SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA. (July 2010). The brilliant night skyline of Sydney as seen from Darling Harbour.  Permanent photo link here.  Original photo properties:  Olympus E-620 dSLR, Zuiko Digital ED 9-18mm lens at 10mm (20mm, 35mm equivalent), Manfrotto Tundra NGTT1 tripod, 5-second mirror lock, manual focus and exposure via LiveView, matrix metering, 13s f8, ISO 100, 4032 x 2803 pixels (after crop), RAW.

EDMONTON, CANADA. (December 2012). Animals like to stay warm by the fire, too. Permanent photo link here (view larger). Original photo properties: Olympus E-620 dSLR, Leica D Vario-Elmarit 14-50mm f2.8-3.5 ASPH lens at 42mm (84mm, 35mm equivalent), Manfrotto MKC3-P01 tripod, manual focus and aperture priority via LiveView, 3.2s f6.3, ISO 100, 2962 x 3949 pixels (after crop), RAW.

CHICAGO, USA. (July 2012). Carrying the world on your back at Cloud Gate in Millennium Park, Chicago. Permanent photo link here (view larger). Original photo properties: Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2, Lumix G 14mm f2.5 ASPH Pancake lens (28mm, 35mm equivalent), Manfrotto MKC3-P01 tripod, single autofocus, aperture priority, matrix metering, 3.2s f5.6, ISO 100, 4000 x 3000 pixels, RAW.

CHICAGO, USA. (July 2012). M-maybe by Roy Lichtenstein ... probably my favourite work of Pop Art. The security guard was nice enough to let me roll around the floor of the very busy Art Institute of Chicago to find the right angle - I only had a remote shutter release but no tripod for the my Polaroid SX-70.  Permanent photo link here.  Original photo properties: Polaroid SX-70 Land Camera Model 2 with fixed 116mm f8 glass lens, Impossible PX 70 Color Shade by Nigo (ISO/ASA 125), Polaroid tripod mount #111, Polaroid remote shutter button #112, manual focus, TIFF scanned by Canon CanoScan LiDE 200 scanner from instant print.

CHICAGO, USA.  (July 2012).  After the concert at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park, Chicago.  Permanent photo link here.  Original photo properties: Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2, Lumix G 14mm f2.5 ASPH Pancake lens (28mm, 35mm equivalent), Manfrotto MKC3-P01 tripod, single autofocus, aperture priority, matrix metering, 5s f7.1, ISO 100, 3000 x 4000 pixels, RAW

VANCOUVER, CANADA.  (May 2012).  Two orcas.  Note the little girl in the bottom left corner, trying to do her best impression of the orca.  Love it.  Permanent photo link (view larger) here.  Original photo properties: Polaroid SX-70 Land Camera Model 2 with fixed 116mm f8 glass lens, Impossible PX 70 Color Shade by Nigo (ISO/ASA 125), manual focus, TIFF scanned by Canon CanoScan LiDE 200 scanner from instant print.

EDMONTON, CANADA. (April 2012). Team Polaroid.  True colour and friendship will save the world. Permanent photo link (view larger) here. Original photo properties: Polaroid SX-70 Land Camera Model 2 with fixed 116mm f8 glass lens, Impossible PX 70 Color Shade by Nigo (ISO/ASA 125), Manfrotto National Geographic Tundra NGTT1 tripod, Polaroid tripod mount #111, Polaroid remote shutter button #112, manual focus, TIFF scanned by Canon CanoScan LiDE 200 scanner from instant print.

LUND, SWEDEN. (April 2009). Remembering the colours of Swedish spring. Happy Easter, Glad Påsk. Permanent photo link (view larger on black) here. Original photo properties: Olympus E-410 dSLR, Tokina AT-X 90mm f2.5 macro lens (180mm, 35mm equivalent), handheld, manual exposure and focus, centre-weighted average metering, 1/320s f2.5, ISO 200, 3648 x 2736 pixels, RAW.

BAYON, CAMBODIA.  (November 2011). Bayon's smiling faces (all 216 of them!) make the ancient Khmer temple, which dates back as far as the 12th century, one of the most memorable visits in the greater Angkor region.  Permanent photo link (view larger) here. Original photo properties: Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2, M.Zuiko Digital ED 45mm f1.8 lens (90mm, 35mm equivalent), handheld, single autofocus, aperture priority, matrix metering, 1/640s f1.8, ISO 100, 4000 x 3000 pixels, RAW.    

EDMONTON, CANADA.  (March 2012).  Roasting marshmallows on a Sunday afternoon.  Looks like the bear has some pretty good technique.  :)  Permanent photo link here.  Original photo properties: Polaroid Spectra Pro instant camera, Polaroid Image film (ISO/ASA 640, expired June 2009), handheld, dial-in manual focus, TIFF scanned by Canon CanoScan LiDE 200 scanner from instant print.

EDMONTON, CANADA. (March 2012). Whimsical theatre. The Garneau Theatre and Whimsical Cupcake Shop light up the historic Garneau Block in this isolated, Western Canadian city.  Permanent photo link here.  Original photo properties:  Olympus Trip 35 solar-powered camera with fixed D.Zuiko 40mm f2.8 lens, Fuji Pro 400H film (ISO/ASA 400), "Night Trip" mode with forced shutter and aperture set to f2.8, negative scanned to JPEG by processing lab.

EDMONTON, CANADA. (March 2012). Pop art! We rescued an old Polaroid Studio Express Model 403 camera from surplus :).  This camera model was once widely used for passport and ID photos before being displaced by digital. Top left: Coke bears. Top right: Peanut's root beer. Bottom left: Cheemo's energy-boosting citrus pop. Bottom right: Robots are the future Pepsi generation. Permanent photo link here.  Original photo properties: Polaroid Studio Express Model 403 camera with 4 built-in lenses, Fuji FP-100C Professional film (ISO / ASA 100), handheld, sonar rangefinder-assisted fixed focus, bounce flash fired, 1/125s f8, JPEG scanned from print.

ANGKOR THOM, CAMBODIA. (November 2011). Under the umbrella tree. Permanent photo link (view larger) here.  Original photo properties: Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2, M.Zuiko Digital ED 45mm f1.8 lens (90mm, 35mm equivalent), handheld, single autofocus, aperture priority, matrix metering, 1/500s f3.5, ISO 100, 4000 x 3000 pixels, RAW.

TOKYO, JAPAN. (November 2011). The aptly-named Rainbow Bridge spans over Tokyo Bay. Permanent photo link (view larger) here.  Original photo properties: Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2, Lumix G 14mm f2.5 ASPH Pancake lens (28mm, 35mm equivalent), Manfrotto Tundra NGTT1 tripod, single autofocus, aperture priority, matrix metering, 4s f8, ISO 100, 4000 x 2250 pixels (after crop), RAW.

LUANG PRABANG, LAOS.  (November 2011).   A studious Buddhist monk.  Permanent photo link (view larger) here.  Original photo properties: Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2, M.Zuiko Digital ED 45mm f1.8 lens (90mm, 35mm equivalent), handheld, single autofocus, aperture priority, matrix metering, 1/500s f1.8, ISO 200, 3719 x 2453 pixels (after crop), RAW.