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Frozen Bubbles

Post author:Allison Kendall
Post published:February 22, 2021
Post category:Abstract Photography / Macro Photography / Personal Work
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You know those exquisite wintertime close-up photos of ice crystals forming on bubbles as they freeze? These are not those. You are looking at the messy, interesting results of an…

Holding space, looking for light

Post author:Allison Kendall
Post published:January 10, 2021
Post category:Abstract Photography / Personal Work
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“I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.” -…

Winter Light Celebration

Post author:Allison Kendall
Post published:December 21, 2020
Post category:Abstract Photography / Behind the Scenes / Canada Photography / Personal Work / Reflection Photography / Snapshots
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As winter settles in, the sun is slipping lower and lower across the sky. During the winter solstice here in Winnipeg, Manitoba the sun barely clears the treetops. Such low-angled…

Ladybug Light

Post author:Allison Kendall
Post published:June 27, 2019
Post category:Fine Art Prints / Macro Photography / Personal Work
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"The more specific we are, the more universal something can become. Life is in the details. If you generalize it doesn't resonate. The specificity of it is what resonates." -…

Snapshots and Small Prints

Post author:Allison Kendall
Post published:May 10, 2019
Post category:Fine Art Prints / Personal Work
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My thoughts have turned to the garden - I am working with a new yard, new climate - and I am looking forward the warm, humid summer months, however brief, because they will bring a depth of colour and light that is special to that time of year...

Of Land and Sea | Point Lobos, California

Post author:Allison Kendall
Post published:April 4, 2019
Post category:Fine Art Prints / Personal Work / Studies / Travel Photography
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As a favourite slice of coastal Californian wilderness, Point Lobos State Natural Reserve has captured my photographic eye on many occasions. Every season brings new colours and light to the…

Sunset Water Abstracts | Vancouver, BC

Post author:Allison Kendall
Post published:December 1, 2018
Post category:Fine Art Prints / Personal Work / Stories & Studies
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Pink sunset light mixes with dusky blue sky, reflected by softly rippling water where False Creek meets English Bay on a calm, quiet summer evening in Vancouver. Abstract textural water;…

Agave Study

Post author:Allison Kendall
Post published:October 25, 2018
Post category:Fine Art Prints / New Zealand Photography / Studies
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Sharp red thorns, pale green leaves, catching and shaping the bright New Zealand sun in the Wellington Botanic Garden. The variety of geometric shapes and contrasting textures make an agave…

Transitional Light | Manitoba, Canada

Post author:Allison Kendall
Post published:September 27, 2018
Post category:Fine Art Prints / Personal Work / Stories & Studies
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Spring and autumn are rich with photographic inspiration, contrasted in blooming flowers and fresh growth or colourful falling leaves. However, my favourite aspect of these two transitional seasons is the…

Liquid Light

Post author:Allison Kendall
Post published:August 30, 2018
Post category:Fine Art Prints / Personal Work
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While on a walk through the coastal forest of Mendocino County in California, I came upon a quietly running clear stream. Sunlight filtered through the trees above, illuminating the rippling…

Winter Solstice

Post author:Allison Kendall
Post published:December 21, 2017
Post category:Personal Work
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"This is the solstice, the still point, of the sun, its cusp and midnight, the year's threshold and unlocking, where the past lets go of and becomes the future; the…

one truck, two treatments

Post author:Allison Kendall
Post published:March 30, 2012
Post category:Behind the Scenes / Studies / Workflow
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Both of these photos were shot in the same hour, in the indian summer heat of an October afternoon. Sunlight filtered through the dusty rows of a seemingly endless walnut…