In a traditional Chinese wedding banquet, there’s nothing as enjoyable as Shark Fin Soup to complement your meal, OR IS THERE?
Well the team at Shark Truth certainly believes there is, and they set out to prove it. Shark Truth is a nonprofit group founded by Ms. Claudia Li, with a goal to end the cruel and senseless slaughter of 40,000,000 sharks every year. Shark Truth, held a contest on October 13th to find an alternative. The Sans Fin Soup Contest severed over 300 guests at the Renaissance Vancouver Hotel on Thursday. Vancouver chefs created their best alternatives while guest sampled and voted for their favourites. A panel of esteemed guest and top Chefs were on hand to judge and choose a winning soup. The Vancouver Foundation was also on hand to place it’s on going support to Shark Truth.
As a photographer, I have had my share of shark fin soup, but never again. Through re-education, we all can have a better understanding of the devastation this one soup can have on the eco system, not to mention the plain outright cruelty of the harvest itself. Please follow the links if you would like to learn more about what you can do to help Shark Truth and other groups like it.
All images copyright 2011 Invisionation Photography
Vancouver International Jazz Festival 2011 Once again Vancouver is Rocked, Moved and Grooved by some of the finest players of our time. Taking centre stage last evening in Gastown was “Five Alarm Funk”. With a powerhouse energy of percussion’s backed by a 3 piece horn section and on stage showmanship, this 10 piece group Funked Up the crowd for well over 90 minutes. The light was beautifully overcast to shoot this outdoor event. The music moved me so much so that I had to remember to keep still while I was shooting. I decided to travel light and only have a 70-200 lens on an FX body for this day. The action on stage was quite intense. Shutter speeds from 250 to 400 was my choice for most of the images, however extremely slow speeds were also used to capture movement in some images. All images copyright Vincent L. Chan 2011 invisionation.com
Sneak peeks and Portraits.
“Don’t think… feeeel”
I have always remembered this little line by Bruce Lee from the movie “Enter the Dragon”. It has been the bases of my portrait photography for many years.
Every great artist, whether they are dancers, musicians, painters or sculptors must be moved in some way to create or perform. In that same moment they strive for an emotional reaction by the viewer.
It’s the same when it come to portraiture. The only difference is, a great photographer, In that split second will release the shutter to capture that reaction.
All images copyright Vincent L. Chan 2011 invisionation.com
Generation Green Award Winners
The Vancouver Foundation launched the Generation Green Awards program in January 2011.A special, one-time initiative provides up to $12,500 in cash awards for environmental projects created by young people ages 6 to 24. For more insight to the Generation Green program check out their sight. vancouverfoundation.ca
Fueled by enthusiasm, imagination and a hope of a greener future.
There’s nothing quite as fun as photographing energetic youth armed with spades, hoes and fresh ideas.
Winners and guest numbering over 120 attended Generation Green Awards Announcement on May 7th, which took place at the Neighbourhood Energy Utility’s front door. His Worship, Mayor Robertson made his way down to the event via peddle power to address the youth with some words of encouragement and took the time after to pose for photos with the winners.
Invisionation Photography has been a proud sponsor of MotionBall Vancouver since 2007. This event is held once a year to raise funds and awareness for Special Olympics through silent auctions, live date auctions and donations. Motionball’s mandate is to introduce the next generation of donors, volunteers, and sponsors to the Special Olympics movement through integrated social and sporting events.
This years entertainment included burlesque beauties, silk trapeze artist and cool vocal & bass performance by Dino Dinicolo.
These images are just a few of the highlights from last night. To view images from 2009, Click here.
All Images copyright Vincent L. Chan invisionation.com
Happy First Year Anniversary!
Congratulations to Vancouver for hosting one of the best Winter Games ever.
Photos copyright Vincent L. Chan invisionation.com
Immortalized
How cool is it to be immortalized? Especially when you find your name in a book about one of the greatest events in one of the greatest cities in the world. You can view a couple of my images in John Furlong’s new book “PATRIOT HEARTS” 
Cool! Eh?
Ivy, 2010
Bridal photo session
Location: Bamboo Village, Vancouver
Inspired by Asian poster art of the 1930’s combined with Ivy’s classic features, I was excited at the opportunity to create out of these elements an image that expressed a fresh perspective on the modern bridal photo session. When I first approached the owner of a Chinatown curio shop with the concept of photographing a traditionally-dressed bride on his premises, he seemed very doubtful. However, soon after meeting the lovely bride-to-be, the shopkeeper had absolutely no hesitations; Ivy had won him over with her grace and charm. Brimming with ornately-carved Chinese furniture, statues, and décor, the shopkeeper’s dimly lit showroom became a fitting backdrop for the creation of this unique portrait. Although the photo session lasted for about an hour, the results convey a visual and sentimental impression that will truly transcend time.
Photo: Copyright2010 Vincent L. Chan invisionation.com
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