tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48837354945660556212012-01-15T08:02:17.674-05:00This is an opportunity for family, friends, and other interested people to share in some of the fortunate, and not-so-fortunate events that come and go in my life as a husband, father, and a working photojournalist. Keeping them all on track, and successful is a lifetime challenge - and I wouldn't have it any other way!Peter M Powernoreply@blogger.comBlogger521100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883735494566055621.post-85437257120437056412011-11-27T11:15:00.002-05:002011-11-27T11:19:57.626-05:00

I just read an interesting article by Peter Turnley about a printer to the greats in Paris named Voja Mitrovic and while it was enjoyable it also made me think about how our industry has changed through technology. The art of print making may be slowly disappearing but we are also losing the great art of photo editing. Every photographer can benefit from the critical eye of a talented photo

Peter M Powernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883735494566055621.post-25213223298550041732011-10-02T16:08:00.002-05:002011-11-27T11:21:13.724-05:00

Note: This blog entry was originally published here on globeandmail.com  Stepping off the aircraft in Mogadishu, Somalia, I recognized the wall of oppressive heat that I’d first felt there in 2006. This time I was there to work with The Globe and Mail’s Africa correspondent Geoffrey York, and the situation would be dramatically different from each of our own previous experiences there. Every

Peter M Powernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883735494566055621.post-38886461936748463832011-06-05T07:47:00.007-05:002011-06-06T05:28:21.148-05:00

I just had to post this before heading out on the road today. I found it through Duckrabbit on Twitter. As he says, "Listen and Learn." This video - the voice and images of one of the great masters of photography - "Henri Cartier-Bresson - Life is Once Forever" by bt645 on Vimeo is well worth your time. While Mr. Bresson denies he is a photojournalist, there is no doubt he set the  bar as far

Peter M Powernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883735494566055621.post-54857857440874811592011-04-16T11:23:00.001-05:002011-04-16T11:27:17.971-05:00

Several weeks have past now since we ran a story about the death of Leo Nangmalik in Repulse Bay, Nunavut. Patrick White, who wrote the original article "The Trials of Nunavut" which ran the previous Saturday, provided an update - an obit of you will, a post script - which was a sad but poignant reminder of the reasons we went to Nunavut last November to investigate crime in Canada's north. It

Peter M Powernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883735494566055621.post-74646630774814269202011-03-22T07:57:00.002-05:002011-04-16T14:17:00.800-05:00

Yesterday I attended the Advisory Committee Meeting at Loyalist College Photojournalism program in Belleville, Ontario. Incidentally this is the same program I graduated from in 1989, in the second graduating class in the program. As always it was great to meet with some old friends - fellow advisors and college staff - and it's a great opportunity to meet and speak with the current crop of

Peter M Powernoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883735494566055621.post-38988509669344165482011-02-23T11:37:00.002-05:002011-02-23T15:29:44.227-05:00

I was please to place in this year's POYi competition with an Award of Excellence in the Issues Reporting Picture Story category. The twelve-image entry was part of a larger project shot in November 2010.

Peter M Powernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883735494566055621.post-32926998228188690762011-02-11T07:57:00.002-05:002011-02-11T07:59:26.980-05:00

The much coveted World Press Photo Awards for images taken in 2010 were announced early this morning. The gallery of winning images is at http://www.worldpressphoto.org/index.php?option=com_photogallery&task=blogsection&id=21&Itemid=292&bandwidth=high Congrats to all the winners and especially to the winner of World Press Photo of the Year by Jodi Bieber, South Africa, Institute for Artist

Peter M Powernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883735494566055621.post-74452198658644302302011-02-02T23:07:00.001-05:002011-02-03T17:01:04.717-05:00

You know I just love this job for the variety. I'm a newspaper photographer; photojournalist if you will. Many assignments we do can be routine or mundane, while others can be life altering. I don't travel as much as I'd like perhaps, but just about as much as my family life can afford, and certainly more than some of my colleagues. I've been fortunate to have had many opportunities, and I've

Peter M Powernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883735494566055621.post-19505792485504512012011-01-31T15:26:00.002-05:002011-02-03T17:02:09.540-05:00

Two days ago I was asked if I would travel to Cairo to cover the ongoing street demonstrations there and the peoples' calls for Mubarik to step down. I have rarely ever said no to any request and this was no exception. Conversation in the office suggested that management would likely give the story a few more hours to decide which direction it might take, and how we might best use our resources

Peter M Powernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883735494566055621.post-87341255014798705712011-01-17T07:39:00.007-05:002011-02-03T17:02:52.548-05:00

It's rare for our photo staff at The Globe and Mail to shoot sports action.  The exception was the Winter Olympics in Vancouver which we had four staff photographers assigned to. Although this wasn't an assignment, I did spend some time recently shooting hockey. The story and photographs appeared over two pages in The Globe and Mail on Monday, Jan. 17, 2011, as well as on the website. I've

Peter M Powernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883735494566055621.post-74043984668972051892011-01-09T09:43:00.005-05:002011-02-03T17:03:53.579-05:00

Just to further the subject of street photography....thanks to the folks at duckrabbit for posting this video link with street photographer Matt Stuart. His quote, "Invisibility would be my superpower," is excellent, but I think the key thing to learn here is the way he carries himself while photographing. His demeanour is unthreatening because he is confident that he is doing nothing wrong, and

Peter M Powernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883735494566055621.post-38342085562962851922011-01-04T07:59:00.006-05:002011-02-03T17:04:54.180-05:00

I was just looking at a post by Rob Skeoch on the NPAC site that I found interesting about a documentary that has been done on street photographer Joel Meyerowitz. The video is shot by Cheryl Dunn and is part of documentary called "Everybody Street." The piece is here on the site of The New Yorker.com. Two things that he mentions even in this short teaser struck a chord with me - things that I

Peter M Powernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883735494566055621.post-5574474072558415182010-12-29T12:02:00.004-05:002011-02-03T17:07:32.807-05:00

It has been quite a year 2010. There were plenty of stories that have touched us all in different ways, images that we'll never forget, and likely personal moments that test or reward us. I cherish my time with  my family, especially around Christmas. It's a time to reconnect, especially with my two teenagers, and recharge the batteries so to speak for the challenges that the New Year will bring

Peter M Powernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883735494566055621.post-28305157198678291952010-12-22T08:32:00.006-05:002010-12-30T11:38:35.296-05:00

When you work in a place for a long period of time - twenty-one years in Toronto for me for example - you find that sometimes event assignments can get repetitive year after year. However, I've found that this happens less frequently that I've expected, and once in awhile something comes along that, surprisingly, I've never photographed before. Last night was one example of this. Nothing is

Peter M Powernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883735494566055621.post-22026996267655965552010-12-17T18:31:00.004-05:002010-12-30T11:19:55.534-05:00

My personal preference has always been audio slideshows when given the choice of using video or stills with audio to produce a multimedia story. This has become painfully evident to me as I chunk away at a large project involving more video than I'm comfortable with. If you agree or disagree, or find yourself wanting some words to make an argument for one or the other, this post on Duckrabbit

Peter M Powernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883735494566055621.post-68869496213896064272010-12-17T12:20:00.002-05:002010-12-22T18:16:04.444-05:00

I can't believe what I've done. Until now, the limit of my social networking has been my website (www.peterpower.ca) and this rarely-ever-read blog of mine. While everyone I know it seems has been using Facebook for years, I have resisted, and frankly prefer to keep a wee bit of my personal life.....well, personal. And Twitter has been a mystery to me...but is a little less so today perhaps

Peter M Powernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883735494566055621.post-89340049633182725902010-11-30T16:54:00.003-05:002010-12-18T10:47:34.286-05:00

Last night I had the pleasure of attending a LowePro sponsored event in Toronto where the guest speaker was Dr. Ted Grant, who is widely know as The Father of Canadian Photojournalism. The evening was very enjoyable, as much for the opportunity to meet Toronto-based photographers from various backgrounds, as it was for the opportunity to listen to Ted speak with passion, humour, and emotion

Peter M Powernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883735494566055621.post-35036129609247481062010-11-24T16:51:00.003-05:002010-11-24T16:56:34.931-05:00

globeandmail.com has been going through some changes of late following the redesign of the newspaper. Many of the links to our multimedia pieces have disappeared over time, but they are starting to show up again in the archives of our multimedia pages. Here is a direct link to this archive for anyone interested in looking at some of my past multimedia work, or the other excellent work done by

Peter M Powernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883735494566055621.post-21390844309685083022010-10-02T11:43:00.005-05:002010-12-30T11:39:16.081-05:00

I've recently completed work on a three-month long project for The Globe and Mail called Dementia - Confronting the Crisis. The series began on the front of a Saturday paper on September 18th, with the full first ten pages of the Focus section devoted to it. Images and stories also ran every day the week following the launch of the series. In addition to the still images, a selection of which

Peter M Powernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883735494566055621.post-16339110609043055772010-01-26T13:56:00.005-05:002010-12-30T11:46:26.176-05:00

The day after the earthquake I received permission to prepare for and head south to Port-au-Prince, Haiti. This would prove to be one of the most difficult assignments I have ever had to date on two levels. The level of the destruction, death, and suffering by Haitians and Internationals living or working there is for me, indescribable. My efforts to tell the stories of these people, and

Peter M Powernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883735494566055621.post-40463980920068644542009-11-10T20:45:00.001-05:002009-11-10T20:45:57.884-05:00

I spent my day yesterday in Belleville with other members of the Advisory Committee of the Loyalist College Photojournalism Program. It's always a good day, but a long one because of the three-hour drive each way. The first and second-year classes seem quite promising this year, but historically there are always a few surprises that emerge before graduation. I was especially moved to speak to a

Peter M Powernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883735494566055621.post-20567363491720004812009-11-06T12:20:00.001-05:002009-11-10T20:46:40.220-05:00

Much of my morning was spent just getting to the office. It always amazes me how the people who commute to Toronto for work seem to lose brain function at the slightest hint of bad weather. Throw a tiny bit of precipitation onto the roads and windshields, and traffic nearly comes to a halt. I always figure my drive to work - 80km each way – to take anywhere from 45 minutes to an hour longer if it

Peter M Powernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883735494566055621.post-50447074059976485192009-11-05T21:53:00.001-05:002009-11-06T12:17:58.659-05:00

I’m chuckling at the few comments that these blogs have received so far. Thanks for the kind comments that I truly appreciate. What I find amusing are the references to being “lucky.” Reuters photographer Mike Blake once told me that photographers make their own luck. We all make our own luck in ever way I suspect. In other words, luck is that sweet place where preparation meets opportunity. Be

Peter M Powernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883735494566055621.post-92193252259229121532009-11-05T21:41:00.001-05:002009-11-05T21:42:49.989-05:00

You have to have sympathy for a photo editor whose first words when given you an assignment are “Let me apologize in advance.” This was how I was given my first assignment for Tuesday morning, and I felt bad for Dave Lucas who seemed more upset by having to give me the assignment then I did getting it. You have to realize that in the newspaper business you are going to get great assignments, and

Peter M Powernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883735494566055621.post-87540020476881571452009-11-03T22:46:00.007-05:002009-11-05T21:42:09.702-05:00

This is a great week for me to blog I must say. Mondays aren’t exactly my favorite day of the weeks as it is, and this week I’m on my least favorite shift – the 8am to 3pm. This shift gets even more difficult after the clocks are turned back an hour like we all just did. Leaving at 6:15am from Hamilton for an 8am shift in Toronto is brutal. But today the photo assignment gods were smiling on me

Peter M Powernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883735494566055621.post-78443329627900501482009-11-03T07:23:00.009-05:002009-11-03T23:10:17.126-05:00

This is the first installment of my blog during the week of Oct. 1st to 6th, 2009 for the News Photographers Association of Canada (NPAC) My daily posts from a typical work day will be posted on that site, and I'll mirror them here. Photographer's Blog – Day 1 – Peter Power Blogging for me is not foreign, but when I have blogged in the past it has only been on an occasional basis, and

Peter M Powernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883735494566055621.post-37169642588515603772009-11-03T07:16:00.001-05:002009-11-03T23:00:35.476-05:00

I just finished answering a series of questions for a photojournalism graduate student in Ohio who wanted some of my thoughts on multimedia, and specifically the Marshmuckers story that we just published in The Globe and Mail. On the off chance that others may be interested, I've posted the questions and answers below. Q: Can you tell me about the planning process that went into your story on

Peter M Powernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883735494566055621.post-15426085070190644772009-10-28T08:23:00.000-05:002009-10-28T08:23:38.455-05:00

Since we have changed our website at The Globe and Mail some links that I have posted down the right-hand side of this page no longer work. You will find that the bottom few still work, as well as the top few, but many in the middle do not. We are working to reformat these stories, and will hopefully find a new area to post them on globeandmail.com. In the meantime, I have renewed my contract

Peter M Powernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883735494566055621.post-6712770065808864122009-10-26T18:13:00.003-05:002009-11-03T23:01:06.764-05:00

A few weeks ago I received a call from an instructor at Mohawk College in Hamilton asking me if I would be interested in speaking with a group of first-year students in a Media Career Discovery class. I always try to accommodate requests like this, (although it isn't always possible) and do my best to provide an interesting, informative, and hopefully somewhat entertaining presentation. I was

Peter M Powernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883735494566055621.post-3800731213827176522009-10-11T07:40:00.008-05:002009-11-03T23:09:01.125-05:00

About three years ago, while I was driving south from an assignment in Barrie, I decided to stop and have a drive through the Holland Marsh. Like many commuters and cottagers that travel the busy Hwy 400, the fertile fields of the marsh had always caught my eye, but there never seemed a reason to venture in. The light that fall day was magical, and everywhere I looked it seemed there were

Peter M Powernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883735494566055621.post-80334702741486430662009-10-03T18:02:00.007-05:002009-11-03T23:05:24.803-05:00

It's been a crazy week, and although I'm normally really slow to update the blog, I thought I'd try to give a quick recap. I think I've finally recovered from the cruise, and enough work has happened to lock most memories away in a safe part of my mind. Part of my job on the cruise was to present a visual recap of the trip to all of the guests, which I did, in the form of a 22 minute slideshow.

Peter M Powernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883735494566055621.post-88861284642008688372009-09-07T14:50:00.007-05:002009-11-03T23:06:34.889-05:00

It has been a long time since I've last posted a blog. A little too long, even for an "occasional" blogger. Well I've had a fantastic summer, personally that is, with plenty of time off, and plenty of time spent with my family. I'm sure many people are wondering where the heck I've gone and am I still at The Globe and Mail. The questions wouldn't be unfounded because it certainly has been a

Peter M Powernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883735494566055621.post-31675272345419945942008-12-17T15:22:00.003-05:002009-11-03T23:07:38.372-05:00

The folks at Big Black Bag have been allowing us users to experiment with a new template for some time now. I of course have been slow to react to this, and haven't toyed with the new template much at all. Of course I also failed to realize that my old site would cease to exist on a given date IF i had built a site with the new template. At least this is what appears to have happened. In any

Peter M Powernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883735494566055621.post-65215351633149465932008-08-23T09:29:00.003-05:002008-08-23T09:36:39.156-05:00

I just read a great post by Robin Rowland on his blog The Garret Tree.Robin is a Toronto-based writer, photographer, web producer, television producer, journalist and teacher who has been watching with interest the progression of newspaper still photographers into multimedia and video.His thoughts on editing are worth a read, especially for editors and/or managers who continue to push the agenda

Peter M Powernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883735494566055621.post-54726691874134938212008-08-08T07:34:00.017-05:002010-10-06T16:26:15.915-05:00

While I haven't been overly vocal, at least publicly, in the ongoing debate about the merits of newspaper multimedia, and specifically video as a tool for photojournalists, I have been consistent about one point. The opportunity for photojournalists to step up and accept a greater role in our newsrooms, as journalists - storytellers, has never been greater. For years many of us have struggled

Peter M Powernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883735494566055621.post-81523743256104599392008-05-15T08:01:00.004-05:002008-06-01T19:20:53.265-05:00

It is mid-May and I've been struggling with the idea that I have yet to make any "memorable" photographs in 2008.Contest season has come and gone, the winter snows have all melted, and by now I would normally have a few images filed that have stood out in my conscience. The fact that I can't think of any as I write this tells me to think otherwise.Like many of my colleagues, my energies lately

Peter M Powernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883735494566055621.post-77947363823303563082008-04-20T18:50:00.005-05:002008-04-21T19:59:34.467-05:00

I just got back from Washington, D.C. where I spent two days at the annual Pictures of the Year International Education and Awards Program.It was a fantastic couple of days with the first day's events held at The Newseum, which just recently opened to the public. Day two, which included the presentation of awards, followed by a reception and dinner, was held at National Geographic. Here is a

Peter M Powernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883735494566055621.post-79611672727800683452007-12-16T11:23:00.000-05:002007-12-16T12:52:57.949-05:00

The final installment of The Boy in the Moon has now been published in The Globe and Mail, and on theglobeandmail.com .I couldn't be more happy with the decision by The Globe and Mail to dedicate so much space to this story.December 1, 2007December 8, 2007December 15, 2007Our web designers have also created a link to the six multimedia chapters that have accompanied Ian Brown's amazing piece of

Peter M Powernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883735494566055621.post-22671465184613571312007-12-01T06:48:00.000-05:002007-12-16T11:22:10.226-05:00

It has been an exhausting couple of months working closely with award-winning Globe and Mail writer Ian Brown, the extremely talented Assistant Photo Editor Jayson Taylor, and the super-creative web guru Chris Manza on a touching and honest story about Ian's 11-year old son Walker who was born with an extremely rare genetic disorder. Designer David Woodside, who was patient, thoughtful, and

Peter M Powernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883735494566055621.post-57520444914160826622007-11-18T09:31:00.000-05:002007-11-18T10:38:26.614-05:00

I knew that getting into multimedia presentations of my work was going to be a challenge, and this has certainly been the case.Figuring out how to use a recorder and incorporate sound into a slideshow was a big enough challenge. I had barely gotten my feet wet with Soundslides, and then came video.Every day there is something new to learn, and new challenges to overcome.It would be so wrong to

Peter M Powernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883735494566055621.post-51150517214876572042007-11-12T22:06:00.000-05:002007-11-12T23:02:23.884-05:00

I only recently wrote a column for the new NPAC site about multimedia and what it should mean to Canadian photojournalists. The original column can be found here. [NPAC stands for News Photographers Association of Canada and is the result of the Canadian News Photographers Associations - and Eastern and a Western - combining to form what will hopefully be a stronger, more unified organization.]In

Peter M Powernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883735494566055621.post-26054529198236645282007-10-18T07:59:00.000-05:002007-10-18T08:58:15.427-05:00

This past weekend I teamed up with Globe and Mail ace designer Cinders MacLeod to speak at the World Press Photo 2006 Winning Images exhibit in Toronto.The speakers series for this exhibit tends to be a rather casual affair, with some in attendance planning their visit to view the fantastic images so they can take in a speaker or two as well.As with every contest held anywhere in the world, there

Peter M Powernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883735494566055621.post-35649305445870437542007-08-12T08:10:00.000-05:002007-10-18T07:58:02.438-05:00

As a photojournalist I have been fortunate to have been given opportunities to travel throughout the globe, and to meet some very interesting, and brave people along the way.I am not the greatest at keeping up relationships with people I meet abroad. This is a skill I wish I were better at. Perhaps one day I'll improve myself in this area, but generally, I always lose touch with friends,

Peter M Powernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883735494566055621.post-15604599054063419662007-07-14T08:37:00.000-05:002007-08-12T10:45:53.094-05:00

This is copied from a post I made on the ECNPA BBS.I wrote this to address some discussion about contests for multi-media works, as well as the standard of multi-media work currently being done.First of all I agree that we should have a POY for the MM works being generated, but as far as the points system for the Quarterly MM Contest, I have no issue.I don't think that ANY clip contest

Peter M Powernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883735494566055621.post-60406828505197390542007-07-07T08:33:00.000-05:002007-08-12T10:47:37.013-05:00

I recently completed a story on children at Toronto's Bloorview Kids Rehab hospital who were recovering from acquired brain injuries. The subsequent audio slideshows, in six chapters, is called "Recovering with grace."The project was shot over a period of about a month. I would say that in all, I spent only about twelve days at the hospital, hanging out with the kids and their families. The

Peter M Powernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883735494566055621.post-43101320946280827482007-05-24T06:48:00.000-05:002007-05-24T07:22:27.444-05:00

I just finished reading another article by David Leeson of the Dallas Morning News on Sportshooter.com .Unfortunately, it seems that David finds himself defending his views on HDV. It seems that although his work, with stills, and HDV, has been quite successful, and groundbreaking, some people resent his "push" into this new medium.I have to say, that although I haven't yet picked up a video

Peter M Powernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883735494566055621.post-51514709303286231722007-05-23T20:27:00.001-05:002007-05-23T20:42:50.467-05:00

I'm sure many of you out there can relate to this. I was reminded today of some of the images that I have NOT taken in my career.Oh there are many I have not taken, and many I will hopefully yet take, but what I am referring to are the ones I have seen, but for whatever reason, have fail to stop and explore when first I had the opportunity.This came to mind today when a request came to the

Peter M Powernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883735494566055621.post-9939527900700239182007-05-20T10:17:00.000-05:002007-05-20T18:00:26.413-05:00

When I named this Blog, I knew I wouldn't be able to update it on a regular basis, so I thought including "Occassional" in the name would be appropriate. Well that was an understatement! My apologies to any readers, if there are any, who have checked back out of interest, or curiosity, and have not found any updates. I'm hoping that as I fully adjust to the changes in my life - as a result of my

Peter M Powernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883735494566055621.post-22658535446872997642007-03-24T09:18:00.000-05:002007-03-25T19:00:41.390-05:00

You would think that after working as a photojournalist in Toronto for more than 17 years, going out on assignment would be old hat. Well, as I learned this week, this wasn't exactly the case.My first day at the Globe was Monday. Once I finished the required paperwork and HR briefings, the rest of the day was spent getting to know my way around the newsroom, and more importantly, beginning to

Peter M Powernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883735494566055621.post-29707063468592804632007-03-13T08:16:00.000-05:002007-03-13T17:58:48.407-05:00

It's interesting that during this unbelievable time of transition (and emotion) for me, I woke up this past Saturday, feeling absolutely great about everything in my life. What a way to start a day!The previous Thursday night my co-workers in the photo department at the Star held a going-away party for me. It was great to see everybody there, including the many reporter-friends, editors and

Peter M Powernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883735494566055621.post-45023007869071442282007-02-28T09:51:00.000-05:002007-02-28T10:22:48.440-05:00

Yesterday was one of the hardest days I've had in many, many years!In a matter of a few short minutes I accepted a job offer from the Globe and Mail Newspaper, and handed in my resignation to the Toronto Star. In a snap, the decision I had been losing sleep over had become a reality!My emotions were all over the map. I was terrified, but very excited at the same time. But despite everything I was

Peter M Powernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883735494566055621.post-35116820795558490542007-02-19T12:58:00.000-05:002007-02-19T09:04:51.691-05:00

It looks like the weather in southern Ontario is on the verge of warming up again. After waiting, it seems for a long time for winter to arrive, we finally got a dumping of snow that folks in Hamilton will not soon forget.Last Tuesday the snow started falling here - lake effect snow in Hamilton, coming off Lake Ontario - which doesn't freeze over in winter. By the afternoon on Tuesday I had

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