January 2026 • Mexico City
It's been a while since I updated my Now page, mostly because the end of the year was a busy time. It's now 2026, and I'm officially ready to hit the ground running. In my latest newsletter, I shared some of my favourite photos from 2025, and I have to say I'm really happy with what I was able to create last year.
I still feel that I have some work to do when it comes to finding a clearer thread that runs through my images. I know it's in there but need to spend more time thinking about it. It's a bit of a curse when you enjoy a wide variety of subjects and composition styles. It makes it hard to show a cohesive body of work. How perfectly cohesive should it be? I guess I'm starting the year with interesting questions I need to explore.
If you're in Vancouver, I invite you to join me for the January Lightbox meetup/photowalk that's scheduled for January 17th. Check out the basic info here. Stay up to date on any changes to the date on Instagram at @lightbox604.
If you or someone you know is interested in learning the basics of digital photography and how to use your camera, I have my Digital Photography Bootcamp workshop coming up on January 24th. Check out the details here.
And finally, I’ll be sharing some news soon about a beginner Lightroom workshop, along with special Lightroom workshop that’s currently in the works. You can sign up for my newsletter to be the first to know all the details here
Media Diet Highlights
Audiobooks
Finally finished my re-listen of Pandora Star by Peter F. Hamilton. I enjoyed finding more details I missed the first time around and also some questionable plot points, but overall it was a good (crazy long) listen.
Movies/TV
"All of You" - 2.5 / 5 - A bit slow and not quite my thing, but I do love that footballer Roy Kent.
"Speak no Evil“ - 2.5 / 5 - Fun ride but gets a little dumb towards the end. Really like watching Professor Xavier do his thing.
"Tron: Ares" - 3 / 5 - Was REALLY hoping this wouldn't suck, and it kind of did? I'm a fan of the last two Tron movies, but the fact that it's not a continuation of the story was a bummer (thanks, Jared Leto). The 3D special effects were fun.
"Weapons" - 3 / 5 - This is horror? People I follow on Letterboxd love this. It was okay.
"A House of Dynamite" - 5 / 5 - Scary as hell. Incredible script, performances and pace. Katherine Bigelow can do no wrong in my book. It left me with the same dread I felt watching "The Day After" as a teen in the 80s...terrifying.
