Assignments . Editorial . Prince Edward Island
Sensory-friendly Shopping
On December 27, 2019 by jmwebShopping can be difficult for people on the best of days. Add in some sensory triggers and lots of options can lead to a difficult experience. Cailynn Klingbeil from The Globe and Mail writes ‘Sensory-friendly shopping’ offers a low-noise and low-light retail environment for consumers where I was assigned by the Globe and Mail to
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Cover Photo of The Guardian
On December 21, 2019 by jmwebThrough a partnership with The Charlottetown Guardian, one of my images made the front page! For the last couple of weeks we have been doing photograph Santa sessions at the Confederation Court Mall. We provided The Guardian with some images to use for a two page spread (A4-A5) and they decided on one of them
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Santa Photos
On December 7, 2019 by jmwebWe’re back at it today and tomorrow (as well as every Friday, Saturday & Sunday till Christmas) taking Santa Photos at the Confederation Court Mall in Downtown Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island!
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“John’s Mall”
On December 3, 2019 by jmwebOne of my friends youngest calls the Confederation Court Mall, “John’s mall”. He says it because he loves looking at my photos when he goes thru the mall. Although the youngster says it, the Confederation Court Mall is in no way mine. A couple of years ago, the owner, Richard Homburg had an idea. What
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Christmas Time
On December 1, 2019 by jmwebI’ll be at the Confederation Court Mall all month on Friday’s, Saturdays and Sundays taking photos with Santa. Meanwhile, if you have a child afraid of Santa and would still like some Santa photos or if you are looking for something a bit different, let me know. I can easily accommodate this.
Blog . Landscapes . Photos+Stories . Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island Waterfalls
On November 28, 2019 by jmwebBeing a visitor of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick waterfalls, I’ve asked myself, why doesn’t PEI have waterfalls? It has similar elevation drops as other waterfalls in the Maritimes so it certainly could.Mind you, if you are expecting something the size of Niagara Falls or Grand Falls, then no, we don’t have those gigantic waterfalls.
Assignments . Editorial . Nova Scotia
Cape Breton Christmas Parades
On November 27, 2019 by jmwebCape Breton hosts many Christmas Parades. It raises spirits especially in spots like Louisbourg where the parade was developed out of a bad news story. Now the CBRM is putting a ban on night-time parades which are often organized and run by the work of many volunteer firefighters. And unsurprisingly, those firefighters have day jobs.
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Guns Drawn, Cops Show Up
On November 25, 2019 by jmwebIts a couple weeks after the election which saw me travelling around the Maritimes covering Justin Trudeau & Andrew Scheer for Reuters and I am back in Saint John photographing Reversing Falls. I park my SUV, grab my camera bag as well as my tripod. I look at my second tripod (without touching it and
Assignments . Editorial . New Brunswick
Vaping is a Health Crisis
On November 21, 2019 by jmwebThis lovely girl is Caroline Asimakos. She’s 18 years old and has been athletic all her life. She’s currently studying at the University of New Brunswick. She started vaping 3 years ago. When she coughs, if she doesn’t cough up blood (graphic), she coughs up white stuff that is covering her lungs. After visiting the Emergency