Ok, so maybe “stars” is a bit of a stretch, like how my muscles are exactly like that of a professional wrestler’s haha. Alright, so maybe Jeremy isn’t the neighbour to any stars, but the neighbour of a hyper active photographer who walks up to strangers on the street, asks them to take their picture and to answer a bunch of his silly questions haha. Yes, Jeremy is MY neighbour and dare I say my friend.
Now the thing with interviewing Jeremy is I know him, so while conducting the interview I might not have asked him the follow up questions I normally would have. So I will tell you a bit about him. Jeremy is a writer for the Metro Newspaper and I don’t mind saying he is a very good one. He is also a father and by my calculations a freewheeling hipster of dad at that haha. This sleeve tattoo having, bearded baseball fanatic, bike riding in a suit dude is one cool guy and one of the best neighbours I have had the pleasure of living beside. Here is what Jeremy had to say :).
Camera: Sony NEX-7 & Zeiss FE 55mm 1.8 ~ Settings: f/1.8 – 1/125th – ISO 100
1. Where are you from?
A small town north of Edmonton.
Rob: What’s it called?
Jeremy: Morinville, Alberta.
2. So how did you end up in Calgary?
I came for journalism school in 2002, and just ended up staying.
Rob: Nice!
3. Do you like living in Calgary?
Ya I love it here, I love the people, the communities, the vibe of the city is good and ya, it’s an easy place, , or I shouldn’t say it’s an easy place, but it’s a good place to do creative work I find.
4. What do you like to do for fun?
Ahh, good question. I like photography, I like cycling and Calgary is getting better cycling infrastructure, so that’s good.
Rob: Even in the winter?
Jeremy: Ya! In the winter I get studded tires.
Rob: Nice! You get chains on the tires? (tongue in cheek 😉 )
Jeremy: No chains, (laughter) but studded tires.
Rob: So your a Calgary Stud basically?
Jeremy: Ya I guess so. (laughter)
Rob: You ride around town, “Check out the stud!” (laughter)
Jeremy: Well actually I shouldn’t say I have studded tires, I used to have them. The ones I have now don’t have studs, but they’re winter tires basically. Like you get winter tires for your car, these are winter tires for your bike.
Rob: Nice.
5. If you had to describe Calgary to some one, what would you say?
It’s an energetic city, a young city and a changing city.
6. Have you ever ridden a horse?
I have ridden a horse, just a few times, but not very well I don’t think and not for a long time! (laughter)
7. Anything you’d like to add?
I love Calgary, but wish it had a pro baseball team! I’d love to see that happen again one day.
Thanks for taking the time to talk to me Jeremy! See ya around the hood 😉
Thanks for stopping by, Rob
* I was in a bit of rush when I was talking to Jeremy and I totally forgot to get a body shot of him! I’ll get him in a street shot another day ;).
* * You can follow Jeremy on Twitter at @klaszus.
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Your blog has an interesting concept.
Thanks Cardinal.
Great post and a lovely portrait… You can’t go teasing about a sleeve tattoo and only show a head shot, though, lol… 🙂
Haha I know!!! Totally slipped my mind! I’ll get a shot of him again one of these days ;). Thanks for reading!
Studded bicycle tires. Now there’s a man.
Haha for sure hey Bill! 🙂
I can feel the easy familiarity in this interview, and it works well! Nice to have a neighbor like Jeremy.
Thanks Resa! Ya he’s a good guy ;).
Thanks for “liking” my blog post. I’m not a photographer, but when I see photos I like on blogs, I sometimes just approach the photographer to ask permission to use the photo. No-one has said no to me so far. It makes for great collaboration between me, as a writer, and photographers.
No problem! Keep up the good work ;).