The project is moving along ....

Perhaps not as quickly as I had hoped by I am making progress. Friday evening saw Peter Bregg pictured below come by the studio with his wife so that he could have me take his photo as part of the series I am doing and calling 'Portraits of Canadian Photojournalists'.  Peter has been a supporter from the very beginning and a person who has been able to push open a few doors for me and make me known to other photojournalists.  I am grateful for that.

So far I have photographed Andrew Stewicki www.photosensitive.com/drupal/photographers/andrew-stawicki and Peter Power who works for the Globe and Mail.  Later this month I hope to be able to photograph one of the best women photojournalists this country has produced, and that woman is Patti Gower.  Patti is currently teaching photojournalism at Loyalist College in Belleville Ontario.  I am also hoping to be able to photograph Fred Chartrand when he comes down in July to Toronto from his post as an Ottawa photojournalist.  He has a busy time coming up covering the visit of His Royal Highness Prince William and his Catherine the Duchess of Cambridge and of course Parliament and the goings on there.

Also in July I'm looking forward to photographing photographing Andy Clark. Andy began his career with The Canadian Press as a copyboy in 1970. In 1974 he was promoted to photographer and transferred to the Ottawa bureau. Since the Andy has worked for the Hamilton Spectator, United Press Canada, Reuters Newspictures and as Prime Minister Brian Mulroney's official photographer. In 1987 Andy re-joined Reuters, based in Brussels, London, Toronto and now Vancouver where he now lives.

I am looking for industry sponsorship.  At the moment I have a feeler out to a few photography related companies.  Taking the photos is the cheap part of the project.  The expensive part will be getting the images printed and then exhibited.  Oh well to everything a time.

The image below is of Peter Bregg.  Those familiar with my blog will have read Peter's story, but if you are new to the blog, just search on his name and you'll get the back story.