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About Gabriel

I’ve lived in more than fifty places. I've been paid to pick stones out of fields, take backstage photos of Britney Spears, and report on Internet privacy issues. My photos have been published in several newspapers, and a couple of magazines.

Something Wickedly Overpriced This Way Comes

Posted on September 24, 2009 by Gabriel

. I haven’t walked through the gates of my hometown summer fair since I was a kid… and, from what I remember, back then we mostly crawled through a hole in the fence separating the fair grounds from my friends … Continue reading →

Posted in Cool Stuff, Favourites, From My Wall, Occasional Events, Photography, Seasonal, Vankleek Hill Photos | 5 Comments

Red Sky At Night Mmm Mmm Mmm

Posted on September 19, 2009 by Gabriel

. Red sky at night, sailor’s delight, red sky in the morning, sailor’s take warning because she’s probably got an STD. Better listen, because that’s a direct quote from Jesus Christ. Seriously. Jesus Christ of Nazareth is quoted, in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Everyday Stuff, Nature, Photography, Sunrise Project, Vankleek Hill Photos | 1 Comment

Almost Like Art | Clouded Eye

Posted on July 19, 2009 by Gabriel

. It has been a long time since I last published an “Almost Like Art” post, and that’s mostly because when I take a photo of a brick wall, it looks exactly like a brick wall. I have friends who … Continue reading →

Posted in Almost Like Art, Cool Stuff, Experiments, Photography | 1 Comment

Sundown You Better Take Care

Posted on July 17, 2009 by Gabriel

. Sometimes the rains end and the clouds break and you see the sun setting and there’s an almost immediate sharp quiet where once you were just becoming used to hearing the rain hit the roofs of empty cars and … Continue reading →

Posted in Everyday Stuff, Favourites, Nature, Photography, Seasonal, Vankleek Hill Photos | 1 Comment

It Never Rains

Posted on July 5, 2009 by Gabriel

. The saying goes “God gave Noah the rainbow for a sign, no more water, but the fire next time”, and that was pretty easy to interpret for most of my life, what with the ability to destroy the world … Continue reading →

Posted in Cool Stuff, Favourites, Nature, Photography, Seasonal | 3 Comments

Saving Newspapers From Their Slow Suicide

Posted on July 4, 2009 by Gabriel

Fifteen years ago no one in news reporting knew what to do with the Internet. The general consensus of analysts was newspapers should put their content online, but the only way to make money was to offer it a paid … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, Entertainment, Journalism, News, Politics, Reporting | 1 Comment