You Are Unlimited

November 15, 2011

Available now. Click cover for details/preview and to order online.

Since returning from Japan in May, I’ve kept only one goal in mind, and today I’m proud to announce the release of my first self-published photo book You Are Unlimited. The photos span Sept. 2007 to Sept. 2010, including 12 shots and one piece of writing that have never appeared on this site. While the pictures were taken all over North America, You Are Unlimited was mainly produced in Vancouver, Montreal, Philadelphia, and Niseko, and each place shaped the book in its own way.

I’ve been working on this project for nearly four years, and at times it seemed like the end was a horizon in perpetual retreat. Fortunately, instead of the pain of another unrealized idea, I have a book I photographed, wrote, designed, published and paid for myself. Undertaking this journey on my own was an invaluable learning process, but the end result would not be what it is without the help and guidance of some amazing people in my circle, to whom I am very grateful.

I’ve done my best to keep the book affordable and accessible to anyone interested. Thank you for your support, and thank you for believing in me. My only hope is that I will connect with you.

- dp

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Transcend

October 19, 2011

I wrote an introduction to Anthony Boronowski’s Transcend series for issue 5.1 of The Ski Journal, which is available now. It’s never easy to step between an artist and their audience, and witnessing Anthony’s state of mind while he was focusing on the paintings made my job a lot less difficult.

I was honoured when TSJ also asked me to submit a bio for their contributors section. Writing a bio about yourself is hard (try it), and like an amateur, I tried to get clever with my words. After passing through the hands of an well-intentioned editor, the piece states I learned to ski and write at 19-years-old, neither of which are true.

It’s a simple matter of pride, but I’d still like to clarify that I’ve been skiing for as long as I can remember, and only moved to Whistler when I was 19. Becoming a writer after remaining a functional illiterate into adulthood would be an impressive feat, but that is also not the case.

Lesson learned: Cleverness is the enemy of clarity.

Found It

September 22, 2011

Penticton (The Rio Barkley Show)

B.R.C.P.

September 5, 2011

 

Down By The River

July 7, 2011

I was planning an amazing project up at the canyon, but due to the huge snow year and weak summer, the river has been too high and the weather too cold. Maybe next year.


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