Newfoundland photographer, journalist and media producer Greg Locke in St Johns, Newfoundland. Canada.
Greg Locke, Newfoundland photographer, journalist, media producer Welcome to the weblog at GREGLOCKE.COM. Greg Locke is a professional photographer, journalist, media producer and IT junkie based in St. John's, Newfoundland. Here you will find his latest work and news from the photo, journalism and tech world. Visit his main site for a portfolio of his photography work. All Rights reserved. © 2009 GREG LOCKE.
View Article  Lisa Moore on the road.

Lisa and Eva Moore photographed for the Globe and Mail by Greg Locke. © 2010

Newfoundland author and Man-Booker Prize nominee, Lisa Moore, wrote in a recent article in the Globe and Mail that her favourite reading spot is in her car and being read to by her daughter, Eva, while on long highway trips in Newfoundland. We shot this photo to accompany Ms. Moore's story.

Check out the Globe's ongoing series with famous authors and their favourite places to read around the world.
View Article  2010 Royal St. John's Regatta
Video vignettes from the 2010 Royal St. John's Regatta for NL Press website.

Regatta 2010 from NL PRESS on Vimeo.

View Article  Greg Hawco takes EXIT ZERO.

Greg Hawco is a musician and composer from Newfoundland who now lives in Toronto like so many other Newfoundlanders. When we think of Newfoundlanders migrating for work we usually just think of trades people headed to Alberta but at this years Sound Symposium it didn't take much research to see how many great musicians and artists Newfoundland has given Canada and the world.

Sound Symposium is where we cornered Hawco and told him about our documentary film, Exit Zero, currently in production. He was premiering a piece at Petro Canada Hall and graciously agreed to compose the score for our film.You can find his work on Republic of Doyle which is currently shooting its second season on the streets of St. John's.


View Article  ...looking for Exit Zero.


"What are you doing now that Sound Symposium is over?," people ask. Maybe thinking its kick back and relax vacation time. HARDLY! We are in the final shooting and editing of our, what seemed to be, never ending documentary film, EXIT ZERO, about the history of Newfoundland's migrant workers. This has been in the works since 2006 in one form or another but the film part will soon be finished and expected to air on CBC TV in late August. Look for more on EXIT ZERO in the fall.


View Article  London Calling....
...posted for colleagues at the BBC.



BBC TV ARE LOOKING FOR A ROLE MODEL CANADIAN FAMILY ON THE ISLAND OF NEWFOUNDLAND

 Do you believe in instilling good manners, good values and a good work ethic in your teenage children? Do you believe that teenagers need discipline and boundaries? Can you give two British teens the chance to have some much-needed structure in their lives?

Following the huge success of the first and second series, the BBC is looking for role model families to take part in a third series of programmes on parenting. In each one-hour programme, two British teenagers will be sent to live with a family abroad, to experience life in their country under their rules. The BBC is filming all over the world, and has sent overindulged teenagers from the UK to live with families in various places including Jamaica, India, The USA and South Africa. In this series we want to send two British teenagers to the Island of Newfoundland.

We are looking for a loving family (with children aged 13-18) that has a close family structure, and rules and boundaries that are respected. We are looking for parents who are proud of their strong parenting and family values, and who would be willing to accommodate two British teens for one week and instil in them the values and morality they demand of their own children. The British teens will be expected to attend school and/or church, to complete homework and help with household chores and/or the family business - they will not be guests in the house but new members of the family.  They will be expected to engage in volunteer and community activities during their stay.  Host families will be paid 1000 USD to cover expenses during the teens stay.  The production team will work closely with host family and host school to make the arrangements for the week’s filming.

Twenty Twenty Television is one of the UK’s leading independent production companies with a reputation for producing intelligent and award-winning programmes. www.twentytwenty.tv

If you are proud of your strong parenting and family values then please get in touch with us for more information about the series. Email a brief description of your family and all your contact information to annabrent@twentytwenty.tv or call Anna Brent in London on +44 (0)207 424 7712 and we will call you straight back.

TO BE FILMED AT THE END OF AUGUST


View Article  Sound Symposium wraps up for another two years

Bassoonist Alexandra Eastley of the Umbrella Ensemble at Sound Symposium in St. John's, Newfoundland.
Photo by Greg Locke © 2010.


Sound Symposium, the international festival of new music and sound art that happens in St. John's Newfoundland once every two years has wrapped up after 10 days of amazing performances of contemporary classical, jazz, improv, folk, world and experimental new music. There were concerts, theatre, workshops and sound sculptures exploring and celebrating sound in all its forms.

We are still editing the thousands of photos and hours of video we shot over the last 10 days but there is a photo gallery at the Sound Symposium site we maintained on a daily basis. Do check it out!

View Article  Doin' the Sound Symposium endurance test
For the next 10 days we are at Sound Symposium, a unique and world renown international new music and sound arts festival here in St. John's. Check for our daily photo updates over on their website ...better still, come out and enjoy some amazing international musicians, dancers, performance and sound artists. It only happens once every two years and I promise you will see and experience stuff you never have before.

Left; Roule Said performing with the Maryem Tollar Ensemble at the LSPU Hall on the opening day of Sound Symposium.


Newfoundland ...journey into a lost nation by Greg Locke and Michael Crummey
 

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