Kyle MacNamara

Kyle MacNamara, Scotiabank’s Managing Director and Head of Small Business poses for a photo outside Scotiabank Place in Edmonton on June 25, 2009. He has written the book Get Growing: Keys to unlocking the potential of your small business.

Shot with a Canon 5D, 24mm f1.4 , 1/2500sec, ISO50 and two Canon 550EX’s with Pocketwizard Flex5’s and a Lastolite EzBox softbox.

Cheer Coach Dianne Greenough

Cheer Coach Dianne Greenough from Ryan Jackson on Vimeo.

Dianne Greenough (centre bottom) is the coach of the Edmonton Eskimo Cheerleaders and Victoria high school cheer team. She has been coaching for over 32 years and has won hundreds of provincial, national and international awards. Here she coaches the Victoria senior team  at Victoria high school in Edmonton on June 24, 2009.  (Photo by Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal).

Peter Burns, left, and Dom Kinisky do flips as Dianne Greenough coaches the Victoria senior team  at Victoria high school in Edmonton on June 24, 2009.  (Photo by Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal).

Mayerthorpe Interactive Timeline

I spent A TON of time working on this. Check out my Mayerthorpe Interactive Timeline showing all of the events leading up to and following the murder of four RCMP officers by Jim Roszko, on March 3, 2005. The largest killing of RCMP in over 100 years. To build the timeline I used Simile.

It’s cool how much of my time in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science has been useful in being a Photojournalist and Online Edtor at the Journal.  I have a few crazy projects on the go right now that I’ll share with you in the coming weeks.  Enjoy!

Tags: mayerthorpe, rcmp, simile, timeline

Soundslide: Senior Star Competition

Click the above image to see my Soundslide of the Senior Star Competition.
Seniors sang and played in the Senior Star Competition on Wednesday June 17, 2009. Watch and listen to them perform. Audio slideshow by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal

Africa Centre

I had a ten picture photo story on A1 and A3 today which was cool. I actually shot all these images back in March but they weren’t published until Alex’s story ran on Africa Day today.

A boy walks towards the Africa Centre located at 13160 127 St. in Edmonton on March 17, 2009.  Photo by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal

A fellow student squeezes six-year-old Sebrine Addus’ cheeks at the Africa Centre located at 13160 127 St. in Edmonton on March 17, 2009.  Photo by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal

Twelve-year-old Isaac Menghisteab, left, and his ten-year-old brother Ebenezer play an educational video game at the Africa Centre located at 13160 127 St. in Edmonton on March 17, 2009.  Photo by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal

Youth play basketball at the Africa Centre located at 13160 127 St. in Edmonton on March 17, 2009.  Photo by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal

Members kneel and pray at the Africa Centre located at 13160 127 St. in Edmonton on March 17, 2009.  Photo by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal

Students do their homework with a tutor at the Africa Centre located at 13160 127 St. in Edmonton on March 17, 2009.  Photo by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal

Alysha Mannix, 20, plays a board game with Sebrine Addus, left, and Anna Wadosseat the Africa Centre located at 13160 127 St. in Edmonton on March 17, 2009.  Photo by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal

A girl puts together a puzzle at the Africa Centre located at 13160 127 St. in Edmonton on March 17, 2009.  Photo by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal

Tesfaye Ayalew, Executive Director of Edmonton’s Africa Centre poses for a photo at the centre located at 13160 127 St. in Edmonton on June 11, 2009. Photo by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal

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Strathcona High School Champions

Members of Strathcona High School’s Rugby, Soccer and Track and Field teams pose for a group photo at their school’s track in Edmonton on June 11, 2009. In the past couple of weeks the high school has won no less than five city championships including their 38th city track championship in a row. Photo by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal

Training for Afghanistan at CFB Wainwright

Canadian Soldiers with Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry hang out in a LAV-3 in a replica of Afghanistan’s Camp Nathan Smith at CFB Wainwright in Wainwright, Alta. on June 10, 2009. The replica base is used to train soldiers for the real thing. Photo by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal

Canadian Soldiers with Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry hang out in a LAV-3 in a replica of Afghanistan’s Camp Nathan Smith at CFB Wainwright in Wainwright, Alta. on June 10, 2009. The replica base is used to train soldiers for the real thing. Photo by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal

A UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter takes off  at Air Field 21 during Exercise Maple Guardian at CFB Wainwright in Wainwright, Alta. on June 10, 2009.  Photo by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal

Barbed wire is coiled around the guarded entrance to a replica of Afghanistan’s camp Nathan Smith during Exercise Maple Guardian at CFB Wainwright in Wainwright, Alta. on June 10, 2009.  Photo by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal

Tents set up at a simulated Kandahar Air Field during Exercise Maple Guardian at CFB Wainwright in Wainwright, Alta. on June 10, 2009.  Photo by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal

Click on the above image to see a 360-degree panorama of a simulated camp in Afghanistan at CFB Wainwright.

Tags: afghanistan, army, canadian forces, ppcli

Izm Furniture

Jerad Mack, left, and Shane Pawluk, co-owners of Izm furniture, pose for a photo with their locally made high-end furniture at 14231 130 Ave. in Edmonton, Alta. June 8, 2009. Photo by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal

Brittany and Brett Wedding – Saskatoon Wedding Photography

The first of the six weddings I’m shooting this year. I’ve known Brittany and two of the bridesmaids since grade 10 so it was a fun day to shoot. Here are some of my favorites. You can find more pictures in the Portfolio section.

Human vs. Horse Race

Human vs. Horse Race from Ryan Jackson on Vimeo.

Athletes raced a thoroughbred named Blue Heron Bay at Northlands Park in Edmonton on Wednesday to promote the Northlands Park One Mile Road Race on June 5. Video by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal