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Studio 323

 

Since 2013, I have operated out of the Graycon building in downtown Calgary. I’ve always joked that my studio is essentially a ‘grubby artist hovel,’ due to the less-than-modern condition of the heritage building that it’s housed in. Its a nice line to use with clients to break the ice over the chipped hardwood floors and walls that don’t go all the way up to the ceiling. I heard that way way back one of the former photographers in here used to also live out of it. So yeah, super boho.

I take a huge amount of pride in this space, especially since 2019 when it has became solely my space - a personal creative sanctum. At times, it feels remnant of the little attic studios from the Golden Era of Paintings that I so often romanticize - minus the skylight.

The studio as seen through the viewfinder of my PhaseOne 645DF

The studio as seen through the viewfinder of my PhaseOne 645DF

 
Pano view from my front door

Pano view from my front door

It takes a lot of gear to run a studio!

It takes a lot of gear to run a studio!

BTS with Vertigo Theatre’s season poster campaign (photo: Stefanie Lis)

BTS with Vertigo Theatre’s season poster campaign (photo: Stefanie Lis)