I am really happy to announce that one of my photos was chosen by the good people at Hasselblad for their newsletter this month.

It's an honour to be recognized by such an iconic company that I am obsessed with.

This is the email I got:

Dear Mr Adair,

Thank you very much for submitting your favorite image taken with Hasselblad equipment for the AROUND THE WORLD section of the Hasselblad Bulletin.

We are delighted to let you know that your image has been selected by the editorial team from amongst the hundreds that have been submitted by photographers from all around the world to be published in the new issue of the Bulletin – May 2012.

Congratulations on a fine achievement and this means that your work is now featured amongst a gallery of images submitted by fellow Hasselblad users that is showcased to a wide international audience.

All the best for you and we hope you like the new issue of the Hasselblad Bulletin.

Your Hasselblad Bulletin Team 

Click HERE to go to the site. Or if you're too lazy, this is the photo I submitted

 

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............

 

 

 

 

 

 

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/ 

This installment is based around my fascination with tourists. People in general are strange and do weird things but tourists are a whole other level of odd. They stick out like speed bumps in a school zone. Bringing their individual styles and cultural differences to a place that is not their own. Mostly what I like is how tourists are just groups of people standing around doing nothing. Maybe taking some pictures or eating food but serving no real purpose other than cluttering up what is usually a beautiful landscape and getting in each others way. I am a tourist like any other when I go on trips but I cannot see myself so I sit and watch others and try to figure out where I fit in.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Third Installment. A little bit of a change of scenery from the green fields of Canguu. In this episode we will be mere steps from one of the greatest surf breaks in the world, Uluwatu. This famous left hand reef break is also an incredible spot to hang out, beach comb and watch the sun go down. While I was there we did not have much swell but I was lucky enough to have low tide at sunset so getting into some really cool spots to shoot was possible. The area is built on top of huge cliffs with amazing views but when you get down to the ocean at low tide, the reefs are bare and you get a really different perspective. The entrance to the beach is a huge cave with different paths and openings. If you were a little kid this place would either be completely terrifying or the best place ever...........depends on the kid I guess. The first shots are a perfect example of this. What's in there?? How far back does it go?? Are there pirates hiding back there?? Monsters?? Oh, to be young again..................

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So here is part 2. Not sure how many parts there will be to the series from this trip. At least 5. Less than 10. I know I said I'd post more next week but I just got too excited and couldn't sleep and it's Friday which I know is just super productive in office land so figured you would want more stuff to look at.............plus those HK airport shots in Part 1 are pretty bland.

This is the Rice Fields series. These were shot over several days with the Contax and the Hasselblad. These rice fields are in Canguu which has become a very popular surf spot and hence it is being developed heavily.These particular fields are surrounded by development and I suspect won't be around much longer. The sketchy little road we took to surf everyday ran right through these fields and it was definitely a hub for localized transport and activity. The contrast of Bali is pretty evident in these shots. Old farmers and young kids (I still don't know what these kids were up to. Fishing/hunting for some kind of small fish/animal but I couldn't figure out what exactly). The two women, one on a bicycle with a traditional hat on the other on a scooter wearing a helmet. Lush green fields and new housing. A lot of activity, some of it hard to understand but you just sit and watch and wait................

The latest issue of the KNOWMAG? is on the streets. They were lucky enough to have me shoot something. I'm very busy. And important.

They are very cool guys/girls and all talented on their own but as a group they really produce a great mag. I was happy to get the call again this year.

The assignment was "Always Be Preprared". Well, as a young lad I was in Beavers and Cubs so I know that motto well. A combo of studio product photography and location shots to accompany each product theme was the task. I was on my own in terms of the accompanying shots and I was able to somehow convince them to let me shoot them on film with my beloved Hasselblad. The studio shoot had a very specific direction and look. I worked with stylist Tanus Lewis again this year as well as Daniel Curtis who I have worked in in the past (see Young Ones post).

 

 

Summer has finally arrived on the west coast after a long and wet spring. All winter long we live with a lot of rain and grey skies and this year it really lingered. I think that is why I am always attracted to the most colorful and vibrant scenes when summer finally comes or in my case, when I go to it. In celebration of summer and to help ring it in, here are a few shots from recent trips to California and Mexico.

Gastown in Vancouver hosted a huge motorcycle Show N Shine last weekend. I stopped by for a few minutes after another shoot I was doing nearby. The Hasselblad was in my bag and matched the style of the vintage and custom bikes. I only shot two rolls and here a few of my favourites.