Photographers

In 2009 they froze the unique darkness of Vancouver’s winter. In 2010 they captured the city’s essence on a rainy day. This year, Freyr permitting, the 12×12 Vancouver Photo Marathon participants will be chasing the light, exposing the beauty of Vancouver’s summer.

Vancity Buzz: Jay tell the people of Vancouver how you got into photography?

Jay: I went to high school in the late 70s/early 80s, before provincial exams were standardized and core grad requirements were minimal. While other seniors enrolled in university prep electives, I concentrated on visual arts: drawing and painting, architectural design, interior design, drafting, commercial design and graphics. I didn’t own a camera but a friend would loan me his K1000 when I’d meet a girl whose beauty inspired

Nordica Photography is a tale of  two guys. Cole was raised in 100 Mile House, BC and moved away at 14 to play junior hockey. Jakob was born and raised in Finland and lived most of his years in Sweden.

Long story short, they met each other at business school in Umeå, Sweden. That was back in 2006 as both were enrolled in the same masters degree in marketing.

At that time, if anyone would have said to them that they would own a wedding photography co. together in Vancouver, it would have been completely laughable. But, Jakob moved to Vancouver at the end of 2009, they came up with a name for the business and Nordica Photography was born.

Here is another chance to donate and help the survivors of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. In return you will receive a photograph that will hopefully remind you of our humanity, fragility and compassion.

This photograph depicts of one of the World Peace Pagodas. The project was started by Nichidatsu Fujii, Japanese Buddhist monk, after the atomic bombs destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The one pictured here is located in Lumbini, Nepal, only a few hundred meters from the place where Buddha was born.