Actually, a pretty good time overall, with great people! Glow in the dark with dance music blaring - you know the drill.

But downstairs was where the real stuff went down: the league games were on. Immediately thought of The Dude. Ya know? Anyway, unimpressive flat light + unimpressed faces = unimpressed with bowling photos.

I like em!

Tags: alley, bowling, Editorial, flat light, photographer, portraits, unimpressed, vancouver.

Canadian Running Magazine January / February 2010 Issue. Double page spread photo by Kamil Bialous.

I'm always excited to see my work published. In the current issue of Canadian Running Magazine which is now on news tands, you can find a trail running photo that I shot a few months ago in Toronto. It's a double page spread across pages 12 and 13. Although Toronto isn't as green as some other cities, there are many opportunities to hit the trails still within the city limits.

The day had a funky vibe to it. It was warm (ish) but the sun hiding behind the clouds and a tiny bit of moisture on the vegetation really created a great mood and glow to the colors. I love shooting stuff like this to shed light on an everyday side of running. There are many ads that showcase the picturesque, sunny day, dry and warm trail run, but few magazines run photos that depict the everyday, perhaps less pretty side of it. I believe that photos with a little bit more grit and personality than the "sunny and happy" should be what brands and advertisers should be using to support their products. It has more approachability and relativity than the unconditionally and perpetually ideal and unrealistic image of perfect conditions.

If you're and advertiser or a running brand, let's talk! Lets get together with your vision and mine and create some real images!

Thanks to Canadian Running for running the image. Here' the issue's cover:

Cover of the Janurary / February 2010 issue of Canadian Running Magazine.

Cheers,

Kamil Bialous

Tags: advertising, canadian, double page spread, Editorial, magazine, photo, photograph. trail running, real running images, running, running ad, running brands, toronto.

Mountain Life Magazine, Fall Issue, Elora Gorge Story, Photos by Kamil Bialous

I'm excited to let you know about some of my current photographic endeavours. The current issue of Mountain Life Magazine has a story about Elora Gorge in Ontario, and feature two of my photos in their story. The climber in question is none other than Dale Sood himself, who's also heavily featured in many of my photos from Squamish, BC, right here on my website. You can also check out a short bio of me on their contributors' page found here. Thanks to Dale for grabbing that photo of me. Of course you can pick up a print copy of the magazine if you'd like. It's a good read about all things Georgian Bay and Niagara Escarpment related.

I've also been crunching many photos on my computer recently, especially white water kayaking, so look for an update on that getting featured on my site pretty soon. As soon as it's up, I'll let you know. After that, and awesome travel photo update, and even a feature on some of my documentary work for a different spin on things. That should feed your fix until the snow flies.

Cheers,

Kamil

Tags: climbing, Editorial, elora gorge, hiking, mountain life magazine, niagara escarpment work examples, ontario, tear sheet, work.