Hi guys,

I’ve had a few blog readers already asking how I managed to produce the bus image of Marathon Man, so I thought I’d show you the three images I used to produce it. It was one serendipitous timing that the bus full of kids was parked right there by the CN tower, because Trent (aka Marathon Man) had wanted to try the idea. We set him up holding my camera bag (so there would be shadows on his hands and he’d get a realistic pose).

I shot him from a low point of view with a 16mm lens, making sure there was enough room to put a bus in the image. I exposed so the sky would be white for easy dropping in of the bus and new sky. I then shot the bus lying on the road - the kids of course were screaming because they wanted Marathon Man’s attention! Finally I dropped in the image from my trip to Australia… very ominous!

Trent Morrow is a 34 year old from Australia’s beachside suburb of Bondi Beach. He looks like a regular guy, but he has a secret identity…Marathon Man! Marathon Man has many super powers, one of which is the ability to face the most harsh extremes on the planet the Sahara Desert. The Marathon des Sables is a 243km event held over 6 days through the Sahara in temperatures up to 50 degrees and is considered as the "toughest footrace on earth". These unbearable extremes are no match for Marathon Man who also uses his super powers fund raising to rescue children in Africa suffering from the devastating disease known as ‘Noma’. We meet up with Marathon Man as he was saving a falling school bus full of children in Toronto. Luckily Dave had his camera so we could capture this courageous real life super hero in action!! If you’d like to help Trent support his noble cause the Facing Africa Charity you can be hero too!

Extra!! Extra!! Marathon Man saves the day as a school bus of children falls from the sky!

This hero is changing the lives of children one marathon at a time…

Last Friday was Cindy and Jason’s wedding at Toronto’s prestigeous Royal York Hotel… when it was built, this was the tallest building in North America. It has the timeless sense of style. It was a relaxed and informal evening with a very evident sense of closeness between friends and family.

I was stoked to be granted access to the rooftop garden… they actually grow herbs and spices here which are used in the kitchen - Talk about fresh!

Working with some of Toronto’s most successful business people over the past 4 years has allowed me to create some really dramatic images. This week I photographed two young entrepreneurs - Sunil & Ravinder Tulsiani, of Tulsiani Investments. Spending just a few hours with these guys, I already learned a lot about them and their very posative, open approach to business and community life.

I’m pleased to share several of the images captured during our shoot.