Shawinigan Wins QMJHL’s Presidents Cup
On June 13, 2022 by jmwebSaturday night the Shawinigan Cataractes defeated the Charlottetown Islanders in overtime to win the Presidents Cup finals 4-3. For the fans of Charlottetown’s Eastlink Centre, it was the first time the top QMJHL trophy was awarded in the arena. It also represented the end of a great series between two teams which fought extremely hard
Annual PEI Guardian Cover Photo
On December 28, 2021 by jmwebThe Guardian today released their annual Santa photos edition featuring my imagery taken at the Confederation Court Mall. I usually hear from a great group of people with some great praise. One of the stores I regularly visit for snacks, reminded me that it is their best selling edition of PEI’s newspaper.
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.
The Guardian Cover Photo
On December 23, 2020 by jmwebMy hometown paper, The Guardian, selected this cute photo for the cover on today’s paper. Today’s paper also includes some additional photos from the Santa Claus popup photo sessions at the Confederation Court Mall! Be sure to check it out.
New York Times Landing Page Photo
On September 9, 2020 by jmwebNot too often does the maritimes make it into the New York times, let alone their landing page photo. But after schools reopened on Prince Edward Island, they selected one of my photos taken for Reuters, as a landing page photo on their front page! In addition to this, they have since also utilized another
Access Denied
On April 16, 2020 by jmwebThere is a sad reality playing out on Canadian borders as we speak. In a country where we have always been able to cross our inter-provincial borders without any questions all of a sudden, we are limited to doing so. It is sad for many reasons. Sad because the COVID-19 pandemic has been so impactful
Congratulations Matthew Welsh
On February 28, 2020 by jmwebOver the past five years, I’ve had lots of opportunities to photograph Charlottetown Islanders goaltender Matthew Welsh for numerous purposes. In his first game in the QMJHL, the 16 year old (at the time), stopped all 20 shots against the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles with a shut out winning 5-0. Very fitting considering tonight he
Wet’suwet’en Support in Moncton
On February 23, 2020 by jmwebOn Friday, February 21st, a protest was planned in the Caledonia Industrial Park in Moncton, New Brunswick. As part of Reuter’s coverage on the Wet’suwet’en support, I was assigned to cover the protests taking place. Here are some of the photos taken of the event. Here is some additional coverage from Reuters.
Freezing Rain of Halifax
On February 7, 2020 by jmwebI am in Halifax, Nova Scotia for a couple of days and we are currently being pelted by a freezing rain storm which is causing everything to turn to ice. Although my sneakers did amazing, my jacket is none the less now frozen. She’s a bit icey/wet out there!