The Hollywood Theater is without doubt one of my favorite places in Vancouver and I must say that Vince Fairleigh is one of my favorite people. Vince's family has owned the Hollywood for over 70 years and to celebrate their 74th anniversary we did Vince's portrait outside the theater. Normally, I would have shot this on 4x5 but I was very commited to this idea and just don't have a lens that is wide enough. So we shot it digital on the 5Dmk2, a wonderful camera in it's own right.Vince is also a very talented Nisga'a artist whose work can be seen at the Anthropology Museum at UBC. Last summer he was thrilled to meet the Emperor and Empress of Japan during their visit here and his always smiling face was more radiant than ever. And I have just learned that he is going to be the artist in residence during the Olympics.
I always think of merchants as the face of the city, Vince is one of the best...
Thanks James, I love your photos, (you do make me much better looking)lol I meet a lot of talented interesting people at the Hollywood like you and your wife that make my work so much more enjoyable, thank you, Vince Fairleigh
ReplyDeleteHi James, it's sad to see it all come to an end, the Hollywood is now vacant, very sad, your photos will live with the community and me forever.
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