by Kevin Thom | Jul 23, 2015 | Featured, Home Page, Personal
I’ve always been a booster for my home town, even when it was known as a steel town. After all, there’s no shame in that. The bones of this country are made of steel, so Canada owes a debt of gratitude to this lunchbox city. And now that Hamilton,...
by Kevin Thom | Jun 22, 2015 | Featured, General, Personal, Photography
I drove half an hour and hiked 10 minutes through a pitch-black forest to see the fireflies in this meadow. Then I realized what a perfect night it was to photograph these dimly-flickering bugs. It was the night of the summer equinox. The sky was clear, the stars were...
by Kevin Thom | Jan 1, 2012 | Announcements, Personal
It’s a bit embarrassing for me to notice that I haven’t posted in my blog since the end of July, but in any case, here we are at the beginning of 2012. At the threshold of a brand new year, it’s my habit to have a look back at the year that was and...
by Kevin Thom | Jul 15, 2011 | Personal, Tips, Travel
Undoubtedly, one of Brooklyn’s most iconic locations is Coney Island. I had a day to kill earlier this week, so I decided to visit the park and boardwalk to take some pictures. I took the D train from Manhattan and just enjoyed the ride to the end of the line at...
by Kevin Thom | Jul 14, 2011 | Personal, Philosophy, Travel
On this last trip to NYC, we stayed at the Standard Hotel, located on Washington Street in the Meatpacking District. While there are many things non-standard about the Standard Hotel, what I found most interesting about it was its location straddling the High Line, an...
by Kevin Thom | Jan 15, 2011 | General, Personal
Many Canon shooters like me have been anxiously awaiting the announcement of the 5D Mark III. Canon’s being characteristically mum about this, and why not? The 5D Mark II is still selling like hotcakes. No sense in killing that golden goose just yet. I’d...
