My friend Karl had an insane birthday full of beautiful people dressed up, done up and made up like models. Check out his makeup!
10 Minutes With Dominic Barton
"No more than 10 minutes."
I hate hearing these words, especially when I have to drive my subject to a location and back.
Still, Dominic Barton (who wasn't the one imposing the 10 minute deadline), was wonderful to photograph. He didn't act like some bigshot (despite the fact that he is a bigshot in the business world) as he climbed into my tiny Honda Civic, politely noting the hockey stick and pretending not to notice just how loud I had the music cranked when I initially turned the car on. He even insisted on carrying my gear back into the newsroom afterwards. Sweet!
I hate hearing these words, especially when I have to drive my subject to a location and back.
Still, Dominic Barton (who wasn't the one imposing the 10 minute deadline), was wonderful to photograph. He didn't act like some bigshot (despite the fact that he is a bigshot in the business world) as he climbed into my tiny Honda Civic, politely noting the hockey stick and pretending not to notice just how loud I had the music cranked when I initially turned the car on. He even insisted on carrying my gear back into the newsroom afterwards. Sweet!
Bob Wiseman
I got to take some pictures of Bob Wiseman, former member of Blue Rodeo, for the Globe. He's got a CD re-release show at the Gladstone tonight (Thursday, July 30th). You can check him out at www.bobwiseman.com
Garbage Strike
I know, I know. I haven't been the best about keeping this blog updated. I'm trying!
The garbage strike ended on Monday and I spent the better part of the day at City Hall/the Sheraton waiting for the official announcement that the strike was finished. When it appeared that wasn't going to happen until later on that day, I was sent to take some lovely photos of garbage.
The photos of the discarded placards ran on the Globe and Mail's web edition on a few of their stories related to the end of the strike.
The garbage strike ended on Monday and I spent the better part of the day at City Hall/the Sheraton waiting for the official announcement that the strike was finished. When it appeared that wasn't going to happen until later on that day, I was sent to take some lovely photos of garbage.
The photos of the discarded placards ran on the Globe and Mail's web edition on a few of their stories related to the end of the strike.
My CPAR Staff
During my trip some of the CPAR staff were lovely enough to tour me around their countries. Here are a few pics of these guys on the job.
Emma Ongom, a CPAR aid worker based in Gulu, Uganda, talks on his cell phone.
The Lira CPAR office.
These were my CPAR boys in Gulu - (left to right) Emma, Samuel, Kenneth and Dennis.
Lillian Aber smiles shyly for the camera after cleaning up during a CPAR training session outside of Gulu, Uganda.
Another shot of the CPAR Lira office.
Moses enjoys a big breakfast before we head into the field in Lira, Uganda.
Juma checks out some trees on a locally-supported tree farm near Lira.
Emma Ongom, a CPAR aid worker based in Gulu, Uganda, talks on his cell phone.
The Lira CPAR office.
These were my CPAR boys in Gulu - (left to right) Emma, Samuel, Kenneth and Dennis.
Lillian Aber smiles shyly for the camera after cleaning up during a CPAR training session outside of Gulu, Uganda.
Another shot of the CPAR Lira office.
Moses enjoys a big breakfast before we head into the field in Lira, Uganda.
Juma checks out some trees on a locally-supported tree farm near Lira.
Tear Sheet
I did a shoot for the Globe and Mail of Hal Niedzviecki, author of The Peep Diaries. Hal's book was recently featured in O magazine as one of 25 Books You Can't Put Down this summer and he wrote an essay for The Globe and Mail called "Rethinking Oprah".
To read his piece on the Globe's site: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/books/rethinking-oprah/article1193618/
To read his piece on the Globe's site: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/books/rethinking-oprah/article1193618/
Hello!
I had my first magazine tear sheet last week - a two page spread in Hello! magazine. The photos were taken during the Canadian Women's Foundation fundraiser "Shelter From the Storm".
It's nothing too exciting - a handful of the pics weren't mine, there were a few odd crops, they didn't run any of the photos I took that I really liked (just all the "hey, take my picture!" ones) and they didn't give me my photo credits, but it was still kind of exciting to pick up a magazine off the newsstand with my pictures in it.
It's nothing too exciting - a handful of the pics weren't mine, there were a few odd crops, they didn't run any of the photos I took that I really liked (just all the "hey, take my picture!" ones) and they didn't give me my photo credits, but it was still kind of exciting to pick up a magazine off the newsstand with my pictures in it.
Around Gulu
Between visits to various CPAR sites we stopped at a few small villages outside of Gulu in Northern Uganda and I grabbed a few of these shots.
A boy stretches in the sun outside a primary school near Gulu, Uganda.
Charles Kilama sews clothing in a small village outside of Gulu, Uganda.
A boy watches over a friend's store in a small village near Gulu, Uganda.
Vincent Okema laments the lack of work in the internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in northern Uganda near the border of Sudan.
This man told the CPAR people that he was my boyfriend. He's not.
A young child smiles shyly for the camera in a small village near Gulu.
Young men pose seriously for the camera after insisting that I take their photo in a village outside of Gulu.
A boy stretches in the sun outside a primary school near Gulu, Uganda.
Charles Kilama sews clothing in a small village outside of Gulu, Uganda.
A boy watches over a friend's store in a small village near Gulu, Uganda.
Vincent Okema laments the lack of work in the internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in northern Uganda near the border of Sudan.
This man told the CPAR people that he was my boyfriend. He's not.
A young child smiles shyly for the camera in a small village near Gulu.
Young men pose seriously for the camera after insisting that I take their photo in a village outside of Gulu.
Hepatitis E Training
I spent the day at an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in northern Uganda near the border with Sudan. CPAR was teaching the village representatives how to deal with an outbreak of Hepatitis E that had recently struck the camp. Despite the heat, students listened intently all day to prepare to bring the information back to the camp.
Tanzanian Farmers
While I was in Tanzania I got to visit a number of different farmers in villages around Karatu. Here are some pictures of farmers and their families. I have to say, I was smitten with those goats and the local farmers could not understand why.
Angela Samuel is a CPAR supported farmer in a small village outside of Karatu, Tanzania.
Ibrahim Samuel, age 5, smiles for the camera on his mother's farm.
Emmanuel Samuel, age 5, also smiles for the camera.
Gabriel Qabi, age 5, smiles for the camera on his family's farm in a small village outside of Karatu, Tanzania.
Mary Augustine Qabi holds her daughter Efrasia outside of a specially constructed hut that CPAR trained them to construct to keep their goats from roaming their land.
A small pig tries to escape the grip of a farmer.
Goat!
Goat!
A farmer shows off some of his crop.
Angela Samuel is a CPAR supported farmer in a small village outside of Karatu, Tanzania.
Ibrahim Samuel, age 5, smiles for the camera on his mother's farm.
Emmanuel Samuel, age 5, also smiles for the camera.
Gabriel Qabi, age 5, smiles for the camera on his family's farm in a small village outside of Karatu, Tanzania.
Mary Augustine Qabi holds her daughter Efrasia outside of a specially constructed hut that CPAR trained them to construct to keep their goats from roaming their land.
A small pig tries to escape the grip of a farmer.
Goat!
Goat!
A farmer shows off some of his crop.
CPAR Clinic in Lira
I visited the Canadian Physicians for Aid and Relief clinic just outside of Lira in northern Uganda earlier this year. The clinic is doing some amazing work, especially with such limited resources. It was a bit of an emotional drain - seeing newborn babies, people getting their AIDS test results back and sick babies. Still, the CPAR staff are doing great work in the local community and it was wonderful to be a witness to it all, even if only for a few hours.
Esther Anyango sits on the bed of her daughter Luna Atim (age 2 months) who is sick with malaria and pneumonia in the CPAR clinic's ward.
Denis Okori and Joan Akelho wait to get their AIDS test results back before getting married. The results came back negative and the couple are now free to get married.
Scovic Atim anxiously awaits her appointment at the CPAR clinic to get test results back.
A boy waits to see a physician at a the CPAR clinic.
Women sign up for appointments under a tree to get their babies immunized.
Rebecca Akullo gets some sun outside the CPAR maternity clinic after being born only six days earlier.
Immaculate Akeleo (age 1) plays in the ward in the CPAR clinic.
Brian Odongo (one year and eight months old) plays on a bike while his mother waits for an appointment to get him immunized at the CPAR clinic.
Esther Anyango sits on the bed of her daughter Luna Atim (age 2 months) who is sick with malaria and pneumonia in the CPAR clinic's ward.
Denis Okori and Joan Akelho wait to get their AIDS test results back before getting married. The results came back negative and the couple are now free to get married.
Scovic Atim anxiously awaits her appointment at the CPAR clinic to get test results back.
A boy waits to see a physician at a the CPAR clinic.
Women sign up for appointments under a tree to get their babies immunized.
Rebecca Akullo gets some sun outside the CPAR maternity clinic after being born only six days earlier.
Immaculate Akeleo (age 1) plays in the ward in the CPAR clinic.
Brian Odongo (one year and eight months old) plays on a bike while his mother waits for an appointment to get him immunized at the CPAR clinic.
Meet Kenneth
Meet Kenneth Ogwali. He's a 38-year-old tree farmer in small village just outside of Lira, Uganda.
In 2005 Canadian Physicians for Aid and Relief (CPAR) trained Kenneth on farming techniques and gave him a small crop of tree seedlings. Since then he's managed to get his tree farm off the ground, with several wood lots on the go and he and his wife Christine now own a store where they sell millet, maize, soya bean and sunflower.
He has seven staff who farm on his lots and he's built a new home on his property where he also grows cotton, papaya and other crops.
Wanting to give back, Kenneth dreams of building a school on one of his properties to train local farmers so that they can also experience success.
In 2005 Canadian Physicians for Aid and Relief (CPAR) trained Kenneth on farming techniques and gave him a small crop of tree seedlings. Since then he's managed to get his tree farm off the ground, with several wood lots on the go and he and his wife Christine now own a store where they sell millet, maize, soya bean and sunflower.
He has seven staff who farm on his lots and he's built a new home on his property where he also grows cotton, papaya and other crops.
Wanting to give back, Kenneth dreams of building a school on one of his properties to train local farmers so that they can also experience success.
Little Person
Meet Caitlyn. She's three. I spent the afternoon with Caitlyn and her aunt Heather (a friend of mine) the other day and thought that she was pretty fun, even if she didn't want her photo taken.
Newfoundland
Just got back from a short trip to Newfoundland. I am absolutely planning on going back again. Any ideas for projects?
Back From LA
Just got back from L.A. and it was amazing. Here's some shiny L.A. candy for you. These ones are from Santa Monica Pier.
So I changed my mind...
I'm always changing my mind!
A recent feature on the NPAC site says that I am Ottawa's newest freelancer (and I was going to be), but now I'm off to Northern Uganda and Tanzania to do some photography for Canadian Physicians for Aid and Relief (CPAR) along with some personal work.
I leave January 31st and return March 3rd. So I guess when I get back I'll have to decide what's next.
Found In Little India
Snowy 2009
It snowed here in Toronto, but I had a fire to keep me warm. I hope 2009 means lots of photos.
Featured on the News Photographers Association of Canada Web Site
I was part of the recent "Wassup!" feature posted on the News Photographers Association of Canada (NPAC) web site. The feature is a round-up of who is up to what in the world of Canadian newspaper photography. Check it out at: www.npac.ca/?p=431
A photo of me was posted from the NPAC conference in Vancouver from April 2008. If I look in love with Ted Grant, it's because I am. He's an absolute photojournalism legend and I thought I was going to die when he took a good half hour to chat with me. I remember the conference very well as it was immediately following my internship at the Calgary Herald. That month was overwhelming, but pretty much one of the most exciting times of my life.
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2008 Western Academy of Photography grad, honours degree in Communications from Queen’s University and a certificate in Public Relations from Ryerson University grad, Della Rollins secured the summer photo internship at the Winnipeg Sun. Della has completed internships with the Calgary Herald, Edmonton Sun and Della has also freelanced for the Ottawa Sun. Della, who loves to travel, describes herself on her website and, “Urban nomad without a fixed address” she continues, “Make her an offer, she might just move there!” Websites; www.dellarollins.com, http://dellarollins.blogspot.com, www.winnipegsun.com, www.calgaryherald.com, www.ottawasun.com and www.edmontonsun.com
2008 Western Academy of Photography grad Della Rollins gets a portfolio review, some feedback and tips by Canadian photojournalism icon Dr. Ted Grant (left) and Sun, Edmonton Examiner and 24 hours (Edmonton) photo editor Tom Braid at the 2008 Photojournalism conference put on by NPAC.ca in Vancouver this April. Photo by Ward Perrin/Vancouver Sun
A photo of me was posted from the NPAC conference in Vancouver from April 2008. If I look in love with Ted Grant, it's because I am. He's an absolute photojournalism legend and I thought I was going to die when he took a good half hour to chat with me. I remember the conference very well as it was immediately following my internship at the Calgary Herald. That month was overwhelming, but pretty much one of the most exciting times of my life.
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2008 Western Academy of Photography grad, honours degree in Communications from Queen’s University and a certificate in Public Relations from Ryerson University grad, Della Rollins secured the summer photo internship at the Winnipeg Sun. Della has completed internships with the Calgary Herald, Edmonton Sun and Della has also freelanced for the Ottawa Sun. Della, who loves to travel, describes herself on her website and, “Urban nomad without a fixed address” she continues, “Make her an offer, she might just move there!” Websites; www.dellarollins.com, http://dellarollins.blogspot.com, www.winnipegsun.com, www.calgaryherald.com, www.ottawasun.com and www.edmontonsun.com
2008 Western Academy of Photography grad Della Rollins gets a portfolio review, some feedback and tips by Canadian photojournalism icon Dr. Ted Grant (left) and Sun, Edmonton Examiner and 24 hours (Edmonton) photo editor Tom Braid at the 2008 Photojournalism conference put on by NPAC.ca in Vancouver this April. Photo by Ward Perrin/Vancouver Sun
Tofino
I spent some time in Tofino a few weeks ago and am just getting around to posting pictures now. One day I'll need to learn to surf.
