DAVID ELLINGSEN PHOTOGRAPHY

Some of the work I photographed for BC Place Stadium last year has been included in the updated website for the new renovations…

Hot off the press.

I photographed Mike Dennison a while back for his new “Runner’s Yoga” DVD which has now just been released. Mike has been teaching yoga and running for years now and quickly saw the benefits of combining the two into a complete training program. Now you can too!

Get going….

A feature article from Photo District News online, Photoserve, was published today about the installation in BC Place Stadium. I was interviewed about the project in relation to the renovations for the 2010 Winter Olympics and beyond. The resulting write-up, sent out by email newsletter to 15,000 Creatives, is an in-depth story on the shoot itself, the production behind it and working with DDB Canada/Karacters here in Vancouver.

I always check out these newsletters for industry info, updates and interesting articles from one of the original online sources for the photography industry. If you’re interested you can sign up for future newsletters of the Photoserve News here.

Here’s how the article looks:

…and the newsletter itself…

Back at Sugar Studios today with Nathan from the UBC Thunderbirds football team.

My work is featured in the Photo District News’ Photoserve lightbox sent out this week to almost 15,000 Creatives. Quoting PDN sales rep Jeanne Brei, “Our editors featured images from photographers who “capture action and adventure with a nod to the upcoming Winter Olympics” this month.” It’s nice to be included in this dynamic group…much appreciated.

Men’s Journal requested a portrait of Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson to illustrate an article about the city and the 2010 Winter Olympics. I had photographed Mayor Robertson previously, during his election campaign, where he arrived to the shoot by himself, in a sharp suit and commuting on his bicycle…he had my vote right then.

Had an exciting time shooting Steph Roorda recently. Steph and her team (Laura Brown and Tara Whitten) are just back from the UCI World Cup races in Colombia where they won the gold medal for Canada in the track team pursuit category. According to the Canadian Cycling Association “The team rode close to perfect technique and had the fastest qualifying time and a new Canadian record of 3:27.659″. This is a brand new category which has just been added to the Olympics so the team will be preparing for that for the next while.
We were out at the Velodrome in Burnaby…an older track but with one of the steepest inclines around…you’ve got to keep a minimum speed of 30km or you’ll slide off the track!

Recently photographed local rock climber Joel Lafortune out at Lighthouse Park in West Vancouver. One of my favorite locations in the area with a dramatic rock face straight down to the ocean…and happily just enough space to balance a light stand. Assistant Marc not only got to help out moving gear but, as the photograph above shows, was literally at the end of his rope helping Joel to stay safe under less than perfect conditions.

Vancouver 2010 Olympic rings in the harbour - unlit

Vancouver 2010 Olympic rings in the harbour with helicopter and jogger

Vancouver 2010 Olympic rings with 2 joggers on harbour seawall

Vancouver 2010 Olympic rings in the harbour with helicopter landing

Interest is heating up for photographs of the City of Vancouver, host of the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics - Athletes Village

Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics - Athletes Village, bridge and city residents

Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics - Athletes Village, Cambie bridge and downtown

Alongside heavy hitters Diane Arbus and David LaChapelle (and that is just the “D” section), my work has recently been added to Poland’s gorgeous ModernPhoto website. An inspirational site of international photographers…worth a look for anyone interested in photography.

Here’s a bit of information from their website (translated from Polish):
“MODERNPHOTO, most of all, is a subjective collection of the best photo galleries available on the net. On our site we place only carefully selected photography galleries and artists. MODERNPHOTO is for those who are searching for professional photographers, want to check how professional photographs are taken or are just looking for inspiration. Our main purpose is to promote good photography and present interesting artists and their work. The MODERNPHOTO.PL website shows what modern photography is and can be.”