Van Guelph

[vaneramos]

Today Blog Guelph presents a feature about me and my photography, along with a personal interview by my friend Denim AKA Donna Dobbin. It's an honour, because Blog Guelph gets a deadly number of hits and won Second Place for Best Photo/Art Blog in the Canadian Blog Awards 2008.

After today you will have to scroll down to find the feature, or view the vaneramos label. Keep scrolling down; there are seven posts and seven photos.

Comments

[ubermunkey.livejournal.com]

what a wonderful interveiw
lovely images
and I really get a sense of calm of peace yet with a hint of the work you've done to excavate who you are.

love it

namaste

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

Excavate: what a good word to describe 2008.
Thanks, C.
Cheers

[ghostsandrobots.livejournal.com]

Great interview, and wonderful to see some of the older photos again.

Congratulations!

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

When she asked for my favourites, I picked all photos from last year. I love the older ones Donna chose. She knew her stuff!

[bearfinch.livejournal.com]

A very interesting piece and an interesting subject. ;)

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

Hehe, thanks. ;-)

[songdogmi.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! How very cool. It was good to read and see your photos there.

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

Many thanks!

[dakoopst.livejournal.com]

I love all the pics, but that pic of Marian and Brenna is my fave.

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that has to be one of the most interesting portraits I've taken. They're good material!

[fivecats.livejournal.com]

beautiful images, as always. the interview was also good -- he seemed interested in you and the many facets of your work.

and thanks for the link to the vaneramos label. i was able to stumble that so it was a specific stumble for your photos/interview.

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[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

Stumble just gives me a general link to the blog. Each post has an unique URL, but since the interview includes seven unique posts, it's easier just to use my label.

I was surprised at how well Donna knows my work. I've posted almost 2,000 images on Flickr in the past four years, and the ones she chose to highlight are outstanding.

[fivecats.livejournal.com]

when she 'confessed' to having been a lurker with your blog for a long time i thought she was just trying to sound knowledgeable and blog-savvy. however, given the photographs she chose i'm thinking she may really have been lurking for a while.

congratulations, again. she did a really fine job of presenting you and your work!

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[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

Donna and I have been following each other's photography on Flickr for a few years, and we administer a community together. She was the first person to order a copy of the chapbook I published three years ago. So she wasn't "trying to sound" anything. But we have never met in person, and I didn't know she reads my blog. :-)

[fivecats.livejournal.com]

i didn't realize there was such a history there. in that case i'll call "CHEAT!" for having such an in with someone who could do such a good and widespread push for your photography. :)

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[missprune.livejournal.com]

what fun, I enjoyed reading your responses and seeing the photos!

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

Donna did a great job. :-)

[daoi.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on being featured... it is well deserved.

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[bixie.livejournal.com]

excellent, congratulations!

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[estherandmia.livejournal.com]

Great stuff, Van! Congratulations!

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

It's exciting. Donna did a great job. Thanks, Mia.

[pippasporch.wordpress.com (from livejournal.com)]

Speechless, speechless, speechless I am at the sheer beauty and power of your work.
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Really, words would not suffice. You're an inspiration, Van!

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

Thanks for visiting, Pippa. Glad you enjoyed!

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

P.S. It is wonderful that LiveJournal now allows non-LJers to comment on posts using their identities from other blog sites, but for some reason the site doesn't notify me about your comments. Just thought I would mention it in case I fail to notice and respond sometime. It's nice to hear from you!

[wildenwald.wordpress.com (from livejournal.com)]

Followed you over from Pippa's, Van, and really: your work is pure art! Very contemplative, and with an inner stillness that immediately invites one in.

I'll be stopping by again!

Wildenwald.