Tweet Client and Author Ari Goelman in the Vancouver studio of John Goldsmith Photography. Last night, author Ari Goelman gave a reading of his new book The Path of Names to an energetic crowd at Vancouver’s Kidsbooks. I was on hand to take event photos for the introduction of his novel. It was only several... [MORE]

Tweet Frank Horne, former interurban motorman. Photograph by John Goldsmith. Several years ago, I was commissioned to photograph Metro Vancouver residents for the Vancouver Foundation‘s 2010 Vital Signs project (see gallery). With social researchers from SPARC BC, we interviewed and photographed approximately 25 people living in the region to gain a qualitative perspective about what’s important in... [MORE]

Tweet Shades; Photograph by John Goldsmith If you happen to follow me on my various social medias (this, that, the other one), you probably are already aware I’ll be exhibiting work at the upcoming Capture Photography Festival (Vancouver, Canada). This, the city’s first major annual photo festival, opens in autumn 2013. I’m overtaken that my work will... [MORE]

Tweet Private as Public Catalogue. Photograph by Brett Gundlock. Toronto’s CONTACT Photography Festival opens today and so does Private as Public – group exhibition and the unoffical after party. Cheap beer, tunes, and all new work from photographers Alexi Hobbs, Bob Black, Brett Gundlock, and many, many more. While I can’t make it in person, there’s... [MORE]

Tweet Radiate Magazine Issue #4: John Goldsmith Interview and Photographs. The latest issue of Radiate Magazine is now available. Issue 4 features an interview and 15 photographs of my adventures down under in Melbourne and Sydney, Australia. Also included in this issue is work by documentary photographers Kay von Aspern, Simon Becker, Artur Eranosian, Ania Vouloudi, Todd Gross, Andrew Quilty, and Thierry Clech. Thanks to Editor Stu Egan... [MORE]

Tweet Black Man Pender by Fred Herzog (Equinox Gallery) Yesterday, the article “The Ethics of Street Photography,” was published by Joerg Colberg. For those following the Conscientious blog, it doesn’t take long to discover the writer is not a fan of street photography. But, mostly, Colberg has it right. Of course, the article did not condemn the entire... [MORE]

Tweet Photograph by John Goldsmith / ‘More’ (Vancouver, Canada) Garry Winogrand didn’t say goodbye when he died. Instead, he left a parting gift of 6,500 exposed but undeveloped rolls of film. That amount of self control, to not look at your pictures for years, on your LCD or otherwise, would seem unbearable for most. Excruciating, even,... [MORE]

Tweet Photograph by John Goldsmith / Vancouver Art Gallery As a kid, I remember visiting the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA). That Diego Rivera mural is still etched into my consciousness from a primary school visit. It was grand and befitting to the dreams of the Motor City. In contrast, the Vancouver Art Gallery (VAG) is stuffed... [MORE]

Tweet I was so happy to be a part of Chera and Jeff’s wedding. What a fabulous couple, family, and friends. There were so many smiles and (mini) celebrations within the celebration itself. As C & J were planning their wedding, they considered hiring me as their photographer but having a professional photographer was becoming less important... [MORE]

Tweet Brookelyn, “My Pretty Little Flower of a Girl,” in Melbourne, Australia. Not to be a gear-head, technophobe, or just a bitter curmudgeon, but here is my rant: I finally realized why I dislike cameras without a proper viewfinder. Some people complain they can’t view an LCD in bright sunlight. Others complain about problems of... [MORE]

Tweet The Winter 2012 Issue of Brazilian Vibe Magazine featuring Bebel Gilberto at the Rio Theatre / Photographs by John Goldsmith The Winter 2012 issue of Brazilian Vibe Magazine features a spread of my photos taken during Bebel Gilberto‘s concert last October at the Rio Theatre. To warm your January, find additional photos from the bossa nova performance in... [MORE]

TweetI’m pleased to share one of my most recent commissioned projects by friend and author, Ari Goelman. The publisher Scholastic is releasing Ari’s new novel, The Path of Names, in Summer 2013. My photographs will appear on the book jacket and used for promotional advertising. To find additional information about Ari’s book and a chance to win your own... [MORE]

Tweet The Critical Planning Journal published two of my photographs in their Summer, 2012 print issue. The images accompany an article called Homelessness in the Livable City: Public Space Regulation in Olympic City Vancouver’s Poorest Neighborhood by principle author Dr. Meg Holden and Alix Freiler of Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada. [MORE]

Tweet Five years ago, shortly after our twin daughters were born, my wife bought me an Italian espresso machine. If the generous birthday gift didn’t come with a handwritten note about my declining energy levels needing a significant boost, this offering was clearly a sign of billboard proportions. As is the case with any new... [MORE]

Tweet The popular PetaPixel published a story about fellow British Columbia landscape photographer, Jonathan Coe, who recently gave up his craft. In “The Best Thing I Ever Did Was Quit Professional Photography,” Jonathan describes why he discarded the trade of making pictures of people because he wasn’t taking the kinds of photos he is passionate about. He... [MORE]

Tweet Bebel Gilberto at the Rio Theatre / Photograph by John Goldsmith for Brazilian Vibe Magazine. Bebel Gilberto, the Bossa Nova singer/songwriter from Brazil, headlined on Tuesday at Vancouver’s Rio Theatre. As a fan of Bebel and the Gilberto music family for as much as two decades, I was thrilled to be in the front... [MORE]

Tweet Tania of Green Elevations in the garden of an East Vancouver green roof. It’s been nearly two years since I was first commissioned to photograph this East Vancouver home near Charles Dickens school. At that time, perhaps the project’s most exciting feature, the green roof, was hardly even a sapling. See here: December, 2010... [MORE]

Tweet Booooooom featured a selection of my street photography. The pictures were taken in Vancouver, Canada and Melbourne and Sydney, Australia. Thanks, Jeff! [MORE]

Tweet Please check out my lengthy interview with Eric Kim where I share thoughts about my personal and professional photography. We also discuss how I approach the taking of new pictures, where I find inspiration, and also upcoming projects including my most recent, Drop Out of Art School, now in book form. I hope you enjoy the interview! [MORE]

The Drop Out of Art School Photo Album is a fleeting and impermanent view of the Mt Pleasant/Fairview neighbourhoods in Vancouver, Canada. As a documentary photography project, it also examines how processing impresses emotions and memories. The project debuted on the Strange.rs website on 1 May 2012. During the course of a month, the photographs evolved transitioning to a dated view. The original photos are now gone and only a vestige of the original project. What is left behind are the faded r… [MORE]

Tweet Earlier this spring, I had the pleasure of photographing a wedding in Victoria, BC. The day before the actual ceremony, I had commuted by ferry boat from Vancouver to Victoria. I met the bride- and groom-to-be for a walk around the downtown. It was a sunny, spring afternoon and we scouted a variety of... [MORE]

Tweet I’m excited to be showing some of my Australian-based street photography at the 2012 Head On Photo Festival as part of the Documentary Exhibition at Global Gallery. My prints accepted into the show are from a project called “Flat White, Short Black” that I completed photographing while living in Melbourne and Sydney in 2011 during a sixth month... [MORE]

Tweet 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]

Tweet ‘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]

TweetPreview 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]

Tweet 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]

Tweet 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]

Tweet 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]

Tweet 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 photograp… [MORE]

Tweet Copyright Martin Parr/Magnum Photos (Las Vegas, USA) It was after reading a small’ish tidbit from Sunday’s NY Times Magazine that got me thinking about numbers. When Vivian Maier’s collection was discovered, we learned she took at least 115,000 photos in her lifetime, a treasure-trove now split between two owners. In contrast, Garry Winogrand took... [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]