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phoet · 1 year

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*clutches the most drenched, miserable, pathetic, drowned cat wretch of a man to my chest, shouting into the eye of the storm*

HE IS BABYGIRL TO ME!

#this is about so many people #juno steel #warren godby #gordon porlock #yep both of them #jonathan sims #can't forget him #strathcona #arthur lester #my poor disaster detective #kai from girl in space too #these good ol' soggy biscuit men

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badlandscola · 1 year

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The season finale of Badlands Cola is here.🌙📡

Sunrise milkshakes. A watcher at the window. An end.

Listen.

Transcript.

If you would like to keep up with us past season one, we highly recommend you subscribe to our newsletter! If you’re interested in big news drops like merch, or maybe even season two, then the newsletter will be the first to hear about it.

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harshr · 9 months

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Strathcona, Vancouver Island BC.

We Wai Kum, We Wai Kai, Liǧʷiłdax̌ʷ, K’ómoks, and Nuu-chah-nulth territory

#strathcona #vancouver island #british colombia #canada #nature photography #outdoor photography #border collie #clootie #original photography #pnw #bedwell lakes #landslide lake #little jim lake #2023

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visceralhit · 1 year

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I love tiny homes, especially the ones on wheels so Strathcona’s whole set up being a painted bus really painted a stark picture in my mind. Def needs more radio stuff around that desk tho

#badlands cola #Badlandscola #Strathcona #Also the detail about wearing contacts usually was such a neat little character tid bit. I love how character quirks are sprinkled in #VArt

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kalihaze604 · 9 months

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Beautiful and Bored (at work)

When I get bored and work is dead, I either take selfies and do a whole ass photoshoot showcasing my bold, colourful makeup. Or, I otherwise am stretching out my sore, painful, and stiff body and doing yoga on the corner.

#low track #outdoor sex work #the corner #Strathcona #black and white #minimal makeup #blonde bob wig

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one-joe-spoopy · 1 year

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Anyone else absolutely haunted by Sunny's desolate crying as they're walking back with the milkshakes? Anyone? Because I am. I've listened to it like six times already I can't get enough.

Strath's okay! Oh thank god I was kind of worried because getting shot in the leg isn't the kind of thing you can bounce back from after like a good night's sleep and some vitamins.

Mel's coyote eyes!!!! AGHHHHH!!!!

Strathcona being scared of talking to Mel and asking Sunny to come back! Because they make him feel brave!

Ugh this. This finale was utter perfection I wish that we'll see Sunny again, but I have my doubts.

#sunny badlands cola #strathcona #badlands cola #finale im sobbing #all is well!!!

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fandomscraziness22 · 1 year

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I’ve published 4 fics in the last two weeks!

I didn’t really mean to do that lol but it’s just kinda how it happened! so let’s recap for any of yall that might have missed some!

The Bright Sessions

come meet me at the end of the (cereal) aisle by me and @molinapattersons

“Let me guess. You want your weird, gluten-free, old people cereal.”

There’s a brief moment of silence on the other end of the phone line; Caleb’s boyfriend sighs half-heartedly and lets out an exasperated laugh.

His heart pulses at the sound. They’ve been dating for over a year at this point, and every single time he makes Adam laugh, it still sends a jolt of electricity ringing through his body.

“It isn’t just for old people, Caleb,” Adam insists. “It’s healthy – if you keep eating all that sugary crap, maybe you won’t get old enough to even eat Raisin Bran.”

~ or: Caleb goes grocery shopping and is not happy with Adam's cereal choice.

colour me in

“You can sing?” The words break the spell over the car, pulling his empath boyfriend back to reality with a physical jolt that almost makes Adam wince in sympathy.

“What?” Caleb says articulately. The blush rising on his cheeks is adorable, but Adam refuses to let it get to him.

“I’ve known you for almost two years. We’ve been dating over a year. And you didn’t think to tell me that you can sing?"

Six of Crows

here comes the switch (written for the flash fic challenge with this image prompt!)

The first time Kaz sees a magic trick, he’s nine years old, newly arrived to Ketterdam with Jordie. It fascinates him like nothing else in this dirty city, so different to the emptiness of their family farm in the countryside.

or, how Kaz's view of magic changes in Ketterdam

Badlands Cola

throw me in the deep end

But Sunny wants him to leave them behind. They’re trying to sacrifice themself to stop Jasper and Mel, to give him a fighting chance at taking down the cult for good. And Strathcona is too selfish to let Sunny do it.

“I’m not leaving you in there,” he says firmly, trying to ignore the desperate edge his voice has taken on.

Sunny doesn’t listen. “It doesn’t matter… it doesn’t matter what happens to me.” Their voice is tearful, and Strathcona’s heart aches at the sound. “You know what that thing is capable of. People might get hurt.”

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rickchung · 2 years

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Sunday Pies Pizza Co. pop-up x Luppolo Brewing x Strathcona.

“Meat’Za” pizza with tomato sauce, salami, spicy sausage, pepperoni, and chili flakes.

Mortadella pizza with pistachio pesto, arugula, and preserved lemon.

#rick chung #strathcona #pizza #east van #east vancouver #italian #italian food #british columbia #lower mainland #arugula #meat #food #foodie #restaurant #bar #pizzeria #snack

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yegactivist · 5 months

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Ceasefire Now and White Peace Poppy by Paula Kirman

#edmonton #whyte #avenue #old #strathcona #peace #ceasefire #remembrance #day #flickr

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sacredsocialjustice · 5 months

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Ceasefire Now and White Peace Poppy by Paula Kirman

#edmonton #whyte #avenue #old #strathcona #peace #ceasefire #remembrance #day #flickr

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pennanbrae · 1 year

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Spring from winter. 2 photos of the same spot 4 months apart highlight the change of seasons.

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dionysiospsychas-photography · 11 months

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CHANGING STRATHCONA: MATCHSTICK SHOW

… So, it is late May, and on the windward side of the Coastal Mountains on the shores of the Salish Sea it is already Summer, really. It is almost Mediterranean, except for… I am not sure. But, we have it climatologically, geographically, and culinary good here. The mineral scent from spells of rain, the waves of blooming trees, and the wonderful blankets of clouds are making way for sweet garden flowers, dry pine air, and clear blue skies. That is, if you like that sort of stuff. It is all quite pleasant anyway, especially in the shade.

Also, it is nearing the end of our lovely little photo show, Changing Strathcona, at Matchstick Coffee Bar in Chinatown. We would like to thank again Matchstick manager Nic Campbell for the opportunity to show our photo work. And if you have not seen the show, I present our photographic appreciation of Strathcona below.

The Show

Our pretty photo show, Changing Strathcona, at Matchstick Coffee Bar in Chinatown.

Colin Trigg, Sharon Wish, and Dionysios (me) are Vancouver artists and photographers who have witnessed the changes to the urban fabric and vitality of Strathcona through the medium of photography over many years and even decades. Their interest and appreciation for this historical, bellwether neighbourhood, is shown through their personal photography and complimentary imagery.

Strathcona was the original East End and mixed-use neighbourhood, populated by working class immigrants and minorities. It is a spunky and spirited neighbourhood, having endured urban renewal crazes and misguided attempts to revise it with little consideration to human scale and culture. Throughout its history, its residents have shaped the neighbourhood on their own terms. So, this walkable, tree-lined “gabled city” has remained a vibrant neighbourhood with a strong sense of community.

Home to some of Vancouver’s oldest buildings, the neighbourhood is not just nice looking Victorian style homes but also an eclectic mix of inexpensive and posh bungalows and row houses, old apartment buildings and new affordable housing, original corner stores, garages and boring industrial buildings. And there is an incredible variety to see, such as weathered facades, unusual colours, manicured or wild gardens, all shapes of shingles, decorated or disorganized porches, lots of wooden clapboard and stucco, rare brick and stone, and gritty but lively alleys.

The Photographers

Les photographes sympathiques, Colin Trigg, Sharon Wish, et Dionysios.

Colin Trigg, in closing

Participating in the Changing Strathcona show at Matchstick Coffee was a first for me and it was both fun and educational. Despite many years of practicing photography, this event was my first opportunity to participate in a show where I could display some of my printed work to a general audience. I have fellow photographer Dionysios Psychas to thank for making it all possible this year. Dionysios, has successfully participated in many other shows (including past events at Matchstick) and he was an invaluable resource when it came to getting organized for this type of an event.

I was also pleased that we could highlight one of Vancouver’s most unique neighbourhoods and document its change over time. Strathcona is an eclectic, spirited and historic area full of many photographic opportunities. The people, the culture, the architecture, and the history make it a wonderful place to explore. I’ve spent a considerable amount of time walking its streets but this year it was different, as I approached each visit there with purpose. This year, the show, coupled with the photo walk gave me an opportunity to grow my skills and meet other passionate photographers also willing to explore.

I would like to thank Matchstick Coffee for hosting the show and I look forward to finding more ways to display my work to a wider audience in the future.

Changing Strathcona by Colin Trigg

Colin Trigg is a passionate photographer with “a west coast state of mind”. He often finds himself in search of moments, when an unusual subject appears, the light changes towards the dramatic, or the mood of the mundane elevates to something truly extraordinary. Colin approaches photography as a seeker of beauty and light illuminating the natural and the built environment.

Focussing primarily on urban, landscape, and street photography, Colin explores the city streets, and the province’s beaches and forests, to discover what makes each one of them special. The art of photography for Colin is as much about the process as it is about the result. Each step of the way, there are lessons to be learned, moments to savour, people to bond with, and challenges to overcome. Completing these steps helps him become not only a better photographer but also a better person. This in turn promotes a sense of well-being and gratitude.

Colin also encourages others to participate, explore the world, contemplate what makes it special and then capture it with your heart and your camera.

Please visit Colin's website — colintrigg.myportfolio.com — to see more of his extraordinary photography.

Sharon Wish, in closing

Well that was fun!

Right from the moment the idea was born I was very excited about this project, and being involved with my two collaborative photographer colleagues, made this extra special for me.

Being able to immerse myself into photographing a neighbourhood that I wasn’t really all that familiar with was a wonderful challenge, and I personally got a lot out of. Imagining the great images to be discovered in this historical neighbourhood and seeing how it has changed, and what has remained the same. It was fun to imagine Fred Herzog back in the 1950s '60s and '70s taking photos in the same streets I was walking, and also taking photos. That in itself was one of the biggest joys for me.

The collaboration itself was rewarding — sharing our images and seeing how they meshed together for the exhibition at Matchstick was so interesting, because it was great to see how we all saw Strathcona in our own unique way. Watching the show come together as the prints were hung on the wall, telling a story of the past, present and future.

It was great being able to be part of the Capture Festival with our photowalk through this neighbourhood — the rewards were great as people enjoyed themselves, and also discovered some hidden gems.

Overall, such a great and fun experience! I hope we can do something similar next year, as I feel it’s so important to document things in our city, as it is changing so quickly.

Changing Strathcona by Sharon Wish

Sharon Wish is a self-taught photographer born and raised in Vancouver, Canada. She became interested in photography as a teen and was immediately intrigued by the world of black and white. Sharon practices street, urban landscape, and natural landscape photography.

She likes that element of mystery in her photographs: someone on the street, coming out of the shadows or emerging from the fog on those moody Vancouver days. Being drawn to shapes, shadows, and silhouettes in the urban landscape, she naturally gravitated toward street photography.

Sharon looks for that single figure to add that touch of intrigue and dreamlike quality. She sees herself in her compositions as that single person lost in the melancholy of the scene and creating a story of being all alone in a city that is constantly changing. She strives to make her images not just something visual, but also something felt.

Please visit Sharon's website — sharonwish.com — to see more of her mysterious photography.

Me, Dionysios, in closing

I first heard about the monthly art shows at Matchstick Chinatown thru artists who exhibited there a couple of years ago. I liked that Nic wanted to support the local artist community by creating a cozy space for them to display their work. And was really glad he was open to my photography work last year, so I jumped at the chance.

Working on getting one's art work noticed or exhibited is, as any working artist will tell you, a lot of work (I won't get into the particulars here), formal when it concerns galleries, and expensive. I am not a working artist. (Surprise, I am an architect and far from retirement; it's fine.) So, for me, for now, doing such small shows, the effort is easy, the project is casual, and it is a good, small, fun step forward. I am of middle-age now, and have been making an effort to share my photo work.

The Capture Photography Festival has been fun to participate in as a viewer. It has wonderfully diverse camera based works, unlike what I do, and they are unexpected, impressive, and inspiring. I am glad there is such a festival in Vancouver. In Montreal, I had enjoyed Le Mois de la Photo and the World Press Photo Exhibitions (not in Vancouver yet!) for many years. So, it is very nice to experience a photography festival here because it is in an art form I enjoy practicing and is a very important pursuit to me. And to lead a participating event is fun and good for me. I feel I am contributing something of value to the festival and to others.

I think I do photo walks pretty good, because I have been organizing and leading them for the last ten years and people still like them; I am glad for that. Moreover, I really enjoy doing photo walks, and that is what I can contribute for now. I am not ready to submit for the Capture Selected Exhibitions for practical reasons, but not emotional reasons, not anymore. I will write about fears and working on my art in a future post.

For the photo show and photo walk I chose Strathcona because, like Chinatown which I did last year, it is a unique neighbourhood in Vancouver and very photogenic to me. I much like the mix of building types, styles, and states; a varied urban fabric. As well, they have interesting histories to learn about and share. But to be fair, parts of Grandview-Woodland and Mount Pleasant have a similar vibe and are also photogenic in those ways I like. So, next year, I suspect the Capture photo walk will be in one of those neighbourhoods. Stay tuned! Be notified of future photo walks by subscribing to my newsletter.

Otherwise, I am currently working on new prints for my shop, always working on photographing dead leaves, all those aspects of art making which I will write about in a future post, and decorating my flat with sets of little prints. My slow-going, big project is making an extra large print — like 6' x 4' — to hang in… I do not know; I do not have any more wall space in my flat. But, that would be something!

Changing Strathcona by Dionysios Psychas

A self-taught art photographer, I have been practising photography since my late teens. I make photographs because I very much like cameras and the medium, but especially because I like to create something meaningful. Importantly, I appreciate that photography is a calming vehicle. Focusing on a frame and a vision is meditative in a sense. It is grounding and lightens my spirits.

I am inspired by the artwork of painters Mark Rothko, in which the relationship between colours evokes a strong emotion, and Georgia O’Keeffe, in which simple gestures are powerful, as well as photographer Edward Weston who elevated form. I am also influenced by graphic design and architecture, where organizing form and space produces a distinct experience. So, with these drives, I believe forms can carry meaning with which I can create a meaningful photograph.

You can see more of my contemplative photography by visiting the links to projects West Coast Meditations and The Photogenic City.

So, how about you; did you see our photo show? What did you like about it? Send me an email and tell me what you think.

DP, 2023-05-27

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ryfqtzcessta · 1 year

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