Kris Krüg - Hornby Island Photographer
Portrait photography, family photography, wedding photography and videos from Hornby Island, BC.
Just back from Sante Fe where I was attending DENT the Future organized by Jason Preston and Steve Broback. DENT is an ‘ideas and inspiration festival’ featuring talks, workshops, adventures, projects, and goodtimes. We meet several times a year in places like Maui, Teluride and Napa and have formed a great support network of creative Read More …
For the past couple years I’ve been photographing the Future in Review (FiRe) conference in Park City, Utah hosted by futurist Mark Anderson and his incredible family. FiRe is an offshoot of the Strategic News Service (SNS), that helps business and industry leaders understand trends in technology and the global economy 3-5 years into the future
For the past few years I’ve been learning to fly airplanes. Simultaneously over same past several years there has been a revolution in powerful cameras mounted miniature remote controlled helicoptors (DRONES or DOVES) specifically in the area of aerial photography and videography. This Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) technology has become cheap, user-friendly and safe. How lucky am to Read More …
By combining ecstatic energy and feminine artistry, talented young women in the electronic dance music scene are harbingers for the emerging paradigm. Friends of mine have been working for a couple years on a feature-length documentary film about girl DJs and music producers called Amplify Her. The film is making great progress. Productions is complete Read More …
For the past couple years I’ve been involved w/ a rad organization called AMES that provides Digital Storytelling & Media Literacy workshops & programming for school age youths. Last year we launched a project called SalishHarvest.com and this year we’ve been working on a new project called Digital Foraging. The Digital Foraging project aims to document the stories Read More …
Summer is here in Canada. I’ve been spending lots of time fishing and gardening out on Galiano Island… but a big part of my heart (and my photography studio) still live at The Waldorf Hotel in East Vancouver, British Columbia Canada. East Van is well known for it’s rich cultural heritage including a rich homegrown Read More …
Our future is being documented by us in our present. Each and everyone of us who has a digital camera, a cellphone, a computer or even a camera phone has the task of creating our living digital history in real time. Our digital landscape has changed drastically from the meaningless dribble that once was in Read More …
In my ongoing struggle define what it is I do in a neat little package I’ve increasingly found myself using the words ‘Social Media Documentarian‘. Based on the spirit of the idea that ‘if you don’t stick it on the internet it didn’t really happen’, essentially this made-up term refers to the fact that there Read More …
I’m working on some thoughts for a fashion photography section for Matt Bamberg‘s upcoming book “Defining the Future of Photography“. These notes are really rough but are start for the chapter on “The Future of Fashion Photography”. a) Models male & female alike will move towards an increasingly more distinct eurasian look as China’s middle Read More …
December is around the corner and Christmas is in the air. To transition out of fall and into the Holiday spirit I’m participating a classic Vancouver event… The Chrismas Wish Breakfast at the Pan Pacific Hotel. Here’s some details about the breakfast and toy drive. Let me know if you’re gonna be there and we’ll Read More …
Here’s a couple local Vancouver projects that inspire me. I’ve documented each of them as they’ve developed over the past several months and recently published these editorials. The Waldorf Hotel “The Waldorf is a creative hub in the heart of East Vancouver where contemporary art, music, food and culture convene under one roof. The programming Read More …
Once again that time of year has sprung upon us. If you haven’t noticed a strange influx of SXSW chatter on the internet, then you are one of the lucky ones. Geeks all around the world clamored for three strenuous weeks to pull together amazing and awe-inspiring proposals for potential panels during the 2011 SXSW Read More …
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