I felt blessed to be able to witness the Aurora Borealis while travelling to Yellowknife, NT while photographing hotels in the area. I’ve seen the Northern Lights in Alberta in the past, but nothing like this. The lights swoosh overhead at great speed and have to be seen to be believed. A once in a lifetime opportunity.
NYC
I have been planning a 6-12-month sabbatical of sorts in Paris, France. I plan to travel, work from abroad, find inspiration, learn some French, and eat a lot of cheese. Flying Half-way around the world, I figured that it was the perfect opportunity to make a pit-stop in New York City for a few days. I stayed at the charming Jane Hotel in a 50sqft (seriously) bunk-bed room. What more do you need?
NYC is a special place. Take a look at some of the captures I made while there:
The newly opened One World Trade Center, AKA Freedom Tower. The 9/11 memorial nearby was very powerful.
The view from the rooftop patio at The Standard Hotel. Wow! Beyonce's sister fought Jay Z in the elevator here!
The MOMA. I could spend days here.
Times Square
The Eldorado dominates the skyline.
Central Park has a bit of a surreal quality about it. This is Sheep Meadow. A beautiful lawn with incredible architecture on all sides. The scale has to be seen.
Barnett Newman's 18' wide Vir Heroicus Sublimis in the MOMA.
Interior design haven, ABC Carpet and Home
Can't resist the vignettes in stores like this. Working-while-not-working.
Self-portrait in some Tom Dixon pendants at ABC Home. I have hundreds of narcissistic photos like this. I may compile them all in one place some day.
The view from 30 Rock.
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All images © Levi Groeneveld - Vancouver Interior Design Photographer
Featured on the Vancouver Is Awesome Blog
Recently, Vancouver's "best local blog", Vancouver Is Awesome, featured a photo of mine on their website and Instagram account. Every day, they pick their favourite Instagram photo of the day and share it with their followers. On May 28th, they picked one of mine! Pretty cool. Here's a screenshot:
I took the photo on a Tuesday hike adventure up on Mt Seymour with a buddy of mine. Guess there's still snow up there in late May! Here's the original shot:
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© Levi Groeneveld - Vancouver architectural and fine art photographer
Travel Photography: Playa Del Carmen
I was lucky enough to spend a week in Mexico last month. And like any good photographer with his priorities in order, I couldn't wait to take some travel photos!
There is something about that Tropic of Cancer sky that is difficult to put into words. It's so much different than the sky here in Vancouver (and not just because it's cloudy here 80% of the time!). The Mexican sky is somehow muted and neon at the same time. Combined with green palms, turquoise water, white sand, and warm architecture it's a fun place to make pictures.
I came home with a lot of keepers, but I was particularly happy with how the two abstract photos below turned out.
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All images © Levi Groeneveld - Vancouver Fine Art Photographer