A couple years ago I had this realization that I was spending too much of my life in front of a screen. I grew up in the country side of… — A couple years ago I had this realization that I was spending too much of my life in front of a screen. I grew up in the country side of Southern Ontario, Canada and I spent most of my days wandering through forests, walking along river sides and sitting by…

A photo essay about a trip to one of the best places on Earth — A photo essay about a trip to one of the best places on Earth Last November, as the world around me was starting to freeze, my wife and two children headed west to the sunny California coast. I hadn’t been out to visit my brother and his family for years…

and now time for something not-so-completely different… — It’s hard to believe that my journey with Grand began almost 10 years ago. Luke and I started our web design business from a living room in Luke’s house and we built it up from there. In the past couple years we’ve been learning that great design is about understanding…

Searching for a giant in the dark — It was nearing the end of 2014 and I was about to take some time off work for a much needed vacation. The goal was to seek out some of the darkest skies my part of the world had to offer. Being a night sky photographer, the darkest of the…

Part II in my astrophotography series. — If you live in a remote area with dark skies, you are one of the lucky ones; the lucky ones that get to look up on a clear dark night and see a thick band of glowing light stretch across the sky. As a kid I grew up in the…

Part I in my night photography series. — Ever since I’ve owned a camera I’ve wanted to take photos of the night sky. When I first got a DSLR camera 5 or so years ago I thought getting decent shots wasn’t very likely with the inexpensive gear I had and it was something best left to the pros…

The gadget geek’s dilemma — Today was a big day; a day most gadget nerds wait the whole year for. It’s the announcement of the next biggest, thinest, lightest, brightest, gadget-iest smartphone yet, the new iPhone. Over the past 6 or so years us techno-junkies have waited with bated breath for these announcements. All the…

A fresh set of eyes on a thriving technology sector. — Originally published on WeAreGrand.com A year ago I was sitting in my townhouse in downtown Toronto focusing on taking my digital design company in a new direction. Little did I know a year later I wouldn’t be sitting in Toronto, but in Cambridge, Ontario instead. When I made the decision…

and what I learned from it. — Illustration by Clayton Hanmer Originally posted on WeAreGrand.com Last year I passed a fairly significant milestone in my career thus far. When the date came and went I didn’t even really think about what it meant or what an accomplishment it was. Recently when speaking with a friend of mine…