Vendor: Photographer Jillian Logee
While we were all spending our summer in Calgary wondering when the summer part was going to start, Jillian Logee was exploring half way around the world. By day she’s a photographer, archaeologist and journalist and by summer, well- you might just call her Indiana Jones, or uh- Jill (in fact she does in her blog, which I recommend you check out here).
“[In Petra, Jordan] we were given a special opportunity to go inside the Treasury building (the one that most people recognize from the end of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade), which has been closed off to people for years. They opened the gates to it and we walked inside and it was just amazing to stand in something so old.” You know, all in an average archeologist/ journalist/ photographer’s days work.
Not that she wasn’t beyond bringing a little humour to such a once-in-a-lifetime Serious Moment: “I may or may not have had a birthday card in my journal that played the Indiana Jones theme and I may or may not have opened it up while we were all standing there looking at the amazing rock-cut walls…”
Humorous or serious, Jillian has always been fascinated by taking a deeper look at things in different ways, and that is what drew her to photography at an early age. She started to take pictures and still can’t get enough of it because she believes there is something fascinating to be found in any setting, from ancient ruins to your own backyard. Jillian loves photography because, she says, “I think there are a lot of details in our lives that we overlook. We’ll look at something, but maybe we won’t take in all the little bits that make it up. You can look at a photograph a thousand times and still pick out something new that you hadn’t noticed the last time.”
”The world is a remarkable place,” she believes, “and we should be savouring the beauty and oddities it presents for us daily.” The same goes for our busy, commerce-focused metropolis of Calgary— it just needs artists like Jillian and the many talented creatives we have here to help show those fascinating parts off. “Living in a city as business focused as this one just means there needs to be culture everywhere we look, if only to reduce the stress of our daily lives.” And perhaps to share an interesting point of view, or inspire, or fascinate, as Jillian’s photos do.
Calgary is known for it’s pioneering spirit and we’re lucky to have adventurous types like Jillian to keep us inspired and looking at the world in new ways. You can see even more of Jillian’s beautiful and provocative photography at PARKSALE 2010, as well as online at her professional website is http://www.phoenixis.ca, or though flickr page http://www.flickr.com/photos/phoenixis (edit: seriously take a wander through- not only can you see more, but you can see these photos without the unfortunate way Tumblr squished them). And to keep up to date with what adventure Jillian is off to next (or maybe what she did today), you can follower her on Twitter @Phoenixis.
