Traffic? What traffic?

I'm surprised that the real estate business is still booming along during the Olympics. I thought I would have a little time off since there's so much going on in town, but I've been busier that ever.
And I have to hand it to the Olympics organizers. I have been driving all over town this week, and have not had a single traffic or parking problem. It has been smooth sailing wherever I go. Yesterday, I went from UBC to Yaletown to east Vancouver, then south Vancouver, then to the heart of the city at 3:30 in the afternoon, right at the start of rush hour. I was amazed at how easy it was.
Here's a shot of the view from the condo in Coal Harbour from yesterday. Talk about a front row seat!

Olympic photo opps

Today the sky was clear, the sun was shining, and I was digging all those banners wrapped around the buildings downtown. I've lived here a long time and I can't remember when Vancouver looked so good.

Studio session with Nancy Ruth

Recording artist and good friend Nancy Ruth has returned to Vancouver after spending the past few years in Spain. She asked me for some new headshots, and after juggling our schedules around, we managed to fit a session in over the Christmas break. Here's a handful of the results. Hair and makeup by Tracy Juliver

My new hobby

Not that I really need another one, but when an 8 pound 10 ounce bundle of joy comes along that will soon start calling me 'Grandpa' I really have no choice. I'm looking forward to documenting little Ben's progress, and getting some practice as a baby photographer.

The Cherry on Top

I've been in Vancouver long enough to remember when False Creek was a run-down industrial area. Then came Expo 86, followed by Li Ka-Shing, and the rest is real estate history. So when Concord Pacific staged some of their last remaining penthouse suites and asked me to take some photographs for the marketing material, it made me think about the remarkable transformation this area has enjoyed over the past 30 years.

The False Creek area is one of my favourite spots to shoot in the entire Lower Mainland. I have shot countless weddings, engagements, and portraits down there, not to mention literally hundreds of condos and townhouses. The turnover in real estate in this area has kept food on my table for many years. I now have an enormous database of building exteriors, gyms, saunas, party rooms, and views that I can draw upon whenever a new listing comes up in the neighbourhood.

These condos are right on the water on the North side of the Creek, beside the Cambie Street Bridge. Too bad it was overcast the day I was there, the views are some of the best I've ever seen!