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International Women’s Day

While covering the Ukraine rally at the Vancouver Art Gallery North Plaza on Saturday March 5, I saw a group of people having another rally for women’s rights. To all the women who are doing the hard work of making the world a better place - I appreciate you. Your work matters.

Afghan woman with women's rights sign — Sahar raising awareness for women in Afghanistan. Vancouver, BC, Canada. March 5, 2022.

6/8/20 6/8/20

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 crowd at Black Lives Matter rally

Man with sign supporting Black Lives Matter movement

Man holding sign supporting black community

Crowd at the Black Lives Matter rally in Vancouver

Vancouver rally organizer Jacob Callendar-Prasad

Crowd at Black Lives Matter rally in Vancouver

6/1/20 6/1/20

Vancouver Shows Solidarity With Black Community

Vancouverites gathered at the Vancouver Art Gallery in downtown Vancouver on Sunday May 31, 2020 at 5pm to show solidarity with the black community and to protest George Floyd's death. The gathering was peaceful with no violence or arrests. There were even times of silence when people were waiting for the next speaker.

Woman with Justice for Black Lives Now sign

Women with signs supporting the black community

2/18/20 2/18/20

Stephen Colbert in Vancouver for Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics

Thowback to when American comedian Stephen Colbert was in Vancouver during 2010 Winter Olympics to film the Colbert Show. He filmed his show on February 17 and 18, 2010 (10 years ago today) at the park down at Science World in False Creek and invited the public to come.He called us bunch of syrup sucking ice-holes and rode a prop moose after the crowd started chanting, "Ride the moose! Ride the moose!"

Stephen Colbert in Vancouver during the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Stephen Colbert waving the Canadian flag. Vancouver, BC Canada. February 2010.

Stephen Colbert getting ready to go on stage to film the Colbert Show. Vancouver, BC Canada. February 2010.

Stephen Colbert with snowboard cross gold medalist Seth Wescott. Vancouver, BC Canada. February 2010.

12/9/19 12/9/19

Google Street Trekker in Vancouver, Canada

Spotted a Google Maps Street Trekker in Vancouver on Thursday December 5, 2019. They are used to record street views for Google Maps in places where their cars can't go. They've used it to document places such as Angkor Wat and the Grand Canyon. They also have a Streetview snowmobile which has documented Whistler Blackcomb Mountain and a Streetview Trolley for museums and similar spaces. And the best thing is they loan the Street Trekker out to organizations (government agencies, tourism boards, non-profits) for places they'd like to document. #googletrekker #streetview #vancouver #canada #googlestreettrekker #googlemaps

Google Street Trekker in Vancouver, BC Canada.

3/13/19 3/13/19

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.