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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.

Self Portraits I Can Barely Tolerate 002

Posted on October 3, 2008 by Gabriel

. The only reason I was able to take this shot was because of the quality of the drugs they had injected into my face. My dentists prescribe to this wondrous new ideal of “no pain clinics”. Which is exactly … Continue reading →

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Just Another Hand Of God

Posted on September 29, 2008 by Gabriel

. This was a pretty remarkable day for cloudscapes… weird, I had no idea cloudscapes was an actual word. Cloudscapes are occasionally cool, and really easy to shoot but… there’s something weird about getting a feeling where it’s absolutely necessary … Continue reading →

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Almost Like Art | Warming Up For The Show

Posted on September 26, 2008 by Gabriel

. I took this with my Big Boy Camera using film which needed to be processed in a machine which spat out a thin but long strip of plastic holding the colour images. It took a whole hour to get … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Favourites, Friends, From My Wall, Photography, Pre 2004 | 5 Comments

Revenge Of The Itsy Bitsy Spider

Posted on September 17, 2008 by Gabriel

. It’s supposed to look like the spider killed me. Which it probably could have done… it was so still I thought it had died in mid-stride, so I tapped on it’s yellow ass and it scurried about three inches, … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Entertainment, Experiments, Favourites, Humor, Humour, Photography, Vankleek Hill Photos | 3 Comments

Concert Photos I Barely Remember Taking | The Kathedral

Posted on September 14, 2008 by Gabriel

. When I moved to Toronto I, totally by accident, moved within eight or ten blocks of a pack of people from my hometown. Most of us drank really, really heavily, so we had that in common… plus four of … Continue reading →

Posted in Black And White, Concerts, Entertainment, Favourites, Humor, Humour, Photography, Pre 2004 | 1 Comment

Self Portraits I Can Barely Tolerate 001

Posted on September 10, 2008 by Gabriel

. I’ve noticed not many people smile in self-portraits… at least not in a true self-portrait. I think that’s because, deep deep down inside, none of us feel like we’re worth smiling for. Each of us are broken and when … Continue reading →

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