A famous international visitor made a stop in Steveston this weekend. The Kaiwo Maru, a Japanese four-masted barque is back in Canada after nine-year break as part of the Ships to Shore festival. Translated as the King of the Seas, …
Kaiwo Maru
In Pictures
Pictures of daily life, events, objects and locations from around the world; all seen from my own perspective. For more details about the equipment I use, some finer examples of my work, visit the photography page, or browse the complete collection on Gallery. You can also follow me on Instagram for “decent” shots from my phone.
Saturday photos from Sakura Days Japan Fair 2026
A spring tradition in Vancouver, Sakura Days Japan Fair is a two‑day festival celebrating Japanese culture at VanDusen Botanical Garden. It’s a wonderful opportunity to eat, listen, shop and take pictures. Even though most of the cherry trees have already …
Photos from Blossoms After Dark on Saturday, March 28, 2026
As part of the annual Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival, Blossoms After Dark transforms the ephemeral cherry trees throughout David Lam Park into a colourful, and bright, wonderland. The two day event, held Friday, March 27th, and Saturday, March 28th, 2026, …
More cherry blossoms!
After what seemed like an eternity of rain, the sun finally made a much needed appearance here in southwestern British Columbia. And with perfect timing in the midst of prime cherry blossom season. Cherry trees are in full bloom across …
Cherry blossoms welcome an early spring
While it doesn’t fully feel like spring just yet, that’s not stopping some cherry trees from unveiling their pink blossoms ahead of the season. Of course, I lucked out when an Anna’s hummingbird stopped for a quick snack from a …
Saturday photos from Fan Expo Vancouver 2026
Downtown Vancouver was awash with ninjas, wookies, bounty hunters, Public Safety Devil Hunters, scientists, princesses, alongside many other superheroes and villains for Fan Expo Vancouver this long weekend. The three-day convention celebrates everything pop culture, comics, movies, anime and games and the …
Vancouver comes out in force for Remembrance Day
Vancouver’s Victory Square was packed as thousands turned up to honour Canada’s fallen soldiers for Remembrance Day. As one of the largest ceremonies in the province, all branches of Canada’s armed forces, the RCMP, and local first responders were in …
Sturgeon Moon
AniRevo 2025 cosplay photos
Downtown Vancouver was awash with aliens, Pokémon, heroes, ninjas, demons, maids, princesses, pirates, scientists, mecha pilots and more to kick-off the BC Day long weekend. AniRevo 2025, a vibrant three-day celebration of anime, manga, and Japanese pop culture, took place …
Cosplay from Sakura-Con 2025
The Easter long weekend brings thousands of anime, manga, video game and pop culture fans into downtown Seattle for Sakura-Con. For three days, I snapped as much cosplay as I could within the halls of both convention centres and parks …