ShareTweet Screenshot from the May 3, 2012 Langley Advance Newspaper with Photography from Dennis Ducklow. I am pleased to be judging the 13th Annual Fraser Valley Invitational photography contest which will be held in Langley, BC. This year’s theme is Street Photography. Vancouver has a rich history on the subject, especially being the adopted home of our... [more]

ShareTweet ‘Street Photographers’ (2012) Book Cover Photo by Gustavo Gomes. I’m pleased to have five photographs included in a new reference-styled book entitled, Street Photographers. The 182 page book includes work by photographers Charalampos Kydonakis, Shane Gray, Shin Noguchi, Alison McCauley, Guido Steenkamp, Siegfried Hansen, Rui Palha, Ed Peters, Vasilikos Lukas, Martín Molinero, and really too... [more]

ShareTweetPreview of the upcoming ‘Drop Out of Art School’ (2012) book by John Goldsmith. My newest project, ‘Drop Out of Art School,’ debuted today on the Strange.rs website. The project evolves. Drop Out of Art School will transform almost completely by the end of May 2012 when it will take on a new form altogether.... [more]

ShareTweet I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Leica Liker magazine. In the article there is a selection of my Vancouver street photography and much more, including a peek inside my bag. Thank you, Elizabeth! [more]

ShareTweet Poster for my 2012 Invited Speaker Engagement at PhotoSoc, the UBC Photography Society. Last night I had the pleasure of being the University of British Columbia Photo Society’s invited speaker. My presentation touched on many aspects of documentary photography including a history of street photography, philosophy of art, ethics, privacy, law, and, of course,... [more]

ShareTweet Event photography at the Four Seasons Hotel in downtown Vancouver, Canada. 2012 ©John Goldsmith I recently had the pleasure to photograph a networking event for the University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business. The Sauder Global Alumni Network social was held at the Four Seasons Hotel in downtown Vancouver. The gallery below shows... [more]

ShareTweet Street Reverb Magazine Article: La$ Vega$ Shoot$. Essay by John Goldsmith. Last month I contributed another article to Street Reverb Magazine about the challenges of practicing documentary photography in casinos. Included are photographs by Magnum’s Martin Parr, Burt Glinn, and Fred Herzog along with a witty video by Alec Soth. I hope you enjoy!   [more]

We in Vancity may not know it yet but the city’s people have been blessed – twice-over. The first blessing was a trailblazing documentary photographer who was sufficiently curious about his fellow citizens to photograph them in real, unposed situations. The second blessing came by way of a local gallery (The Equinox Gallery) unveiling of a phenomenal new venue, the Equinox Project Space, featuring this same photographer’s work. Today, I had the pleasure of viewing Fred Herzog’s photographic legacy as well a happenstance opportunity to talk about Fred Herzog’s street photography with the legend himself in an … [more]

Urban Geography, the academic journal, published a series of articles on the urban impacts of cities hosting the winter olympics. The cover shows my photo which was taken shortly after the men's gold medal hockey celebration during the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, Canada. [more]

The colour installment of Venustreet is here! The follow-up volume of candid street photography is now available via Blurb. Thank you to Charalampos Kydonakis for organizing an outstanding collection of street photography to the original Venustreet: Black and White Candids. [more]

My latest photo essay is live on Strange.rs. Please check out Occupy Vancouver: F*ck What They Think. The project is also published in my galleries. [more]

The Street Reverb Magazine team and Sony Ericsson's Xperia Studio teamed up for the free to enter "Reality Remade" contest. I'm proud to be one of your judges. Photographers from around the globe have a chance to win from a prize pot valued at over £4000. Enter now! [more]

The Langley Camera Club invited me to speak to their members. The StreetWalkers presentation is an overview of street photography, the history and significance, how-tos and tips, with photographs and videos, including a segment of In-Sight, Nick Turpin's new documentary film about street photography which is now available at Distrfy. [more]

New Personal Project: On News Years’ Day my family arrived in Australia: a 6-month stay down under and far from my adopted country of Canada. This was only one segment, albeit a big one, of what was a full circumnavigation around the globe including stops in Fiji, Oz, Germany, France, and finally, Ontario, Canada before returning home. Happy Canada Day. [more]

Thanks to the Chief Curator of the Behance Network. The editorial team took notice of my street photography portfolio and featured it on Photography Served, the websites' showcase for exciting photography. [more]

Crete-based photographer Charalampos Kydonakis featured a selection of my work on the wonderful Dirty Blog. Included are a bio and photographs taken in and around Vancouver: on the street, at events, and in the library. [more]

PhotoEd Magazine interviewed me for their Spring issue. The street photography themed issue also includes work by In-Public's Nick Turpin and a number of talented Canadian street shooters. The issue is available at stores across Canada and online. [more]

Visual Curiosity features an interview of my personal and professional photography. In the discussion, I talk about my approach to street photography, who in the genre inspires me, and my membership in the Strange.rs International Photography Collective. [more]

I'm now a contributor to Street Reverb Magazine. Please have a look at my first article about noted Vancouver street photographer, Fred Herzog.The article includes an essay, excerpts, and a nearly 2 hour audio recording of Mr. Herzog's lecture at Emily Carr University of Art + Design from 18 October 2010. [more]

I'm thrilled to congratulate my client, Averra Developments of Vancouver, Canada, who won a prestigious 2010 Georgie Award contest using my photographs of his green building project! [more]

Thank you to Street Reverb Magazine for including my photograph "Climb" as part of today's feature, "The Third City." The edit, curated from more than 7000 street photographs, includes the work of Ben Roberts, Hin Chua, Maree Tonkin, Alessandro Marchi, Maciej Dakowicz and many other fine photographers. [more]

It was on a late summer stroll through London that my friend passed by The Photographers’ Gallery, where he saw a beautiful woman sitting inside the newly renovated street level café. There she was, alone with a book, stroking her long, jet-black hair. A cup sat within hand’s reach but empty; it’s her stare that lasts. But this wasn’t a real woman, a real book, or a real café. At least, not in London. What my friend saw was a photograph I made more than two years prior and half a world away. My friend shot me … [more]

I'm honoured and humbled that my photograph "Crucifix," was published in the 2011 Format Festival Catalogue. The prestigious annual Format International Photography Festival is held in Derby, UK and this year's topic is street photography. In all, I have three photographs appearing in Format 11 alongside works from those at In-Public, Magnum Photos and HCSP. While there are too many names to list, other photographers exhibiting are Nick Turpin, Jesse Marlow, Matt Stuart, Richard Bram, Trent Parke, Bruce Gilden, Joel Meyerowitz, Amy Stein and many, many more. [more]

I am currently residing in Melbourne, Australia. The move is short term, only! In July 2011, I return home-home to sunny Vancouver, Canada. Well, I can hope it will be sunny when I get back in summer. [more]

I'm honoured to be included in the new venustreet book. It features many fine photographers such as fellow strange.rs, Bryan Formhals, David Solomons and Laura Rodari, and Nils Jorgensen and David Gibson of In-Public, along with Michael Cinque, Robert M. Johnson, James Wendell, Chuck Patch and many other accomplished street photographers. The book was edited by Greek photographer Charalampos Kydonakis and features monochrome imagery but with a contemporary slant. Venustreet is a tribute to Garry Winogrand and his book Women are Beautiful. [more]

The Strange.rs international photography collective is featured in an exhibit at the Third Floor Gallery in Cardiff, Wales. The show features twenty-two photographers from around the world. Most of the members have never met but they came together out of common interest and philosophy about photography. [more]

Welcome to the new John Goldsmith Photography! [more]

All posts previous to this one are from my previous website and are here to serve as an archive. [more]

Several days ago I was browsing through the books at Pulpfiction on Main Street. My friend said that I could find Garry Winogrand's "Public Relations" there but no luck. I must've paused for too long to catch The Master event photographer. I did, however, come across a small paperback from a Canadian documentary photographer named Brian Dyson and an odd coincidence. [more]

I recently moved into my new office and along with an upgrade in computing came a new (and growing) library. My latest acquisition? "10"-- 10 Years of In-Public. It arrived yesterday from Nick Turpin Publishing in London who puts out some seriously superior work, including their first release -- the Publication #1 Manuscript and prints -- which is nothing short of excellence. [more]

During the holidays I was pleased to attend BC Children's Hospital Foundation's Holiday Tea Party with my family. I would like to thank BCCHF and their staff for the invitation. As a 2009 Circle of Courage donor ($1000+), this is the third straight year that I have supported this great cause on behalf of my photography company. [more]

From the 90th Annual Polar Bear Swim in Vancouver, Canada: Today the sea washed onto the heavens, and back again. Water was everywhere. Those who came out were as wet as those who went in. There was no respite. Her water broke. Today we were all Polar Bears. [more]

The wonderful La Pura Vida Magazine featured my photography as part of the Strange.rs launch on 01.2010. One of my photos was also recently selected for LPV Gallery's November 2009 monthly show: Four Walls and Adobe Slabs. [more]

Be on the lookout for Strange.rs, a new international photography collective, who several days ago released this teaser trailer. The site will officially launch on 01.01.10. Until then, please follow the collective on Twitter for updates of the strange, the stranger and, of course, the Strange.rs. [more]

Via New York Times, "In Photography, What Puzzles the Eye May Please the Mind. [more]

Edward Burtynsky's exhibit at the Surrey Art Gallery opens today. A Canadian photographer and 2005 winner of the prestigious TED prize, Mr. Burtynsky uses a large format camera to document the human force on the landscape and create surreal, otherworldly, and sometimes unrecognizable imagery. The photographs are beautiful in their ugliness. [more]

Before I left sight of the picture, I took note of the street numbers (#1797) of the home on the corner. Knowing Jeff Wall's methods of manipulation, I didn't know if it was the true address or some made up string of numbers. Nevertheless, Google maps... [more]