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The art of capturing Vancouver

TO CAPTURE a single year. in the life of Van-
couver is to capture one million single years in the
lives of the inhabitants that make’'up its character.

The dimensions of such a
concept cast ‘large enough
shadows across the average
ambitions, its logisitics
would scare off average
dedications. But neither
dimensions nor logistics have
managed to deter Tom

Sutherland and Cindy

Bellamy.

Combining their mutual
love for photography with
their admiration for the nat-
ural. beauty’ and unique
character that makes up the

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By TIMOTHY RENSHAW

city of Vancouver, the two
West Vancouver residents
are now waist-deep in the
photographic negatives and
publishing complexities that
will eventually make up the
288 pages and 365 colour
photographs of *‘ Vancouver:
A Year In Motion’’.

The concept of the book,
says Sutherland, is based on
the extremely successful

MIRED IN film, West Vancouver's Cindy Bellamy and Tom
Sutherland pour over the mountain of film from the daily
deluge that will eventually make up ‘Vancouver: A Year In

Motion’’.

The book, conceived and produced by: Bellamy

and Sutherland, will document a year in ihe life of Van-

couver.

series of four high quality
‘“*‘Day in the Life’’
photographic novels _ pro-
duced by Collins Publishing
Ltd. of Canada. What began
in 1981 as the pet project of
then freelance photojour-
nalist David Cohen, ‘‘A Day
In The Life of Australia’,
pioneered the photographic
distillation of a country's
spirit and character, its
physical beauty and natural
psyche.

ORIGINAL PLAN -
Cohen, who has since
become the artistic director
for Collins, originally ap-

“It, like its

Poached some 400 com-
panies for sponsorship in his
grandiose scheme to assem-
bie a camera wielding army
of the world’s best
photographers to descend
upon Australia and capture
that country on film.

The book, a coffee table
wonder of some 300 full
colour pages utilizing the
best photographs from 100
photojournalists, eventually
cost $1 million to produce.
three sequels
“Day In The Life of Japan,
Canada, and Hawaii’, has
sold in excess of 100,000

copies.

News photo Terry Peters

Dedicated to the same top
quality of photography and
the same eye for that
peculiar combination of
human and natural vitality
that defines any great city or
country, Sutherland and
Bellamy have gone the Day
In The Life concept one bet-
ter.

“The book will represent
every day in a single year of
Vancouver's life,’’ explains
Sutherland.

Begun on April 7, 1985,
shooting for ‘‘ Vancouver: A
Year In Motion’, will end
on April 6, 1986 when it
freezes in photographic pos-
terity a massive fireworks
extravaganza that will be
part of Vancouver’s Cen-
tennial celebrations.

Each day between those
two dates will be represented
in one of the book’s 365
photographs, each
photograph will represent
the particular highlight of
that day in the life of Van-
couver.

' BEST PHOTO

“It could be a celebration
peculiar to that day,” says
Sutherland, ‘tit could be the
top news story of the day, it
could be a particular facet of
Vancouver that is best

revealed on that day.
Regardless of the subject, it
will be the best photograph
taken on that day.’”

In order to get that best
shot, Sutherland and
Bellamy have assembled a
willing team of what they
deem to be the city’s best
photographers. Each has
been assigned a day or series
of days or event that. best
suites their particular
photographic expertise.

Photographers are paid a
set fee of $50 per picture us-
ed and provided with film
for their particular assign-
ment. Admitting the pay,
restricted as it is to a tight
budget, is not -great,
Sutherland says, ‘‘the inter-
national exposure that. will
come from being involved in
the project and the opportu-
nity to use ideas they may
not have the chance to use in
the course of their work is
worth far more to the
photographers than the
money.”

Theme of * Vancouver: A
Year In Motion’? was in-
spired by the Expo 86 theme
of transportation. Marketing
of the book will coincide
with the opening of the fair.
An initial run of 50,000

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