It’s en-vogue to do a retrospective of one’s favourite photographs from the year. What sort of bugs me about this is it’s usually photographers selecting their own work, and why not? We got through it, took some good photos, probably more than a few bad ones, and maybe we need a bit of a pat on the back. Truth be told, while I’m happy with a lot of the work I produced this year, I find myself compelled to share the work of others whose photography I truly admire. People like Cole Burston, an Ottawa-based photojournalist, have produced a beautiful array of images from this city that seem to perfectly sum up the collective experience of our community. The duo of Amanda Large & Younes Bounhar of DoubleSpace Photography have absolutely blown me away with their world-class architectural imagery. Luke Copping, in Buffalo, has become one of my new favourite editorial and portrait photographers; I study his work trying to pull out his lighting secrets.

I could pull out my own favourite images, but that’s what my portfolio is for. Instead, I’d like to take the time to thank the people who helped me pull this past year off; my third year in business, and my best yet. The assistants, the council, the second shooters, the models and, all of them, the friends that help me make the photographs and do the work that I love.

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