Books I Read in 2013 /  by Grey Gallinger

  • A Long Way Gone - Ishmael Beah

  • The Stranger - Albert Camus

  • Media Control - Noam Chomsky

  • Power Systems - Noam Chomsky

  • Breaking the Sound Barrier - Amy Goodman

  • The Assassination of Fred Hampton: How the FBI and Chicago Police Murdered a Black Panther - Jeffrey Haas

  • Of the People For the People - Robin Hahnel

  • Death of the Liberal Class - Chris Hedges

  • War is a Force that Gives us Meaning - Chris Hedges

  • The World as it is: Dispatches on the Myth of Human Progress - Chris Hedges

  • Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt - Chris Hedges and Joe Sacco

  • Long Story Bit by Bit: Liberia Retold - Tim Hetherington

  • Here I Am: the Story of Tim Hetherington - Alan Huffman

  • Stuck in the Middle: Dissenting Views of Winnipeg - Bartley Kives and Bryan Scott

  • The Dispossessed - Ursula K. LeGuin

  • Homage to Catalonia - George Orwell

  • Shaman - Kim Stanley Robinson

  • Dirty Wars - Jeremy Scahill

  • The Great Shark Hunt - Hunter S. Thompson

  • A People’s History of the United States: 20th Century Edition - Howard Zinn

Prairie Classic /  by Grey Gallinger

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Like all Canadians I've spent hours passively watching curling on chilly winter afternoons. This past weekend was my first time shooting curling. I was in Portage la Prairie on assignment with the Winnipeg Free Press to cover the Prairie Classic. I got to watch and photograph some of the world's best curlers, including teams from Russia, Sweden, and China.

Unlike other sports that I've had the opportunity to shoot, curling tournaments kind of chaotic. There are several games going on at one time, and in my case I was having to pay attention to multiple teams. Luckily curling is repetitive and games are drawn out over several hours.

You can see a slideshow of my curling photos on the Winnipeg Free Press website.

What's in my bag /  by Grey Gallinger

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Yes, I know this is totally cliché, but I always get a kick out of seeing how much crap photographers lug around. Here's what I'm usually carrying when I'm out taking photos (don't mug me please).

Left to right, top to bottom:

  • blower
  • Vivitar v3800N with 50mm f/1.7
  • Canon 200mm f/2.8
  • Canon 24 - 105mm f/4
  • Canon 5D Mark II with Sigma 35mm f/1.4 & handmade Couch camera strap
  • 35mm film (includes Lomography Lady Grey 400 ISO, Ilford Delta 400, and Fuji Velvia 100)
  • iPhone 4S (Running iOS 7, with Afterlight, Photoshop Touch Express, Camera+, & Instagram)
  • Filzer bike ratchet set
  • Canon 430EXII speedlight
  • Pocket Wizard Plus X
  • Canon 40mm f/2.8 with circular polarizer
  • Gorrilapod with hotshoe mount & Pocket Wizard Plus X attached
  • Keychain with keys and multitool
  • Ray-Ban New Wayfarer
  • Bic lighter
  • Sandisk 16 GB CF card
  • Sandisk 8 GB CF card
  • Lanyard (for press passes or keys)
  • Card reader
  • Water resistant camera cover
  • Lens cleaning tissues
  • Incase MacBook Pro backpack
  • Flask
  • Field Notes memo book & Bic click pen
  • EarPods
  • GoPro Hero 3
  • Keep Cup

I don't use a proper camera bag unless I'm shooting sports and am able to leave it in the press box. I find it easier to just toss everything in a backpack and go.

I hardly ever use the GoPro, but I should start.

When I don't want to carry all this I just take the Vivtar or the 5D with the Sigma 35mm.