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Website, Wedding Photos, and New Slideshows
It's a new year, and after spending all of my time in the past
few months working on my book, I realize it's time to update this website. And
fast.
First on the list of things to do is post some new photos in
the slideshow collections. New shots will be posted regularly in the
coming weeks. I've also just gotten back from taking pictures for my friends
Chris and Tanya. Even though the weather was not always cooperative, it was a
wonderful wedding and a chance to work a different skill set. Some of those new
wedding pictures will show up soon in the wedding slideshow.
The best part of going through my old catalogue and editing
down all the new shots is reliving the experiences and remembering the places
where I've been. In my new collections there are some old gems, a few pictures
rescued from the recycle bin, and some brand new shots taken very recently. A highlight in the updated photo slideshows will be some of the pictures from
my most recent trip to Nepal. A staggeringly beautiful country best known as the
southern approach to Mount Everest, the region is developing quickly, and is
suffering from many of the common ailments associated with rapid growth.
Pollution, political instability, and access to clean water and enough food
being primary concerns. Warm and welcoming, the Nepalese people are determined
to overcome these challenges, and for a photographer, two separate trips of two
months is still not nearly enough time to appreciate or understand everything
that is going on. I will be going back.
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Where Do I Start?
Building a website. Writing my first book. It's a busy
time.
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Lost and Found and a New Printer
I've been diligently plugging away at my computer, and am now on the second
draft of my book. With momentum
on my side I hope to complete the manuscript by April. Lost and Found, Travels in the
Canadian Rockies would hopefully have a Christmas release, after
editing and final changes are complete. In the
meantime, I'm researching a new large format printer because living in Canmore
does have it's disadvantages. Namely, making prints larger than 13x19. I've been
experimenting with larger prints and alternative print mediums with a company in
Calgary, with good results, but it will be nice to be able to get the work done
without leaving Canmore.
The Canadian Ski Marathon, the West Coast Trail and Nepal
Even the best laid plans can go astray. This past summer and fall have been
busy, and I've been getting some great assignments from our local newspaper,
the Rocky Mountain Outlook. As
a result travel has not been part of the equation, for now. With the Canadian
Ski Marathon (Feb. 12-13) fast approaching and snow conditions tending toward
unstable a planned backcountry trip to Mount
Assiniboine was impossible, but is still on my mind for the spring. In the late spring or
sometime in the summer it would be fun to shoot something other than
mountains, and the West Coast Trail is one of Canada's premier hiking
destinations. It would be my second trip to the trail.
Winter/Spring 2011 - Mount Assiniboine, British Columbia
Summer 2011 - Vancouver Island's West Coast Trail
Fall 2012 - Nepal for the third time, with an eye on climbing Island Peak
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Jamey Glasnovic Writer - Photographer - Adventurer
Tim Cahill, in his travel article Professor Cahill's Travel 101,
presents as one of his 'rules', the idea that you alone get to decide if a trip
qualifies as an adventure. Now, I have always loved a little adventure. It gets
you out of the house, gets the blood flowing, and when you do it right, you
learn something. About the world, and about yourself. I can't think of a single
thing in my life that has brought more satisfaction than picking a destination,
packing a bag, and going. So it's hard to believe I haven't applied the
professors thinking in a more systematic and thorough way. Too often I have equated risk and danger with the spirit of exploring,
and missed out on some valuable life experiences because I thought the effort of
doing would be too hard, or more often, too easy to bother with. Luckily, I've
come to realize that even though I may never climb Mount Everest, win a Pulitzer
Prize, or garner international acclaim for my photos, following my personal
visions are what makes life worth living. Sometimes, the shortest, simplest
outing turns into something exciting or profound. Curiosity is why I write, take
pictures, and is perhaps the only reason I go outside in harsh conditions.
Simply put, I
want to see what's out there, which is, when you think about it, the essence of adventure.
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