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Where’s your website? Uh…. My BLOG ate it…

After thinking about it for a couple of years, my old web site is no more!

If you’re a regular viewer of my BLOG, you may have noticed a lot of changes going on over the last couple of weeks. This was done to absorb any unique information from my old site, into the new blog site. So literally, my BLOG ate my web site. All blog content is still intact.

Update your links accordingly!

Alex Black – The Trials of My Acoustic

Back in September I had the pleasure of working with singer/song writer Alex Black to put together a collection of images for her new EP (The Trials of My Acoustic). Below are the images as they are used on the CD.

Have a listen on MySpace

Join the Alex Black Group on Facebook for information on where to see Alex play and for the upcoming CD release party at Zaphod’s

Argentina 3/4

In this post from Argentina we travel from the beautiful city of Rosario to Buenos Aires.

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February 1, 2010 - 10:09 pm

steve - Those pictures are amazing, vibrant and clear.

2009 Wedding Review

I thought it was about time that I posted a 2009 Weddings in Review slide show. These are the images that stood out for me this year…

You can see 2008 by going top the menu above and selecting Galleries…

January 28, 2010 - 7:31 am

Luc-Rock - Love them! So glad we chose you for our 2010 wedding!

Argentina 2/4

This part of the trip took us out of Mendoza into the heart of the Andes Mountains. At 6962m, Aconcagua is the highest mountain the Americas and the highest outside of Asia. In a rental car we crossed desert at 36C, the alien landscapes of Valle de Luna, and the beautiful city of Cordoba – a great place to celebrate the arrival of 2010.

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January 26, 2010 - 5:03 pm

Eric Hutton - Your shots of Aconcagua were looking so familiar. I took some from the Chilean side four years ago, very similar looking; narrow valley with little vegetation and Aconcagua towering in the background.

Let the Argentina posts begin…

Despite having taken about a fifth the number of pictures that we normally do when traveling (we were enjoying the time off too much I’m afraid), I still have 4 posts to come with pics from Argentina.

This first post covers our time in the western part of Argentina in Northern Patagonia and then in Mendoza which is Argentina’s wine region.

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January 25, 2010 - 11:26 pm

Sharlene - What’s behind door 26? It’s tantalizing.

January 22, 2010 - 3:31 pm

Michelle Davidson - Andrew great shots! Your pictures always make me smile and make me anticipate the shots you will take for our wedding. Looks like you had an amazing time!

January 21, 2010 - 2:41 pm

Martin - Great pictures as usual Andrew – they make me want to go there right now!

January 21, 2010 - 2:34 pm

Chatelaine - Beautiful location and gorgeous pictures! Glad to hear you enjoyed your vacation (ps. we leave for East Africa in 3 weeks!)

January 21, 2010 - 12:12 pm

Christine - Excellent! My favourite annual post of yours! (I need to get out more.. :) )

Back from Argentina…

Hi all, just a note to let you know that we’re back from Argentina and hard at work. It’s going to be really big year to say the least. Before I get to posting picture from the trip, here are some interesting observations we made while in the Argentina.

If you have ever been there, you might find some of it amusing:

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We’re closed so have a great holiday!

We’re off on a South American adventure so I wish you all the best over the Christmas Holidays and New Years! Make sure to take as much time to relax and enjoy yourself over the next month and I’ll see you when we get back in 2010.

All the best,
Andrew

A Display at Play

A while back my friend Stephen Beckta (restaurateur extraordinaire) asked me if I would be interested in having a display of imagery at Play Restaurant in the Market (1 York at Sussex). Well it’s finally up and ready for mass viewing. If you happen to be in the area or are looking for the usual great dining experience that the Beckta name is associated with,  stop by and have a look. There are roughly 30 images through the 2 floor restaurant ranging in size from 8×10″ to 40×60″.

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Jessica & Aaron at the Chateau Laurier

My last wedding of 2009 took place a couple of weeks ago at the Chateau Laurier. This was another great wedding by Stacey from Marry Me Productions and another with the excellent live music of the Sway Orchestra. A great close to the season!

Have a look at some of my favorites:

Go HERE to see the whole online gallery (password required from Jessica & Aaron)

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December 16, 2009 - 7:28 pm

Tony Cicero - These photos are fantastic! I’ve gone through them once but I’ll back to check them out again.

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