Cory Satermo @ Gamercyrus’ Photo Blog

Canada Day is a busy day for us reporters, what with all the special events and all. July 1 was also the small hamlet of Entwistle’s (out in the middle of nowhere, click here for a map) 100th anniversary celebration. So I was sent to the community for a photo assignment. Surprisingly, many people turned up for the event, which was mainly because it was their centennial milestone. Among the events include the standard parade along with a petting zoo, street performing clowns, bouncy rooms and the works. Here is a small sample of some of the shots I took. Too see more click here to go to my ProShots Photojournalism archive. 

Goofy old man leads the way for a convoy of parade floats. 

This clown dumbfounds the child after performing a magic egg trick for him.

One of the parade floats showing the pioneer life during the earlier days in the Entwistle community.

Awww. So cute, you gotta love baby animals.

Canadian kid, born and raised, starting the patriotism at an early age.

Three-year-old twins Carter and Tyson Saikkonen travelled over 3,000 km to visit their grandma and enjoy the festivities.

Okay so I driving on HWY 627 and was on my way home from a another photo shoot assignment when I noticed an accident ahead and pulled over. As a diligent reporter, I grabbed my camera and notebook and rushed to the scene. A red Ford truck travelling eastbound on Hwy 627  and a white Dodge truck travelling southbound on RGE RD 20 collided  June 5 around 7:30 a.m. Police said the Dodge came through the intersection and struck the Ford on the driver’s side. The family of six in the Ford were on their way to the Canadian Horse Breed Show near Spruce Grove. The driver of the Dodge was taken to hospital by ambulance. The family was shaken up but did not require immediate attention.

I arrived before any emergency service. It was pretty intense. 

The family of six were okay, except the 7-year-old boy’s face was banged up and bloody. The horses in the trailer appeared to be fine; they were quite calm.

The man in the white Dodge Pickup was taken to hospital via ambulance with chest injuries. 

No charges have been issued as of yet.

Here are some photos I took when on an assignment during the Stony Plain Kinsmen Rodeo, which takes place during Farmers’ Days, an annual event in the Parkland County area featuring a parade, midway rides, etc. I will be adding these photos to my photography portfolio. Tell me what you think?

Ladies barrel riding.

Junior bull riding. You can imagine that he went flying after this shot.

Horse to bull tackle in action.

Bull take down. Point.

Junior bull riding (again). These kids are good.

Alright, I thank you all for checking out what I hope to be many entries here. A couple weeks ago, I had a feature assignment to do, and I decided to cover the first, ‘Winter Light Festival,’ a multi-event celebrating winter as one of the most prominent seasons in Edmonton.  Though it was required to take photos, I did anyways and I got a few decent shots out of it. The festival’s lantern coordinator, Dylan Toymaker, told me in an interview that nearly everything in the displays are eco-friendly, such as the high-density, but low-powered, LED lightning, or the recycle film canisters. Here are a few shots of his work.

“This is our first year and we’re really experimenting with what winter in Edmonton can be and with what kind of activities that Edmontonians will enjoy,” —QUOTE Pamela Anthony, Program Director.

“Starting off something off in this day and age without making something friendly for the environment is just a waste of time in my opinion.” —QUOTE Dylan Toymaker, Lateran Coordinator.

“Were having a great time discovering that more Edmontonians than you can imagine have been waiting for a chance to enjoy winter.” —QUOTE Pamela Anthony, Program Director.