Heidi the Flipper Lady

I heard an interview on the local CBC Radio morning show with Heidi and her Brother who's family has operated the Taylor's Fish truck in downtown St. John's for the past 30 years.
This is definitely a character of our city that should be in this collection.
I took my daughter and her best friend for a walk along the harbour front to find the "Fish Truck". Wow, what a nice lady Heidi was, she chatted with the girls and I for 20 minutes or so then happily posed for photos and smiled the whole time.
I like flippers once a year, but Cod Fish... I could eat that twice a day!

Camera Sony R1 (again; thanks Lynn) ISO 200 f6.3 1/250 sec.

Meet Joe, the guy from McMurdo's Lane

I have been waiting for the right time to strike up a conversation with Joe.
He is very quiet and most days he won't evan ask for spare change. Maybe he thinks that I don't look like I have any to spare. Finally I got around to actually asking if he would mind taking his photo... and "Yes, but I want to comb my hair." He genuinely seemed to enjoy the attention and we spent about 20 minutes chatting and shooting. The lighting was soft and pouring in from Water Street so it made the contrast of the wall really jump out.

Camera: Sony R1 (Thanks Lynn) ISO 160, 1/60 sec, f3.5 Photoshop CS4 convert to B&W

Angela the Beautiful Gypsy

Angela the Beautiful Gypsy, a sprightly Romanian with a gift for music and a longing to travel. Angela graced our fair city over the past winter but alas... the call of further adventure has pulled her away. I photographed her in my studio, in a coffee shop and on the street. The street won.

St. John's will miss you, but the world now gets to enjoy you.

Sony A-350, Zeiss 85mm f1.4 @ 2.0 ISO-100 1/250 second.

Steve Hussey

Steve is one of those guys that make us all proud to be Newfoundlanders. He is a locally famous musician, and a passionate educator. A fixture at "Fred's Records", Steve is one of the best sources of Newfoundland music information. He knows most of the musicians, producers, promoters and we all rely on Steve to find out the latest music. Keep an eye out for Steve playing in a local pub and drop by "Fred's" for the latest offerings in the music scene.

Don Tucker professional Busker

Don Tucker is a great musical mainstay of the St. John's busker community. He can usually be found in the doorway of Velma's Place restaurant on Water Street. In all kinds of weather, always making a great folksy accordion soundtrack for the street. Remember to spare him a bit of change and a smile as you pass by.

Jim Whey The Cobbler

Jim will always do well. He is a genuinely nice and happy person. I think it comes from the fact that he is good at his craft and great with people. He takes our beloved old shoes, skates, goalie pads and whatever needs a leather repair and brings them back to their former glory. A great guy and a great character in downtown St. John's.

Chess is one of those quiet characters. He is usually found hanging around Tim Horton's drinking coffee with his son and his sister. They may not be terribly well educated but they all work hard. Snow shoveling, painting fences and doing little jobs all around the down town.

I like Chess because he is always chatty and often suggests new ways for me to photograph him doing some new job he is particularly proud of.

Always squinting, (he needs glasses) when he recognizes you it turns to a big grin.

Camera: SONY DSC-R1, ISO 160, 1/1600 s at f/4.0, exp -0.7, no flash, Converted to Mono in Photoshop CS2.