Lyle Aspinall Visual Journalist
It was a good month
April 2012 was a fun month of shooting. Narrowing down my favourite photos was difficult because of the sheer variety. There was a provincial election, a night of boxing, a roller derby, a series of kid stories (they’ll be published in May), a science fair, a comic expo (ever heard of Tank Girl?) and much more. [...]
ComicCon 2012
It may not be Springfield’s BiMonSciFiCon, but the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo certainly shattered expectations this year. Here are some of my favourite photos from the event.
Pugilist pleasure
This is only the second time I’ve ever shot boxing. The main event was a Canadian heavyweight title bout, and it was a lot of fun. These are my favourite images:
Wildrose surprise
It was my task to photograph the Wildrose Party in the provincial election on April 23. It was interesting. Pollsters and pundits long predicted they would end the 41-year reign of the PC’s. It didn’t happen. In the end, the Tories claimed a majority win with 61 seats, while the Wildrose group nabbed 17. It [...]
Science fair kids
I had about an hour to shoot a big science fair the other day that featured about 650 entries. Here are some of my favourite images.
Here’s what I woke up to this morning
This is on Page 3 of the paper today. I didn’t think what I did was that big a deal, but the paper spotted an opportunity and took it. Funny stuff.
It’s a good story… a day late
Today I shot a video for a story that happened yesterday. Unfortunately, a press release was misread, and we jumped on this piece later than was ideal. But the soldier featured in it was gracious and allowed reporter Katie Schneider and I into his home. It’s about Cpl. Barrett Fraser, who survived a horrible explosion [...]
Meeting Mr. Hockey
This is why I love my job. When I started my shift today, I had no idea that I would meet and chat with Mr. Hockey, Gordie Howe. It was like speaking to my grandfather. Photo by Jack Beker Photography
A half hour with Mike Tyson: Videos
Here’s the short video: Here’s Part 1 of 3 of the full interview: Here’s Part 2 of 3 of the full interview: Here’s Part 3 of 3 of the full interview: