Back in the saddle.

March 12, 2021

Taking a much different approach considering our current restrictions and working safely while incorporating my creative aspirations. Creating an editorial at a safe social distance with the model doing her own makeup. Working entirely outside, changing in dark corners and finding the light that we can make work while adding the portable set up I had with me.

I rented a studio

January 15, 2021

I rented a studio and worked with some models and natural light to begin my new year and set the tone for my big goals. I found this spot on This Open Space and I highly recommend using the site to find a studio rental.

Hello 2021, happy to be here

January 8, 2021

Hello 2021 welcome, Free Admission Photography is glad to see you. We are looking forward to making art with you this year and building our community too.

Magic, murals and answers to questions are here.

November 27, 2020

Contain Yourself with Lumiere at Jim Deva Plaza created by the West End BIA. This mural was created in partnership with Deanna Flinn and Ashley Guindon. It was painted November 21 and is ready for you to stand next too, let it all out and snap a selfie too.

Welcome to Newsletter #1

July 31, 2020

Thank you and welcome to Newsletter #1, Free Admission Photography, and Illustration. This is a recap of the last 6 or so months, we have been home a lot making art and then getting outside in the sunshine.

I'm glad your here, what have you been up to?

A published editorial and evolution.

July 26, 2020

I have had several editorials published in fashion magazines and this time I thought I would combine my fashion images with my illustrations for submission to SKYE Magazine

I have been working on a long term photo project since 2021. . Recently over coffee with a friend I figured out the goal behind it. I finally named it. Originally I was giving myself the goal of taking photos everyday and then I thought about the place photography has in my life, how it makes me feel. . I knew what I wanted the viewer to feel when they see the series. . You know that feeling of peace when you are in a room with someone and you don’t speak. The silence becomes a comfort that you may not share with anyone else. . Alone together in a room. . . . These images are a collection of iPhone photos and may not make the final cut. I will share the full project in time. . #photoproject #longterm #moments #sharingsilence #comfortable #story #aphotoadaykeepsthedoctoraway #vanccouverisawesome #vancouverphotographer

I have been working on a long term photo project since 2021. This is one of the images I submitted to the Italian Vogue - Photo Vogue portal and it was accepted. . I submit every week by staying up past 11 on Sunday, the submission portal is only open for a few hours each week. I plan my submissions and keep an active folder on my desktop. I haven’t had an image accepted since 2022. . The link to my Photo Vogue portfolio is in my bio. . Recently over coffee with a friend I figured out the goal behind this project I created, I finally named it. Originally I was giving myself the goal of taking photos everyday and then I thought about the place photography has in my life, how it makes me feel. . I knew what I wanted the viewer to feel when they see the series. . You know that feeling of peace when you are in a room with someone and you don’t speak. The silence becomes a comfort that you may not share with anyone else. . Alone together in a room. . . . #photoproject #longterm #moments #sharingsilence #comfortable #story #aphotoadaykeepsthedoctoraway #vanccouverisawesome #vancouverphotographer

I have been working on a long term photo project since 2021. . Recently over coffee with a friend I figured out the goal behind it. I finally named it. Originally I was giving myself the goal of taking photos everyday and then I thought about the place photography has in my life, how it makes me feel. . I knew what I wanted the viewer to feel when they see the series. . You know that feeling of peace when you are in a room with someone and you don’t speak. The silence becomes a comfort that you may not share with anyone else. . Alone together in a room. . . . #photoproject #longterm #moments #sharingsilence #comfortable #story #aphotoadaykeepsthedoctoraway #vanccouverisawesome #vancouverphotographer

I just found these in my archives. . I just checked my entire feed on instagram and they were never posted. They were published in Vigour magazine, in print, I have the copy. . March 2015, shot in Toronto in my home studio. I lived above an Italian restaurant at Yonge and Eglington. The space was huge and I had a skylight. I could hear the people at the restaurant sing happy birthday. It was adorable. . This editorial was created with @tmesseng and edited by @kehli_g our MUA was Erica who doesn’t have social media anymore. . I feel pretty lucky to still be doing this a decade later and I intend on continuing into the next one and the next. I love my job. I see the world through a lens, I have since I was 12 and my stepfather gave me my first camera. RIP Dan, thank you for all you did for us, we loved you so. . . . #editorialphotography #fashionphotography #creator #makersgonnamake #creativedirector #artdirector #stylist #vancouverfashionphotographer #womeninphotography #yvrphotographer #CommercialPhotography #VancouverIsAwesome #DeannaFlinnPhotography InTheLuupe @girlgaze

May, so far. . Making t-shirt yarn and doing stuff. . . . #editorialphotography #fashionphotography #creator #makersgonnamake #creativedirector #artdirector #stylist #vancouverfashionphotographer #womeninphotography #yvrphotographer #CommercialPhotography #VancouverIsAwesome #DeannaFlinnPhotography InTheLuupe @girlgaze

This is the first catalog I shot in 2016 in Toronto. . The brand is SNKR Box. . Sadly they are not around anymore. . . . #editorialphotography #fashionphotography #creator #makersgonnamake #creativedirector #artdirector #stylist #vancouverfashionphotographer #womeninphotography #yvrphotographer #CommercialPhotography #VancouverIsAwesome #DeannaFlinnPhotography InTheLuupe @girlgaze