in his image : mitchell brown : photographer

Chase Jarvis and Dasein: Invitation to Hang

ihigallery — Fri, 27 May 2011 19:50:11 +0000

If you have been following Chase Jarvis you’ll know he is working on a special project right now in New York City called Dasein: Invitation to Hang.

An Excerpt….

Dasein: An Invitation to Hang is part of an interactive, month-long artist in residency at the Ace Hotel New York in celebration of the snapshot. It was conceived as a living, breathing, interactive work of social art.

http://www.invitationtohang.com/

My phone booth picture made it to the wall for the show!!

Here is the actual image

Good Times

Thanks Chase

ICE

ihigallery — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 16:47:08 +0000

We had a wonderful time in Parry Sound capturing abstract ice images.

Such a wonderful shade of blue.

A view of the Rosseau River

A day shooting wildlife

ihigallery — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:52:56 +0000

Well with a camera that is. Trying out my new gear in some freezing cold and snowy weather at the Muskoka Wildlife Center last weekend. I took a Ray Barlow Workshop which allowed me to get nice and close to the animals. Sometimes a little too close. We had a blast. More images of the lynx, bobcat, cougar and wolves can be found on my main website.

www.ihigallery.com

Visit Ray Barlow’s worshop page at

http://www.raymondbarlow.com/

New Website

ihigallery — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:09:08 +0000

Hello folks. I have revamped my website.

If you haven’t seen the new site then take a minute to check it out. Any comments? I would be happy to hear them.

http://www.ihigallery.com

Shall be away

ihigallery — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 15:43:31 +0000

I won’t be posting for the next few weeks………Stay tuned.

A couple from a recent trip out East

But Seriously?

ihigallery — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:53:56 +0000

Where to begin? I have been so lazy with this blog…..seriously, February was my last entry, really? Do I have any readers left? Well here are a few things that have been absorbing my time. I am still struggling with the challenges of Bipolar Disorder…Medication…and a serious lack of drive ( or just being lazy as my daughter puts it…man, hearing that, kills me) For the most part things have been okay. I have my moments of Hell but mainly its the lack of motivation and drive thats hurting the most, both with my family and my art.

I have been out photographing only a handful of times and wonder if some of these meds are putting a real damper on my creative side. I have to thank a friend and fellow artist who got me out exploring Hamilton with my Holga. It stired something in me that I havent felt in a long time.

I have also been given the honor to be apart of a group of photographers in a foundation called Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep. An organisation started by a mother and the photographer that captured the remaining moments of a little boys life. I haven’t been called out to a session yet and I’m sure they won’t be easy but I really feel led to give back in this way.

There have been some other changes around here and a vacation out East but I will leave that until another time. I am going to TRY to update this blog every Sunday night…..Wish me luck!!

Been Awhile

ihigallery — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 00:56:24 +0000

Wow it’s been awhile since my last post. Too long in fact. Sorry for that. Here is a recent Holga image. I am going to try to update this blog more frequently. Here is a new Holga image. Enjoy

The Big 40

ihigallery — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 21:14:54 +0000

It was my wifes 40th Birthday at the beginning of the month and I couldnt think of a better way to leap into her 40th year…She had a blast which of course Im happy about and man did it score me some brownie points…lol

Newest Hero’s

ihigallery — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:25:51 +0000

I had a great time documenting the training of some new fire fighter recruits. Thirteen men and one woman spent two hot and humid days at a local training tower. Here are a few of my favs

I look forward to more work with this department

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Weathering the Storm

ihigallery — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:18:23 +0000

You can feel the unrest in the air. The winds pick up and the afternoon skys darken. As the thunder clouds roll in you begin to hear their furry. Lightning lights up the sky and the show begins.
The wind howls as it whips hail through the air, each piece touching down with the power of bullets.
The power of the storm increases, trees bend, visibility decreases, rain and hail beat down, lighting shatters the sky. A gasp is heard as a large limb from a neighboring tree snaps. Unable to withstand the pressure of the relentless storm it breaks away relieving the stress on the old tree.
Then as fast as it came the storm moved on leaving behind bits of branches, leaves and water filled ditches. The thunder hammering the skys in the distance.

While creating this image all I could think of was my moods. Right from the start I could see how this would parallel with how I felt. This has been reality for me over the past month. One internal storm after another. I was weened of my mood stabilizer due to the onset of a potentially dangerous skin rash. The psychiatrist didn’t want to take any chances so off I went. It has been a hellish month. Steady bouts of depression and anger as well as lack of any motivation has really taken its toll. I too am waiting for that limb to snap off. I need that relief.

I see the doctor today. I believe he is going to try me on Lithium. At this point all I want is normality, whatever that may look like. I’m ready for the storm to pass on, revealing a little sunshine in my world.
Here is to hoping.
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