A Vincent Mounier Photography Blog

I B.L.O.G.
May 1, 2007
The true meaning of blogging had been eluding me for quite a while, now, Mr. Anderson. In one life, a blogger works for a respectable company, has a social security number, pays his taxes and helps his landlady carry her garbage. The other life is lived on computers where he goes by a mysterious alias and is guilty of virtually every writing crime there is. One of these lives has a future, the other does not. (I’m not sure which is which.) In any case, last night while w...
I Don't See Red
It's the colour of blood. It’s the pride of Utah. It’s the nature of Betelgeuse. And it's sorely missing from my daily life. Vancouver is a kingdom of blues and greens - the changing blue of the ocean, the lush green of everpresent forests; the blues when it rains for too long, the greens that wanted peace. Our municipal police colours reflect it. The Canucks abide it. The new West Coast theme at work proves it. Subdued colours, easy colours, passive colors. But wher...
Blur
April 28, 2007
Walking a thin grayed line, a blunt razor’s edge posing no real threat, he stands with one foot in the sun and the other lost in the deep shadows of relentless darkness. Life unfolds before his weary eyes on seemingly hand-colored monochrome stock, sketchy and jumpy, remake of an old classic. It feels surreal and distant as he glides through strange days, in and out of a fog bank that could as well be inside his mind. Faces appear at close range but they are blank and thei...
Boating around Howe Sound
April 22, 2007
It was a terribly sad day but sadness must subside. Here are the pictures taken before bad news. I had rented a small boat from Sewell's Marina in Horseshoe Bay and gone for a quick hour-long ride to Pam Rocks to pay the harbour seal colony a respectful visit. I was granted the rare pleasure of spotting a couple of visiting Californian Sea Lions. The joy of being alone once more on the water, away from land and in such exceptional scenery, was almost unbearable.
The balanced stones of English Bay
April 21, 2007
For the last seven years, a Vancouverite by the name of Kent Avery has been balancing stones on English Bay. Thousands - if not millions - of people have photographed his amazing and delicate work, yet the man remains elusive. Gliding like a ghost over his work, he is talked about but seems rather content remaining outside of the direct spotlight. Talking with passers-by on the Seawall, you'll hear that some have seen him work, others even say they know him. In any case,...
Glimpses of spring
April 20, 2007
Spring came in through the back door this year, silently and without glamour. I never went on long flower shoot excursions and Abe was content taking these pictures a few streets from home. Still, there are flowers everywhere. It's time to smell them.
Taping it all together
April 19, 2007
There’s this large library, filled with millions of books. We pick one up, generally a scary, tension-loaded story, and we start reading. As the plot unfolds we become nervous and stressed, identifying with the distressed protagonists and forgetting that we have control on our reading. We begin to turn pages faster, our movements harsh and our breathing shallow. Then suddenly we tear the corner of a page off. We grab a roll of scotch tape and reattach it, and we keep on r...
Farewell to a friend
April 11, 2007
Today, while I was happily driving my rental boat around the waters of Howe Sound, watching the sleepy seals and sea lions, others were getting terrible news. Then my phone rang. I am so speechless that I'll let someone else give farewell."... But to Sam the evening deepened to darkness as he stood at the Haven; and as he looked at the grey sea he saw only a shadow on the waters that was soon lost in the West. There still he stood far into the night, hearing only t...
The sun sets
April 10, 2007
I was Lying in a den in English Bay With a slack jaw, and not much to say... So I went for a long walk and I sat right where the ocean touches the sky with fingers of salt and whispers of eternity...
Behind the IMAX scenes - A story of geeks and magic
April 9, 2007
It might be Easter, but last night was Christmas. No, really: I was invited to a private "behind-the-scenes" visit of the IMAX theatre at Canada Place. Now, I’ve always been a big fan of the IMAX technology, just because it’s bold and it’s good and it’s large and it’s daring. But thanks to John, the senior projectionist, I spent an hour and a half in movie wonderland, on the other side of the curtain – so to speak – and the IMAX magic finally evolved in my mind...
Living the Livable Life, Live...
April 4, 2007
It was in the newspaper; Vancouver has once again been ranked third most livable city worldwide in a 2007 Mercer survey, ex-equo with Vienna. The first and second positions went to Zürich and Geneva, just like last year. It's obvious that the survey doesn't account for 100+ km/h windstorms, massive forest destruction, city-wide water contamination, one of the bleakest winters ever, tears in stadium roofs and in public pride, real estate prices culminating in the vicinit...
Google introduces TiSP (Beta) and paper email
April 2, 2007
Well the folks at Google outdid themselves today by introducing two brand new services, as always free and innovative. TiSP is an in-home wireless broadband deal and Gmail now supports paper email. It seems that some people are more likely to sign up for these offers if checking their email in the early morning... Good times! ;-)