Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, visits PEI
On August 3, 2022 by jmwebOn July 22nd, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was set to make a stopover on Prince Edward Island. I was assigned to cover it by Reuters. He was already in the region visiting with different groups including stops in Halifax, Nova Scotia and Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. His first stop was to Tea Hill Park
Interview: Photographing The World Juniors
On January 19, 2023 by jmwebLast week, Mitch Cormier of CBC Island Morning interviewed me on photographing the World Juniors. I’ve wanted to do a behind the scenes post and I figured, maybe if I wrote out our interview it might suffice. I will also expand on some of his questions. Do you get to watch the whole game? You
22 Stories from Twenty 22
On December 20, 2022 by jmwebTwenty-22 was a busy year yet slower year. I’ve had the honor of covering Canada and telling the stories of Canadians from coast to coast. Covid really impacted what I thought I was going to be doing and adjustments had to be made. For instance, the Memorial Cup (Saint John, NB) was held in late
Touchdown Atlantic in Wolfville
On August 3, 2022 by jmwebTouchdown Atlantic came back to the maritimes last weekend for the first time since 2019. I was asked to travel over to cover the game for The Canadian Press, specifically for the CFL. So I jumped into my car and went to Halifax for the week. The CFL had arranged for media to be picked
PEI’s First Snowstorm in 2022
On January 10, 2022 by jmwebOn Friday, Prince Edward Island received our first snowstorm and it was a doozy. As someone who loves photographing the snow, I was rather happy to see a large snowfall. Not just for things like snowshoeing and skiing but for photography. Late Friday, I had gotten some tips from some peace officers that a large
21 Moments from 2021
On December 29, 2021 by jmwebFollowing the tradition of my top pictures of the year, here is the 21 photos from 2021. I will make note, some of these are editorial and some are landscape. This years post is rather delayed as I was not sure if I should post it before the end happens. Any editorial photographs are un-edited
Justin Trudeau’s Election Visit to PEI
On September 30, 2021 by jmwebI had been somewhere near Fredericton, New Brunswick listening to some podcast on how an election was anticipated when Reuters photo editor in charge of North America Chris Helgren called giving me a heads-up that an election call was coming on Sunday. Chris is nothing short of amazing. He has kept all the photographers on
2021 Nova Scotia Lobster Dispute
On September 28, 2021 by jmwebThe Journey I was in Grand Falls, New Brunswick getting ready to chase a lightning storm when I had an email exchange about covering the Sipekne’katik First Nations launching their own fishery for Reuters. I had 36 hours to make it from the far Western Maritimes to one of the Southern tips of the Maritimes.
PEI Snowstorm February 8, 2021
On February 9, 2021 by jmwebPrince Edward Island finally received a good dumping of snow this winter season with a massive snowfall of 35-40cm on February 8th! I captured some imagery from Charlottetown & New Perth of everything from Snowplows to Amish travels. In the middle of it all, I had a great physically distanced chat with an Amish individual.