Jan's Holgaland

Stewart Black says: It's hard to improve on perfection, but by focussing on the reflection Jan has managed to accentuate even further the strange otherworldly quality of the Holga.

Vancouver Skyline by jan gates

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Stewart Black says: It's like something from a dream. There is mystery, things just glimpsed or just out of sight trouble me. This is deliciously unsettling.

and in b & w by jan gates

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Stewart Black says: Tell me you don't look at this and feel chilly? Makes me want to step back into the wardrobe.

Vancouver Cityscape by jan gates

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Stewart Black says: Double exposure. Twice the magic.

englishhhhh bayyyyyy by jan gates

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Stewart Black says: Another blend of nightmare and reality. This really is like wandering through another world.

murder of crows by jan gates

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Stewart Black says: Like being beneath the waves. I wanted to include some seascapes as they feature so often in Jan's work, I feel a tension in her shots between the city and the wilderness.

siwash rock . stanley park by jan gates

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Stewart Black says: The figure in the background on the dunes, the explosion of light, the sense of dislocation. A spiky delight.

standing at the edge of the sea by jan gates

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Stewart Black says: This shot Is full and empty all at once. Filled with a monolithic structure and yet seemingly devoid of life. Great colours too!

Janion Building by jan gates

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Stewart Black says: It's another fantasy landscape from a dream.

pink moon over anderson hill by jan gates

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Stewart Black says: Jan's work is often filmic in nature. This is a road movie in one frame.

main street . vancouver by jan gates

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Stewart Black says: The colours are intriguing. The sunset red burns on the jetty while the beach yellow floats in the sky. I love the procession of ghosts making their way to the ocean.

ogden point breakwater by jan gates

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Stewart Black says: Wild sky, cold land and look - this was taken with a film camera.

. 7 7 7 by jan gates

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Stewart Black says: This masterpiece takes us back to the city, but the greens and yellows of the natural world seem to be taking over. What happened to the people? Another story in a single frame.

station street glimpse by jan gates

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