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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.

Little Victor Update | Victor Bieber makes his own beats

Posted on November 25, 2010 by Gabriel

. Victor is getting sick. We’re pretty sure it’s a cold, whatever it has been coming on slowly for the past two days. We’ve spent most of the night trying to coax him to sleep, but whenever we leave he … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Friends, Little Victor, Parenthood, Parenting, Photography, Vankleek Hill, Vankleek Hill Photos, Victor, Victor's Week In Review, Writing | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Photo Day In Vankleek Hill : How to fake an Hawaiian sunset

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Gabriel

. In 2004 there was an article in the New York Times with the headline “The Camera Never Lies, But The Software Can”. The article was mostly about John Knoll, whose invention, PhotoShop, was allowing people to make the world … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, Photos, Shambhala, Sunset Project, Vankleek Hill, Vankleek Hill Photos, Writing | Tagged , , , | 3 Comments

Little Victor Quick Update | He can crawl

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Gabriel

. On Thursday evening, November 11, 2010, Victor decided it was time to start crawling forwards. This, of course, means nearly everything I’ve learnt about raising a child over the past eleven months is out the window. I tried changing … Continue reading →

Posted in Hawkesbury, Little Victor, Parenthood, Parenting, Photos, Vankleek Hill, Victor, Victor's Week In Review, Writing, YouTube Alert | Tagged , , | 10 Comments

White v. Red: Remembering what Remembrance Day is about

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Gabriel

. There’s a move on now to turn Remembrance Day in Ontario into a holiday. I don’t think it’s a good idea, for the same reason I think people in Ottawa are misguided to think it’s cool to sell white … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, Civil Rights, From My Wall, Nature, Photography, Politics, Quebec Politics, Writing | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

Little Victor Update | The zombie, the Joker and the CAS case worker

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Gabriel

. Victor will be eleven months old in a few days. People have been asking if he can crawl yet, he can’t… at least not when he’s awake. I caught him doing push-ups in his sleep last week, he was … Continue reading →

Posted in Eastern Ontario, Family, Family Events, Favourites, Hawkesbury, Little Victor, Parenthood, Parenting, Photos, Seasonal, Vankleek Hill, Vankleek Hill Photos, Victor's Week In Review | Tagged | 4 Comments

Portraits Of People Who Can Make Me Smile 004

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Gabriel

I think it’s pretty obvious my girlfriend was born to be on the cover of a Simon & Garfunkel album… or in the local weekly newspaper which, coincidentally, is where a black and white version of this photo was published … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Family Events, Humor, Humour, Nature, Photography, Photos, Portraits, Published, Shambhala, Vankleek Hill, Vankleek Hill Photos | Tagged , | 1 Comment