Jordan - Recent Work

Hi All,

Just posting some recent here.....available for your critique or random musings.

King O' The Cage

Whyte Ave. 2006

Raleigh, NC 2006

PIKE - graduation

Followed a grad for the day . . . 15 hours of shooting and this is what I came up with:

18-year-old Lindsay Baxter graduated along with 186 students from Vincent Massey High School on Friday June 23, 2006. Baxter graduated with honours and will attend Brandon University in the fall with plans to continue her education at Queens University in Kingston, Ontario in two years time. (CHRISTOPHER PIKE/BRANDON SUN)




Lindsay Baxter has her hair done by Vince Sottile, a hair stylist from Vigi Salon & Spa prior to graduating with 186 students from Vincent Massey High School on Friday June 23, 2006.

Lindsay Baxter reacts to a diamond ring that she received as graduation present from her Grandmother on Friday June 23, 2006.
Lindsay Baxter tries on her grad cap prior to her graduation along with 186 students from Vincent Massey High School on Friday June 23, 2006.
This didn't make it into the paper because it was felt that me being in the mirror took away from the photo too much . . . I really like the frame though.

Lindsay Baxter, left to right, Marisa Fordyce, and Sam Boychuk take a picture of themselves prior to their convocation ceremony on Friday June 23, 2006. Baxter, Fordyce and Boychuk were among the 186 students graduating from Vincent Massey High School.

Students from Vincent Massey High School are directed by a teacher into the Keystone Center prior to their graduation ceremony on Friday June 23, 2006. (This didn't make the cut either, because the guy laying out the page thought people wouldn't get it)

Lindsay Baxter poses for the school photographer after getting her diploma along with 186 students from Vincent Massey High School on Friday June 23, 2006. Baxter graduated with honours and will attend Brandon University in the fall with plans to continue her education at Queens University in Kingston, Ontario in two years time.

Lindsay Baxter poses for a group photo with the other honour roll recipients prior to graduating along with 186 students from Vincent Massey High School on Friday June 23, 2006. Baxter graduated with honours and will attend Brandon University in the fall with plans to continue her education at Queens University in Kingston, Ontario in two years time.

Lindsay Baxter and her date Evert Helms enter the Manitoba Room at the Keystone Centre during their graduation along with 186 students from Vincent Massey High School on Friday June 23, 2006. Baxter graduated with honours and will attend Brandon University in the fall with plans to continue her education at Queens University in Kingston, Ontario in two years time.

Vincent Massey students attend safe grad at the Keystone Centre after graduating earlier in the day most of the 186 graduates congregate at the parent chaperoned event on Friday June 23, 2006. Safe grad featured a DJ, fortune teller, poker tables, amond other things.


-pike-

The Murder trial in deaths of Cole and Chelsea Rodgers (who burned to death in a house fire that was set by three men to try to kill Cindy Rodgers) wrapped up Saturday after apx a 2 month trial. Cindy Rodgers (mother of the two kids who passed away) holds up locket with pics of her deceased children while being comforted by brother Paul Rodgers.

Ashley Fraser

This was the other day. Postal workers, union leaders and supporters were at the Canada Post Place for a demo where they attempted to enter the building to find secret planning documents regarding plant closures, leading to 17 arrests. Philippe Duhamel is carried away by police after crossing the barricade Monday.
*question on this one. Pre press edit out the water drop on my lens. I didn't notice till the following day on City front. What do people feel on that?


This was at 7:30am today, a young Jr kayaker out practicing to go o Soklan Slovenia for the 2006 junior world championship. Thought it was cute that the ducks were out hanging out with him.

New Website

Finally, my website has been updated. Let me know what you think!
http://www.blairgable.com

Quebecor cuts 120 positions at Sun Media; expects to save $4.6 million annually

120 jobs cut through out Sun Media.

Dave Abel was the shooter that got let go in Toronto. He's got eight weeks left there. Rick VanSickle was the Photo Editor that got let go. He was slated to go on holidays in a week and a half, so he just left yesterday when he found out. I talked to Mike Peake at the Sun, he's kind of in charge of the Photo Department now. He told me that technically I should be let go as well, but there has been no mention of letting me go yet. There's a union meeting today, and they're apparently going to figure this all out then. So heres hoping I'm still working.

The bright side of it is, is that if I get let go, I would have 8 weeks left, which is only 2 and 1/2 short of how long I was going to be there anyways.

So Blair, you were saying that none of your photogs got affected, if they had, would it have been you? as far as I know, correct me if I'm wrong, it's based on seniority, and are you not the newest guy there? Good thing no one got let go, if so.

I'll let you guys know whats going on with my position as soon as I know.

Joe O'Connal

The Young Cats of Canadian Photojournalism

Reporter Chris Lackner and I spent the night in the Old Augusta Jail built in 1811 and held many runaway slaves over the years.


94 year-old Iva Johnson live alone. Her grandmother was a slave.


94 year old Iva Johnson play piano and sings every week at church service.


Jerry Gore, a griot in the West African tradition poses in the hiding cell under the bay window of his museum's house in Maysville, KY.


Jackson Bennett, 71, has made a living working with his hands all his life. The same hands that came within an inch of beating his former white boss if his father had not intervened.


Tyrion Fox 7 year-old resident of May's Lick, KY.


Jerry Gore shows us the weight of slavery from his private collection of slave artifacts.



A hillbilly encounter on the road.


Jerry Gore poses for a photo in an old slave jail in the basement of his Underground Railroad museum property in Maysville, KY,


Jerry Gore poses for a photo in an old delapitated "Colored School" house.
The Young Cats of Canadian Photojournalism

Hi all. Malcolm Taylor here from the road in Ohio. I'm currently on a long-term project for the Ottawa Citizen following a route of the Underground Railroad From northern Kentucky thru Ohio and up into Ontario arriving on Labour Day. Here are a few pics from the road. You can follow reproter Chris Lackner and myself all summer at http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/features/freedom/index.html.
Here are some of my favourite pics from the journey so far. Enjoy. Cheers, Malcolm

Boomshakalaka

Just a bunch of pics from the past couple of days. Some weather and sports.

darren

Portrait city!

Charm Tong -- 06/14/2006 -- Charm Tong, whose parents sent her away from her home in Burma for her safety to a refugee camp in Thailand, began her human rights work there on the border at age 17, documenting rape by Burmese soldiers. She's in Toronto speaking at a Rights and Democracy conference this week. Last year she spent an hour talking to President Bush; she also won the Reebok $50,000 human rights prize.
(Carlos Osorio/Toronto Star)

Milt Dunnell -- 06/10/2006 -- Milt Dunnell gathers attention from the Scarborough Stingers (yellow) and a the North York Blues (blue) at the dedication of the new Milt Dunnell Field.
(Carlos Osorio/Toronto Star)

Ahmed Mohamed -- 06/11/2006 -- Ahmed Mohamed says he was laid-off from his job as a machine operator at Kisko Products, which makes freezies, because he is the uncle of one of the 17 people arrested on terrorism-related charges. He is Muslim and Somalian, and says he is going public so that others don't go through the same thing.
(Carlos Osorio/Toronto Star)

Soundslide

Hey everyone, I'm Brett, (hopefully) graduating from Western Academy of Photography in Victoria next week, and summer intern at the Calgary Herald. Here's my first soundslide, check it out and tell me what you think.

regalia

New word I learned: regalia - powwow garb.

Speaking of powwow's did y'all know that most are open to the non-indiginous?

This guy is a competitive powwow dancer, and is encouraging me to go to his local powwow in August.

marc

Lonely Photos

Here are some pics that didn't make the cut this week.

Naked bike protest. That is Wayne Cuddington from the Ottawa Citizen behind the cop.
Germany vs. Costa Rica.
Boring World Hunger Day presser.
Under 10 World Cup, Portugal captain.

blair