Awards and Gala Evening Photography
Awards and gala evening photography for the finance industry at the Westin Bayshore Hotel in Vancouver, BC. June 2022.
Second Vancouver Rally for Black Lives Matter
Second rally for Black Lives Matter in Vancouver. June 5, 2020.
A second rally was held in Vancouver to support the Black Lives Matter movement and protest George Floyd's death. On Friday June 5, 2020 a crowd estimated at 8000 to 10000 people came to Jack Poole Plaza to hear speeches by the black community. There was no violence.
Vancouver Tribute to Nova Scotia
The Olympic Flame at Jack Poole Plaza in Coal Harbour was lit in red on Friday April 24, 2020 in tribute to Nova Scotia and the recent tragedy there. Flags were also at half-mast across the city.
Olympic Flame at Jack Poole Plaza lit in red. Vancouver, BC, Canada.
COVID-19 Update: Strength, Courage and Good Health
I hope you and your family and friends are safe and healthy. I wish you strength, courage and good health during this unprecedented time. In light of the current health situation around COVID-19, we are accepting bookings for new assignments happening after July 1, 2020 only. We are still open to inquiries and remain active on social media if you want to stay connected. Don't lose hope - we'll get through this.
Sincerely,
Lydia Nagai
Coal Harbour on March 21, 2020. Vancouver, BC, Canada.
International Women's Day
Happy International Women's Day. We are so lucky to have worked with these amazing powerhouse women who are leading on global issues.
Natalie Anchowa (WNBA player) and Jenny Boucek (assistant coach, Dallas Mavericks). Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada Beverly McLaughlin. Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Tarana Burke (Founder of the #metoo Movement), Vanina Escales (Ni Una Menos), Tina Tchen (Former White House Chief of Staff Michelle Obama, Co-Founder Times Up Legal Defense Fund), Noelene Nabulivou (Founder DIVA), Yvonne Leina Chi (journalist, Founder Gender Danger). Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Vancouver 2010 Olympics 10-Year Anniversary Event at Jack Poole Plaza
The Olympic Cauldron at Jack Poole Plaza in Coal Harbour was relit on Wednesday February 12, 2020 to mark the 10 year anniversary of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. Athletes Jenn Heil (freestyle skiing) and Mercedes Nicoll (snowboarding) and Carla Qualtrough (Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion) were among the speakers commemorating the anniversary.
Dignitaries including Mercedes Nicoll (snowboarding), Jenn Heil (freestyle skiing) and Carla Qualtrough (Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion). Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Mercedes Nicoll (snowboarding) with a group of athletes. Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Jenn Heil (freestyle skiing) speaks about her Vancouver 2010 Olympics experience. Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Clean Economy Event in Coal Harbour
A plasma injector by General Fusion that I saw at an Clean Economy event in Coal Harbour in Vancouver that covered a couple years ago. They are trying to replicate how the sun creates energy for mass commercial use for a cleaner alternative energy source.
Plasma injector by General Fusion. Vancouver, BC Canada.
Paralympic Hall of Fame Inductees 2019
Congratulations to the 2019 Paralympic Hall of Fame Inductees! What a privilege it was to meet them and to hear their amazing stories.
Paralympic Hall of Fame Inductees 2019. Back row L to R: Joe Rea, Kathy Newman, Viviane Forest, Joey Johnson. Front row L to R: Garett Hickling, Josh Dueck, Colette Bourgonje. Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Paralympic Hall of Fame Inductees 2019. Back row L to R: Joey Johnson, Joe Rea, Kathy Newman, Viviane Forest. Front row L to R: Josh Dueck, Garett Hickling, Colette Bourgonje. Vancouver, BC, Canada.
American Astronaut Scott Kelly
Retired American Astronaut Scott Kelly at a recent event in Coal Harbour in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
American Astronaut Scott Kelly in Vancouver, BC Canada.
American Astronaut Scott Kelly in Vancouver, BC Canada.
Women's Conference - Vancouver, BC Canada
Sophie Grégoire Trudeau
L to R: Melinda Gates (Co-chair Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation), Shivani Siroya (CEO and Founder Tala), Judith Spitz (Founder Women in Technology and Entreprenuership in NY), Roya Mahboob (Founder and CEO Afghan Citadel Software Company) and Nick Oketch (Founder LucyBot).
Malala's (co-founder Malala Fund) parents Ziauddin Yousafzai and Toor Pekai Yousafzai are just as amazing as she is. The whole family are champions of girls education. Fun fact: They named Malala after Malalai of Maiwand a famous Pashtun poet and warrior woman from southern Afghanistan.
Clean Energy Event in Vancouver, BC Canada
Electric battery bus. Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Amarjeet Sohi and Merran Smith. Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Electra Meccanica’s electric car Solo. Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Gregor Roberston. Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Barack Obama in Vancouver
Barack Obama's motorcade arriving at the Vancouver Convention Centre for his talk on March 5th, 2019. I couldn't get a ticket or pass for the event so I waited a couple of hours for this photo instead. I waved at the motorcade hoping he'd roll down the window and wave back and I would have this epic photojournalistic photo, but no luck. That's ok. I'm pretty sure I'm the only photographer who got this photo. There were no other photographers around at this point - the rest of the media took crowd photos and left. The 30 or so bystanders didn't know who it was so no one had their cell phones out.
Barack Obama's motorcade arriving at the Vancouver Convention Centre. Vancouver, BC Canada. March 2019.
Early attendees wait for Barack Obama's talk at the Vancouver Convention Centre. Vancouver, BC Canada. March 2019.