Hurricane Katrina had no favorites. She picked equally on the weak and the strong, black and white. She stomped on the rich and the poor and she stopped life in its tracks. Imagine life with all your possessions in the front yard or in the gutters. Worse yet, imagine you have no possessions, no house. Imagine searching for your friends, your family or your pet weeks after they disappeared. Yes, just imagine! This is the reality for thousands … [Read more...]
About Kent Waddington
Kent Waddington is a freelance writer and photographer from Eastern Ontario (Canada) who, for the last twenty-five years, has been chronicling family, friends and travels through the camera lens. Since 1998, he has been specializing in creative portraiture, having worked with models in the United States, Canada, and Europe.
His images are held in numerous private collections, he has exhibited throughout the Ottawa Valley and has had work appear in national magazines, journals, newspapers and on numerous web sites including Collette Vacations, Air Canada’s Enroute magazine, Subtance Magazine (UK), the Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships, the Canadian College of Health Service Executives and the National Environmental Treasure* (www.oursafetynet.org) where he is a founding Board member.
Its a Long Way to Tipperary
I was planning a solo trek through Iceland when my Father decided to invite himself along on my vacation. He further changed my mind and decided we were going to Ireland, a country he had wanted to see for quite some time. Being the ever-obedient son I gave in. With destination chosen, the hard part was going to be trying to figure out the logistics of creating a travel experience both of us would enjoy. This trip had to be as stress … [Read more...]