I took some photos in Dartmouth in 1978, apparently forgot about them altogether, and rediscovered them 40 years later, tucked into a negative sleeve with the cryptic notation, “Dartmouth — The Enchanted City.” (What a title!) I realized that I have been taking photos in Dartmouth off and on for a long time.
My wife Martha worked in Dartmouth for several years, and sometimes I would accompany her and spend some time walking around this laid-back, homespun city. These photos (that span 2012-2022) are not meant to represent Dartmouth as a whole, rather little moments that caught my eye.
I do social landscape photography and am interested in New Topographics—the human-altered landscape–recording how human behavior and activity has affected the world. I also look for whimsical scenes, as well as elements of surrealism found in everyday life. My work is firmly planted in the documentary tradition, making photos through observation rather than through set-up and image manipulation. Photography keeps me in touch with the changing seasons and the passage of time. My images are intertwined with childhood memories, music, and locations around Hants County, Nova Scotia.
My work has been exhibited in Canada and, internationally, in France and China. The City of Toronto Archives has a collection of 1150 of my digital images. Also, I have eight self-published photo books that are available online through Blurb Books, and at ViewPoint Gallery.
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Viewpoint Gallery in Bedford, NS., Canada, exhibits fine art photography.
1475 Bedford Highway Unit 109, Bedford, NS B4A 3Z5