One photo in a book
A few months ago, I was contacted by a photographer in Iceland. He had seen my aerial photograph of my old hometown, Hofsós, on Flickr, and he wanted to use it in a book which was about to be published. The subject of the book was to be the use of geothermal energy in Iceland, with the main focus on swimming pools - of which he have over 160, most of them outdoors. He wanted the photo, because a swimming pool was being built in Hofsós at the time. When I shot the image (just after midnight in June 2007), they hadn't started building the pool.
Anyway, I decided to allow use of the photo, and in return I would receive a copy of the book. (In case you're wondering, no, this will not be my normal rate for image usage in a book.) And then I started waiting for the book to arrive. Every now and then I remembered that my book was on the way, and most of the time in between I completely forgot about it.
Last Saturday, Hofsós was in the news because the town's brandnew outdoor swimming pool was finally opened (watch the video and note the amazing placement of the pool). A geothermally heated outdoor swimming pool in a town of less than 200 people - not too shabby, eh?
Anyway (I'm too easily sidetracked right now), on that same Saturday I opened my mailbox and there it was - the book. With my photo in it. I like coincidences like that.
Geothermal Living by Örn Daníel Jónsson.
And on page 23 (hoops reference lost on everyone but me) - my photo.
Light Sensitive poster photo
It came as a very nice surprise, that my photo got selected for the poster for Light Sensitive, the student exhibition at Western. I shot it the evening before the deadline, although I had been picturing it in my mind for quite a bit longer than that.
Thanks to Yulia for modeling for me.
Oh, and here is the image (I hope I'll be able to post the poster itself, when it is ready):
Internship looming
Next week, I will be starting a two week long internship at Black Press here in Victoria. I'm really looking forward to the experience, and I know I will be learning a lot in a short time. And who knows, this might even change my ideas for my school portfolio.
Photo documentaries have intrigued me, and I've already done two very small ones at school, as part of two separate assignments. For the first one, done last December, I got permission to shoot in the emergency room at Victoria General Hospital for an hour. I followed a nurse around for that hour, and came away with the following photos (well, among others).
Fun and busy times
Since I entered Western Academy of Photography, last September, I have been quite busy, sometimes even a little too busy. But it's been fun all the way. And as graduation crawls ever closer, I don't see things becoming less busy in the coming weeks and months.
Just for fun, here are a few images I've taken as part of assignments during this period. I doubt that many of them will find their way to my online gallery, but you never know.
Sif Ásmundsdóttir, interior designer.
A glass of... windex.
Emulating the style of Julia Margaret Cameron.
Chantal Babin.
Chantal Babin.