Calgary youth photography contest

I’ve noticed that there are some really awesome photographers here in Calgary. Some of the photos I see as profile pictures on Facebook or outside the art classes at my school look like they came straight out of a magazine. That’s why I’m letting all you great photographers know about this amazing contest. Calgary Junior…

Watch the wonders of the natural world!

The Epcor Centre for the Performing Arts is presenting National Geographic LIVE! This event showcases fascinating and incredible speakers- National Geographic explorers, adventurers, photographers and scientists that have their journeys captured. Breath-taking and beautiful images and videos will allow YOU to become enveloped into our amazing and natural world, as each speaker shares their National…

Photo(s) of the Day: Fireworks

Fireworks are a must when it comes to celebrating the new year. They light up the sky to symbolize a new and hopeful beginning. In case you missed them, no worries. Just scroll down the page and enjoy! Click on the photos for credits.  

Flickr – Fairytale

Today, I just wanted to feature Flickr member rosiehardy’s Flickr Stream called “Behind the Scenes – Fairytales (What REALLY went on with those characters behind closed doors!)”. She has found an amazing way photograph her own recreation of scenes from popular fairy-tales and link each picture to an important statistic or fact about a real crisis in our world.  For…

Photo of the Day: Home of the Gnomes

  If you’re ever in search for a missing gnome that walked out of your garden at night, you can probably find the miniature man hanging out with the other 1,600 gnomes found at Ron Broomfield’s home. Broomfield, now 77 years old, not only has a passion for collecting gnomes, but dresses up like his…

Even better photos with the iPhone 4/4S

Many of us have iPhones, more specifically, the iPhone 4/4S. The camera on the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S is simply amazing, as is already taking stunning pictures that are comparable to point and shoot cameras. Due to it’s huge popularity, the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S are the top two most used cameras on…

Stocking is the new planking

We are all aware of the trend that has taken Facebook profile pictures by storm, and that is planking. For those of you that don’t know, it’s taking a picture of you lying belly-down on the most peculiar object you can find; it can vary from the ground, to a chimney, to between two plane…