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The Man Behind The Log World Premiere

admin — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:00:34 +0000

Roger Cox in a still from “The Man Behind The Log”. Photo By John Lehmann

I must say I’m very excited to finally be able to “officially” announce that my GlobeDoc “The Man Behind The Log” has been selected for the hotDOCS film festival in Toronto this May. I was joking with my wife the other night that I was know a “Filmmaker” and not a “Visual Journalist” anymore.

From the hotDOCS selection committee:

The hotDOCS selection committee was very impressed with the mix of stills, video and audio to tell a compelling story in John Lehmann’s “The Man Behind The Log”. Committee members also felt the filmmaker showed a high level of sensitivity and compassion, director John Lehmann weaves a heart-wrenching portrait of a man living a doomed but creative existence.

Screening Times: May 4th @ 6:30 PM and 7th @ 1:45pm

2008 NNA Nomination Feature Photography

admin — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:20:15 +0000

Members of Skinnydipper Club participate in naked bowling at Lucky Strike Lanes, New Westminster, B.C. April 27, 2008. John Lehmann/Globe and Mail

Congratulations to all my colleague at The Globe and Mail as we lead the pack of finalists with 13 nominations in the running for the 2008 National Newspaper Awards to be announced May 22 in Montreal. Other nominates in my category for Feature Photography are Ian Martens, Lethbridge Herald, for a shot of a full moon as a backdrop for a wedding photograph being taken by another photographer; Steve Russell, Toronto Star, for a photo of the reflection caused by balloons after a rainstorm during Toronto’s Luminato Festival.

Holiday Brain Freeze

admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:59:18 +0000

One of the many uncleared Vancouver side streets January 5, 2009. John Lehmann/Globe and Mail

With my brain still numb from holiday bliss it was back to work today after two weeks off. I was hoping I had missed out on most of the weather related stories but of the course the night before going back to work we had yet another dumping of snow.

My Favourite Personal Image From 2008

admin — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 22:57:53 +0000

A child runs on the rocks near the surf as the sun sets at Cox Bay Beach south of Tofino.

Possible NNA Entries

admin — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 05:18:35 +0000

So I sent the day trying to figure out the best slideshow program for WordPress with many failed attempts. I think I’ve finally settled on Shadowbox JS. The WordPress plugin is not prefect but it does the job nicely. I figured since I went to all this trouble I might as well put a slideshow together. These are a few of the images from the past year I’m think of entering in the National News Paper Awards. -JJL ***Now it seems not to be working*** Update: got it working. seem to have a conflict between two plugins.

Who Needs Words?

admin — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:28:55 +0000

Today’s Globe BC front which I took over with photos from the past year.

Olympic Size Bailout

admin — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 06:49:15 +0000

: Construction continues on the athletes village for the 2010 Olympic games in Vancouver. The City of Vancouver has agreed to lend up to $100 million to bail out the financially troubled company building the athletes village. Photo by John Lehmann

Olympic Headwinds

admin — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 03:52:22 +0000

A member of Canada's national ski jumping team at the Vancouver 2010 ski jump venue. Photo by John Lehmann

A Beachcomber Adrift

admin — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 21:49:20 +0000

So I’ve had my grubby little hands a Canon 5D mark II for the past two weeks and have shot a number of still assignments and have now just completed a multimedia piece with the little beauty. I must say I couldn’t be more thrilled with the camera. Is it perfect? no, but the camera’s short comings are greatly out weighted by what it can do.

A few facts about the video.

The interview or “A roll” was shot with the Canon AH X1
The rest of the video or “B roll” I used the 5D
I spent four hours shooting the video and about day and a half editing
The still images were shot with a 1D Mark III and the 5D II