Track and Field

Here are some shots I took of the Ottawa Lions track and field practice.

20th Anniversary Governor General's Performing Arts Award Gala

Last night I had the opportunity to shoot the GGPAA (Governor General's Performing Arts Awards) at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa.

Here are my best shots from the night,

Recipient Deepa Metha, right, Solman Rushdie, center and Laureen Harper, right, pose for a photo on the red carpet at the NAC in Ottawa during the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Gala on Saturday, May 5, 2012

Recipients from the band Rush, Geddy Lee, Neil Peart and Alex Lifeson, pose for a photo with Laureen Harper on the red carpet at the NAC in Ottawa during the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Gala on Saturday, May 5, 2012

Recipient Earline Collins receives recognition for her outstanding achievements during the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Gala at the NAC in Ottawa on Saturday, May 5, 2012.

Recipient Des McAnuff and Pete Townshend from the band The Who put on the final act during the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Gala at the NAC in Ottawa on Saturday, May 5, 2012.

Pete Townshend from the band The Who was a surprise guest during the final act of the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Gala at the NAC in Ottawa on Saturday, May 5, 2012.

Nikki James and Pete Townshend from the band The Who were apart of the final act of the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Gala at the NAC in Ottawa on Saturday, May 5, 2012.

Highway 5 extension Protest

Protesters from the Eco Watch group have taken to the trees to continue their attempt to stop the clear cutting that is taking place to put in a Highway 5 extension up near Wakefield, QC. The Gatineau police have ordered them to come down from the trees or face a $50,000 dollar fine per day if they continue to disobey their direct orders. The work on the Highway 5 extension was suspended in order to deal with this ongoing protest.

Through the week

This week has been a good week with lots of shooting. I made another page 1 which I'm super stoked about.

Here are my favorite shots.

This photo made the cover of the Ottawa Sun after the small airplane crashed in Barrhaven.

Mark Masri

Occupy Ottawa Eviction Night

Occupy Ottawa occupiers were given an eviction notice yesterday afternoon November 21st, 2011 to be out of Confederation Park at midnight that night. Some people packed up and left but the people that take this protest to heart stayed and waited for police action. As the night went on police never showed. I was there until 4am and there was no sign of them.

They still haven't shown up.

Here is some pictures I took of the night.

I saw some occupiers making a tarp bubble to stay warm. I wanted to get warm too so I decided to partake in this.

A occupier huddles beside a heater in the back of the moving van.

Some occupiers even made a fire to stay warm and attract police attention but they never came.