That's a bit of a claim. Ok it's a huge claim. Let's just say then, that there are certain people that think certain ways and often times those ways of thinking overlap.

For example, two photos below:

copyright Danny Zapalac

copyright Colin Adair

So now you see my point. Two photos by two unrelated people shot around the same timeframe in totally different places. This is why I love photography and the internet. Multiple interpretations of the same scene at different times and places, found in one place at the same time.

I came across this photo by Danny Zapalac (who you should definitely follow) this morning and it immediately reminded me of my own photo which I shot on New Years eve 2011 with my iPhone 4s. I have been wanting to post my photo for a while and totally forgot about it until now. And finally a reason to post it and finally a new blog post.

A secondary but equally good reason for this post is to introduce you to "the doctor" as he called himself the first time I ever spoke to him on the phone about 10 years ago. He was shooting snowboarding and I was photo editor at Snowboard Canada Magazine. I loved his photos and he had a very unique and different style. He still shoots a bit of snowboarding today but his work is mostly commercial now. He loves film and his style has progressed even further. Check him out.

Seems like Instagram and Tumblr have divided my attention away from the ol' blog but I'll get back to more regular posts once the busy winter shooting season is over.

Pemberton is a small town north of Whistler that is surrounded by lush farmland and big mountains. We spend a lot of time shooting around that area all winter and it's a really unique place.

Here's a few shots from the Hasselblad I took a while back............

Has it been a month since my last confession.......I mean post...........apologies, 'tis the season of busy-ness and travel and mayhem.

Well, the snowboard tradeshows are wrapped up, the 2013 products have been released and shown to the world. In August of 2011 I went to New Zealand to shoot the 2013 product catalog with the DC Snowboard team. We shot the photos over the course of 10 days in the southern hemisphere. It was a really busy shoot for me. Everything from on hill action to studio product photos. Most of what you see below are photos we conceived prior to heading to NZ. We based many shots around the graphics for the pro model boards. Donkeys, DJ's, Gorillas,Helicopters and Beers........oh my!

New Zealand is an amazing and beautiful place. Special thanks go out to NZ DC rep Hamish Caunter and DC Snow art director Brian Thompson.

Back in the land of high speed internet so as promised Part 2 of my winter 2011 snowboard photography slideshow.

Different song. Some new photos and 2 minutes of your life you will never get back!

I will be dropping the full version of this slideshow, 10 minutes of action, landscapes and lifestyles, later today so stay tuned (or get tuned and then watch it.....................)

Remember: watch it in HD if you can!

2011 Year in Review - Short Version 2 from colinadair on Vimeo.

Different version with different music and some different photos. Music by The Breeders

I've been working on this for a while but I've also been actually working so it took a little longer than I thought. I know you've all been waiting for this so here it is. Well. PART 1 anyway. I've got a few more sllideshows from my 2011 photography done as well but one at a time..........damn!

Here it is. 2011 condensed into about 2.5 minutes. That's a year of my life crushed into a internet friendly timespace and size.

PLEASE, if you have Apple TV or a big screen watch it in HD it's so much better than this pinner version (Don't just click enlarge because it will look pixelated and you will think my photos suck!). Respect.

Riders include: Devun Walsh, Iikka Backstrom, Ryan Tiene, Aaron Biittner, Jody Wachniak, Andrew Geeves, Kimmy Fasani, Jonas Carlsson and a few others.............Music is by David Bowie.

If you like that you can watch the slideshows from 2010 here:

http://blog.colinadair.com/_blog/Colin_Adair_Photography_Blog/post/2010_in_the_Rearview_Year_in_Review_for_You/ 

Here's wishing you and yours all the best over the holiday season.

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow................

"I basically found myself when I found photography" - Barbara Cole

This quote is from the tv series SNAPSHOT on the Knowledge network (Mondays at 10pm). If you like photography this is a great series. Each episode profiles a different Canadian photographer working in a different field or genre. Highly reccommend it. If you don't live in Canada I'm sure you can find it on the internet or the Knowledge Network website.

And now some bullshit about my life................

A few new DC ads dropped this month. Iikka Backstrom this time.

It's Monday, it's December and let's be honest.............we all need a high five right about now.............that is all.

Saving the best for last. Well, at least I like these ones the best. Mainly because they were experimental film shots with a camera I have never used before so I'm happy with how they turned out.

These were shot at sunset at Uluwatu on a pretty flat day. I love the long exposure look of the water in the last few images. Next time I'll bring a tri pod and some ND filters..............

All of the photos you see here and on my website are for sale so hit me up for pricing if you are interested...........still time to get Christmas presents shipped out.

I told you I was going to milk the photos from this trip. Part 5. Back to the rice fields of Canguu from Part 2. The "scarecrows" are scattered throughout the fields and their costumes/outfits are amazing. I'm still uncertain about what they are meant to scare off. I didn't see any crows when I was there but I'm sure they have some kind of pesky scavenger bird there that warrants these statues.They might have been meant to scare off evil spirits. Balinese people are very spiritual so spirits and prayer play a big part in their lives. Regardless, to a foreigner like me these types of things make great subject matter for my photos.