommotion.ca, a virtual photography salon. Our cover features an image by Anna Church FALL 2022- Photography + Activism Featuring: AMBER BRACKEN – ‘A witness with a camera,’ By Laurence Butet-Roch Carole Condé + Karl Beveridge - ‘Democratizing Art’ An interview by Ingrid Forster KC ADAMS - PERCEPTION Alex Jacobs-Blum, ‘Home is Calling’ By Laurence Butet-Roch ‘Blurred lines: A conversation between photographers, Jackie Dives & Kate Schneider ‘An Ethical Photography Practice’ By Danielle Khan Da Silva +MORE! This issue was curated by award winning photographer, author, and academic, Laurence Butet-Roch. Our cover features an image by Kate Schneider SPRING/SUMMER 2022- FUTURE X FASHION Featuring: The BIPOC photography mentorship program Emerging photographers from across Canada tell us how they see the future of photography Christopher Schmitt's (Virtual) Perception of Reality Patricia Ellah's Fashion Forward Frames Richard Bernardin speaks about the importance of The Muse +MORE! This issue was curated by Djenabé a multi-disciplinary artist, producer, and art director for @Aquarius.Mood. She says, “In this issue, I was keen to share future-focused stories, make space for imagination, and explore the two-headed entity that has influenced all of my creative inclinations: fashion and the future.“ Our cover features an image by SATY NAMVAR + PRATHA SAMYRAJAH WINTER 2021- TYPOLOGIES Featuring: Resources you'll love Heather Doughty INSPIRE: The Women’s Portrait Project Tanja-Tiziana’s Buzzing NEON Lights Bart Gazzola DISCARDED DISCOVERING SELF: VERA SALTZMAN By Peppa Martin Thierry du Bois PROJECT Y Stéphane Alexis’ Chains & Crowns Arnaud Maggs: A career in three acts By Anne Cibola Émilie Régnier and The Devotees of Leopard Print By Laurence Butet-Roch MORRIS LUM - Chinatowns By Briar Chaput Walter Segers Story Lines Our cover features images by Stéphane Alexis. FALL 2021- The ECo Issue Featuring: Resources you'll love THE ECO-FRIENDLY DARKROOM NICK HAWKINS - Adventurer & Conservation Photographer Q&A ROCIO GRAHAM Forest Miracles TAYLOR ROADES The Aerial Perspective John Healey PLASTIC BEACH Coffee for Film By Kate Roy Samantha Stephens: Little Things + Big Changes By Briar Chaput & The READERS GALLERY Our cover features an image from the In Possible Lands series by Annie Briard. Spring/Summer 2021- FUN! Featuring: THE ULTIMATE PHOTO NERD WORDSEARCH ALI PENKO PLAY IN PHOTOGRAPHY JOANNIE LAFRENIÈRE’S PLAYTIME: Kerry Manders & brandy ryan in conversation CAROL SAWYER × NATALIE BRETTSCHNEIDER By Mark Walton or Walter Markson BLAKE MORROW: Pop culture & PhotoShop LINDSI HOLLEND: Heightened Vision By Michelle Joseph 2021 Astrological advice for photographers By Djenabé Our cover features Priyanka, Winner of Canada’s Drag Race. Image by Blake Morrow. winter 2020- beautiful B&W Featuring: Rosalie Favell - Facing the Camera Photography as a Gift By Ruth Bergen Braun Matt Williams’ Two Rivers Kamelia Pezeshki - Attention to detail Francis A. Willey’s “Blindness” By Kerry Manders Jessica Deeks GIRLS+ ROCK OTTAWA Christine Fitzgerald - A fierce and ordinary reality By Brandy Ryan Karolina Kuras - Romance, flight, & fluidity By Mark Walton Ally Gonzalo BAKLA! By Michelle Joseph Kate Roy - Affinity Cover by Karolina Kuras Fall 2020- Fresh PORTRAITURE Featuring: #PORCHtraits: Images from isolation Liam Mackenzie - Beautiful, messy, wild, and dynamic Lyle XOX: About Face Q&A: XVXY Photo Yucho Chow: Chinatown Through a Wide Lens FRESH FACES: The future of Canadian Portraiture Cover by Liam Mackenzie Spring/Summer 2020- Mental Health Featuring: Kat Fulwider: Ottawa homeless youth + cyanotypes Representing Ideas: New Brunswick College of Craft and Design students explore mental health, by Karen Ruet THE ONE PROJECT The power of photography to change the conversation, by Bryce Evans SHIRA GOLD: Finding her breath, by Peppa Martin Rick Miller’s Homecoming, by Kerry Manders Sara Harley: Stroke of emotions Megan Conley: Vulnerable Expressions, by Ali Penko Cover by Shira Gold Winter 2019- Canadian Risk-Takers Featuring: Haley Eyre: New and bonkers, by Ali Penko Windfields Middle School students Experiential Learning Project, by Briar Chaput Shannon Fitzgerald: A little bit weird, by Joshua Cameron Nicholas Aiden: Introductions Sage Szkabarnicki-Stuart: Portrait of the Artist as a Young Woman, by Peppa Martin Martine Marie-Anne Chartrand: Drôle de ménagerie Joseph R. Adam: BURN Laurence Philomène: In Living Colour, by David Fulde Justin Atkins + Steven Restagno: Mirage Theodora Mitrakos: Mythos Cover self-portrait by Sage Szkabarnicki-Stuart Fall 2019- Documentary Photography Featuring: Christine Love Hewitt’s Wanderlust Representing with Dignity. A panel discussion moderated, by Laurence Butet-Roch Morgan Sears-Williams' Queer Love and Care Ears, Eyes, Voice: Black Canadian Photo journalists 1970s–1990s, by Dr. Julie Crooks Chris Donovan: Complicated Maritime Clouds Paul Seesequasis’ Indigenous Archival Photo Project Patti Gower: From the front lines to leading the next generation JAYU- Photography + community good, by Joshua Cameron Cover by Chris Donovan Spring/ Summer 2019-Analog Photography Featuring: 5 things to look for in a used camera Stephen Brookbank’s - The making of a place Burke Paterson’s - Objects + Ritual Photograms A.T. Kingsmith’s Berlin: A fractal city How-To: Double exposures - Twice as nice! Sara Fleiszig: SOAKED in bodily fluids Sally Ayre, Cyanotypes Kali Spitzer: A Portrait of Resilience SEITIES: A platform for analog photography Our cover features a Tintype by Kali Spitzer Winter 2018 - Studio Work Featuring: In Studio How-To: One light, Three ways, with Margaret Mulligan Vicky Lam: Eye Candy, by Briar Chaput Imagining Exoplanets. Adam Makarenko’s Toronto workshop, by Alexander Tesar David J. Fulde, shooting with flair, by Joshua Cameron In studio with Torrie Groening, by Peppa Martin Grand Masters of Flash. Jens Kristian Balle, Larissa Issler, and Nik Mirus. New Kids on the Block. Emerging talents, hangin’ tough. Five recent photo school grads tell us about the transition from school to the real world. Cover image of Mango Sassi, by David J Fulde Fall 2018- Canadians Abroad Featuring: Marie Louise Moutafchieva/ Renaissance light & culinary delights by Nicola Irvin Travel Tips. Travel advice you may not expect... Thomas Brasch - Out of the Darkness Nathalie Doust’s Korean Dreams, by Samatha Small Anton Mwewa: Curious + Candid, by Joshua Cameron Meaghan Ogilvie’s Underwater worlds, by Briar Chaput Samra Habib ‘JUST ME AND ALLAH,’ by Joshua Cameron Jo-Anne McArthur - Animal Advocate INTAC - A Global Collaboration of Universities by Peter Sramek Samuel Bolduc: From Matane to London Cover by Anton Mwewa Spring/Summer 2018 - Manipulation Featuring: The TIME-TRAVELLING HIPSTER by Joshua Cameron Jessica Thalmann: Destroy and reinvent by Cece Scott Meet Forensic Video Analyst - Michael Plaxton Goodbye Photography, hello Computers by Dolores Gubasta/KlixPix Timothy Starchuk’s Data – Based Art Natalia Osmolovskaya: A City Dweller’s Magic Two Canadian STOCK photo companies making waves online by Nicola Irvin (POSSIBLY) The last roll of colour Infrared film in CANADA by Bob St. Cyr HOW-TO: Edit in Adobe Lightroom Cover by Natalia Osmolovskaya Winter 2017-Landscapes: Real & Imagined Featuring: ISABELLE HAYEUR ’s - Disorientation Desirée Patterson’s - Enraciné by Peppa Martin HOW-TO: Make frozen bubbles by Chris Ratzlaff DANI LEFRANÇOIS - Landscape photography in Banff Alex McLeod: Endless Connectivity by Briar Deacon Pat Kane: The Land Up North HOW-TO: Tips for Winter Photography Adisa Sadaf Rawi: New Worlds Cover by Desirée Patterson FALL 2017 Canadian Collaborations Featuring: The women of TEA & BANNOCK LM CHABOT “One does not go without the other” by Briar Deacon Photo Collectives: Toronto V. 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