Gizmo Girls Skate Crew: The Funnest Place for Young Girls to Learn to Skate in Kingston!
Occasionally I take time out from doing family or wedding photography, and I document local events and activities happening around Kingston.
Last year, Kingston-based educator Katherine Morlog began a weekly skateboarding drop-in workshop for girls in Kingston to learn to skate. These sessions were held Thursday evenings at Daly Street Skate park (on Daly St, across from the Rideau Heights Community Centre).
It’s a fantastic initiative for many reasons.
Girls are waaay under-represented in skateboarding. It’s intimidating for girls to get into it, because it’s mostly boys and men who skate.
A day in the life of a hockey family: Candid photography at the rink.
Meet the Himmelmans. Their life is rich and varied, and includes lots of hockey, pankcakes, cat cuddles, and connect four.
What does a day in your life look like?
an afternoon with the Skateful Dead
In all seriousness, this kind of photoshoot is a photographer's dream. The subjects bring so much natural charisma, such inherent comfort with themselves and each other, that it's impossible for it not to come through the lens.