The Photography Of Jason Hollister

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Yes, my B&W shots are always around. Contrasty, dramatic images are what appeals to me. But I also love splashes of intense colour. Shot in Turks & Caicos, Club Med Recent Indian wedding here in Vancouver. Turks & Caicos again. Loved seeing the sun set like this every single day.

I seem to do a lot of B&W for a digital guy. Mind you when I shot film when I was much younger, I did lots of B&W as well. I just love the dramatic contrast I guess. Shot on my old Canon 1Ds, ISO 1250, backstage at Club Med in Turks & Caicos. It [...]

I recently travelled home to see family and my Grandma was looking so well and happy. It sure was a nice thing to see. I came to realise that I have a picture for almost everything but I rarely share them. Looking back in the catalogue I figured this was appropriate.  

TruthBeauty: Pictorialism and the Photograph as Art, 1845-1945 Vancouver Art Gallery from February 2 to April 27, 2008  -from their website:  "The hauntingly beautiful photographs created within the Pictorialist movement in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries are among the most important works of art in the medium’s history. TruthBeauty will bring together more than 150 [...]

Flea Market vendors are a strange bunch. They seem to buy and sell more between each other. They seem oblivious to new prices being HALF what they charge. It's all fun and games. The Vancouver flea market is an indoor and scaled down Canal Street. The knock offs are getting better I'll admit. But Grandma's [...]

Did it need it? Probably. Has my focus changed? Yes. Did I add fancy new images? A couple. I have to really think about my galleries soon as I feel my work is getting a bit stale. Not the work I do, but the work I've been showing. I think I may never find where [...]