Snowboarders at Sunset Beach
Snowboarders at Sunset Beach/Barge Chilling Beach on December 30, 2021 after Vancouver’s epic snow fall. They brought a ramp and made jumps in less than a foot of snow. I love their commitment to their sport. An inspiration for 2022. Happy New Years!
Vancouver Mural Festival hosts Winter Arts Festival
Vancouver Mural Festival hosted a Winter Arts Festival at Jim Deva Plaza, Lot 19, Vancouver Art Gallery North Plaza and several other locations around Vancouver. It showcased outdoor art installations with AR features. The festival ran from February 12-28, 2021.
Park Rangers in Stanley Park
Park rangers in educating the public after several incidents of coyotes biting joggers and cyclists Stanley Park.
Happy New Year!
Artist @moonray_designs paints an outdoor mural on Granville St. Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Fresh start for 2021! Let's goooo! Wishing you good health, wild success, adventure, inner peace, prosperity and strength and courage to pursue your dreams. Happy New Year everyone!
Vancouver Mural Art by Moonray Designs
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.
Frontline Workers at 7pm Cheer in Downtown Vancouver
Frontline workers at St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver, BC, Canada come out to hear the 7pm nightly cheer for healthcare workers.
Frontline workers at St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver, BC, Canada come out to listen to the 7pm cheer. Vancouver, BC, Canada.
No Vehicle Access to Stanley Park Until Further Notice
There is no public vehicle access to Stanley Park in the Westend as of April 8, 2020 until further notice. Vancouver Park Board limited access to reduce the number of people gathering at the park due to the pandemic. Aquarium workers, yacht club and rowing club staff, HMSC Discovery, and emergency vehicles are the exception. The bus into Stanley Park is still running. Cyclists are asked to use the road now and leave the seawall for pedestrians. Park rangers and police are on hand to inform drivers of the change. Parking lots have already been closed and the City of Vancouver is enforcing parking bylaws in the Westend again.
Vancouver Park Rangers near a newly installed gate at the an entrance to Stanley Park. Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Park rangers are on hand to inform the public of the changes. Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Park rangers set up an ID checkpoint. Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Vancouver Gas Prices 2019 vs. 2020
Last year on April 15, 2019 I took a photo at a downtown Vancouver gas station as the prices were rising dramatically and I wanted to document it for history. This year as the prices were falling I went back out on the same day around the same time (after 3pm) on April 15, 2020 to document the price fall. What a difference a year makes - 74 cents/L! Fun fact: This is the only gas station in Vancouver's downtown penninsula. All other gas stations have been sold for development.
Price of gas was 95.9 cents/L at a downtown Vancouver gas station on April 15, 2020. Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Price of gas was $1.69/L at a downtown Vancouver gas station on April 15, 2019. Vancouver, BC, Canada.
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.
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.
Google Street Trekker in 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.
Vancouver's New Mayor Kennedy Stewart
Vancouver's new mayor Kennedy Stewart elected on October 20th, 2018. Here he is with Svend Robinson at the Vancouver Pride Parade earlier this year.
Vancouver's new mayor Kennedy Stewart at the Vancouver Pride Parade earlier this year. Vancouver, BC Canada. October 2018.