Author Archives: nyx
run off
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Posted in All posts, Montreal, Nyx and Wren
Tagged 2012, 35mm, amy vaillancourt, fence hopping, Listpoem, montreal, mountain pool, nyx, spring, wren
canal truck stop
An epic adventure along a dead dream.
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Tagged 2012, 35 mm black and white, fisheye, Listpoem, montreal canal, nyx, wren
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through thick and thistle
ice cold
in to the cave of our minds
thick with icy dreams
and thawed sparkles
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against the wall
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Tagged 35mm. 2012. double exposure, Listpoem, nyx, wren
the parade
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Tagged 2012, amy vaillancourt, andrew ryan, black and white 35mm, Jessica Fahey, Listpoem, monteal
tide boat
All aboard! tethered ship.
the emerald isle
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Tagged amy vaillancourt, black and white 35mm, cliffs of moher, fish eye, ireland, Listpoem
blue bird
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Posted in Double Exposure, Montreal
Tagged 2012, double exposure, Listpoem, montreal, nyx, westside st laurent alley
heavy metal
some salvaged flesh of a dead laptop.
some scraps on the floor.
some skin in twisted shards.
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Tagged 2008, amy vaillancourt, digital, tibor, Vanessa Morrell
new shapes
and stray cats
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Tagged 35mm, amy vaillancourt, double exposure, griffon town, holga, nyx
car sandwiches
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Tagged 35mm, amy vaillancourt, cars, double exposure, holga camera, nyx, scrap yard
end of the line
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Tagged 35mm. 2011, alove, boat, house, Jessica Fahey, nyx, river
sending out a signal
can you hear me?
urban hunting
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daydreamers
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Tagged aeron vaillancourt, All posts, amy vaillancourt, black and white 35mm, daises, double exposures
raccoon candy-cane
flavor of the week.
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Tagged All posts, amy vaillancourt, andrew ryan, darryl singh, Jessica Fahey, Listpoem, montreal, nyx, raccoon pack
toes in the water
to the monsters who get away.
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Tagged All posts, amy vaillancourt, black and white 35mm, double exposure, Listpoem, nyx, okanagan lake
bouncy tree
bare footed
ambling over leaves,
fallen trees
in the morning.
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Tagged amy, fall 2011, Listpoem, nyx, wakefield quebec
guest blogger
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Tagged demolition derby, Listpoem, robert vailllancourt, Shawville
split personality
one half.
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Tagged amy vaillancourt, black and white 35mm, double exposure, Listpoem, Mr. Christiansen, nyx
out for a walk
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Tagged amy vaillancourt, Listpoem, nyx, reusing, robots, street art, westside st laurent alley
buttercup
a stop by the side of the road to play in tall grass.
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Tagged grass field, Jessica Fahey, Listpoem, quebec, the rouge
dusty bluff
rattle snake alley
lined with thistles
exposed dirt
where feet had tread
fences cling
to the edge of cliffs
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Tagged amy vaillancourt, black and white 35mm, British Colombia, Listpoem, nyx, peachland, rattle snake alley
a hot summer day
hints of summer’s shadow
soon the leaves will fall
then the snow will follow
in gusts of swirling silence
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Tagged amy vaillancourt, black and white 35mm, holga camera, Listpoem, mtl, nyx, pool on the mountain, sunday afternoon
coney
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island
“hey do you girls want a paper bag for that beer?”
“um no, not really.”
he hands us a small sized bag from within his bag, identical to the one covering his tall boy of cours light.
“uh thank you,” i respond, covering up the same labeled can in my hand.
“you know that it is a 25 dollar ticket if you get stopped by the police with open beer?”
“wow that is like a deal where we come from.” jessica and i look at each other and nod in agreement.
we all sit on our benches and take a few sips looking out over the water. taking in its horizon.
“you know if you want to find an interesting time you could go down to the public court house. there is always a lot of action there. you don’t even need the ticket.”
“oh ya. i guess that is an idea,” i reply, looking over my shoulder at the tattooed russian hoodlums playing hand ball in cages, glistening with sweat. we sat there and finished our beers as night fell around us. i was quite happy where i was, this place was nutty enough for me.
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Tagged amy vaillancourt, august, beach, black and white 35mm, boardwalk, carnival, coney island, corn dogs, holga camera, Jessica Fahey, Listpoem, NYC, nyx
hidden treasures
uncle denis is a celebrity in a certain part of the world. his eccentric lifestyle and dangerous sense of thrills have earned him many an article in the local news. but there are many other stories ones that no one hears, ones that warm your heart.
this pool in his backyard is hidden, lying dormant like a childhood dream. the water so thick with tadpoles and frogs that it hums and croaks with life. a creation inspired by both the savage and myth.
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Tagged amy vaillancourt, backyard frog pool, Denis Ryan, holga camera, nyx
who?
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Tagged amy vaillancourt, bear creek, British Colombia, holga camera, janet-photo, Listpoem
loaf more
local elementary students showcase their first pieces of stencil art in the derelict forest behind their school. the message is clear.
when i found these piles of abandoned junk tagged up with these motivational words i was so impressed that i was tempted to make a counter comment just to egg them on but i only got this far;
‘it may or may not happen’
‘do more or less sometimes’
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Tagged amy vaillancourt, British Colombia, junk car, Listpoem, nyx, stencil art
can do
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Tagged amy vaillancourt, holga camera, Listpoem, montreal, nyx, street art
the water’s edge
beauty’s reflection in the glass of water
the magic that creates fairytales
the paired loons laugh, giggle
at our absurd paddle boat antics
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Tagged black and white 35mm, cool lake, double exposure, holga camera, irons michigan, lily pads, Listpoem, nyx
out in the middle of nowhere
somewhere in mid-northern michigan while taking a supposed short cut we came across this lovely setting. it could be described as a road side mud clearing dotted with army trucks and about as many half bred buffalo/cattle (also known as either beefalo or cattalo) . i have only my little shreds of evidence and some theories as to what kind operation or militia might be gathering here. though admitably it did have a sort of futuristic apocalypse feel to it that i kind of liked, but also found disturbing. i would warn you to steer clear of it, but in reality i have no idea where it was or how to get back there.
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Tagged amy vaillancourt, army trucks, beefalo, holga camera, irons michigan, Listpoem, nyx
light action
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Tagged amy vaillancourt, filament light bulbs, light bulb store, Listpoem, nyx, toronto
Vagabond
in the midst of a journey it is easy to forgets where exactly you are going or where in fact home is. the world becomes a fantastical place filled with unbounded possibilities and newness. we collect souvenirs along the way in hopes of keeping a reminder of beauty that was discovered. sometimes these treasures are tokens such as rocks or feathers. sometimes they are memories of places or of kindness and sometimes they are artistic inspiration, an image or an idea. in this case it was an image to frame an idea;
‘homeless hottie, on the corner next to you.’
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Tagged amy vaillancourt, homeless hottie, Listpoem, nyx, woodward av
sumac grove
trespassing on an American farmer’s land for a few photographs while the vespas idle calmly on the side of a dirt road.
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Tagged amy vaillancourt, cool lake, double exposure, holga camera, irons michigan, Listpoem, wren
party time
If there is one thing that is a common sighting in Detroit, it is the ‘party store’. They are typically peppered into the landscape along clusters of abandoned commercial areas on larger roads. They are open from 7am until 2am, save a few exceptions; January 1st: open until 4am, December 24th: closed at midnight and Sundays they do not open until 12pm, as a consideration for church goers. You can often cash checks, buy liquor, cigarettes, lotto tickets and a variety of pops and junk food. They use an elaborate sign campaign to advertise their products, which I liked because many of them date back to the fifties.
The French Canadian version of a ‘party store’ (a term mostly used in the mid-west of the U.S.) is called a Depanneur. The translation of this word to English is “a repairer of breakdowns” or “troubleshoot.”
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Tagged amy vaillancourt, depanneur, detroit, double exposures, garage, holga camera, Listpoem, nyx, party store, supplies