walking into the urban sunrise – a photo essay

It started with this: I had been meaning to get out at dawn, to shoot from somewhere other than my balcony. If I were brave, I could count the images I’ve posted, all shot from my balcony/sniper’s nest. Mrs. Stevo and a classmate (who I would interview later in the morning) were sharing the bed….

9 balconies

Nine balconies, at the local police barracks. Captured: June 5, 2008. for the photographers: [lameda_exif id=927 info=”camera,focal_length,iso,aperture,shutter_speed”] spacer

no school: typhoons and email

Typhoon Fengshen rolled through Shenzhen yesterday. School was canceled city-wide, officials anticipating damage from the killer storm. Dorm students were confined to their quarters, many not pleased. Six to a room and a raging typhoon do not happy campers make. Typhoon Fengshen, named by China and meaning God of Wind, left a swath of destruction…

hidden star

I’m a star of stage and (small) screen. That’s right, I’ve walked the red carpet (no, not the doormat outside my apartment), I can wear a borrowed suit and host a televised event like nobody’s business. I’ve been wined and dined. My services are in demand, baby. Should I get an agent? The Stevo’s fame…

glory days

Once upon a time, in small Northern, Ontario (Canada) town, Stevo was a reporter. Some more pretentious people like to call themselves journalists. I don’t. I was a reporter, and a photographer for a weekly newspaper with a circulation of 14000. I didn’t like it, most of the time. Driving to car accidents late at…

shake, rattle and roll

I was inspired by OmbudsBen’s great post, Woof Woof and pulled some shots I took a couple of weeks back at a local park. I love dogs. It was a joy to see, a) a dog that weighed more than one pound, and b) one playing in happily in Fairy Lake. I miss my big,…