stampede 2011

you might have been wondering where i was for the last, oh, 4 days. well, the calgary stampede has officially begun and i have been busy up to my elbows trying to juggle work at the office, blogging and working the shows at the stampede grounds. i always love being a part of the stampede, this is the time of the year when the city comes to life, people let loose and things actually happen for a change. basically it is an amazing opportunity for me to go out and take some photos. i have been trying to figure out my new camera, which is proving to be a process (nothing i can’t handle). i will go ahead and say this straight away: i will encourage everyone to come down and watch sophia models international fashion shows sponsored by bench, scotch and soda and town shoes. jennifer lyle did a fabulous job styling the shows, and we have some amazing models, the whole team is making the experience irresistible. with enough encouragement even the male models give 110% and we are loving it. while there, you can also enter our model search and get an opportunity to meet amazing scouts from all over the world. i originally started my modelling career at the stampede shows and it was through one of those searches that i went on to sign with img models worldwide. i was originally only going to post photos of our models wearing some of the clothes from the show (because what is better than a bunch of beautiful people wearing some fun outfits), but i stuck around the midway for a while tonight and snapped some other worthy ones i’d like to share with you. the stampede also proved to be quite the cultural experience for me this year, so far i have seen a tibetan monk and a traditional sudanese dress and it’s only been three days and i haven’t even been trying to find people yet. i’ll  make the next one all about cowboys and indians for contrast. models in order of appearance: nastassia, colton, carucha, victoria, jerica and claire, all wearing scotch & soda. all styling by jennie lyle. 

edit #2: i’ve been staring at this post for over four days now and it didn’t work for me with all the random photos. i shall re post the others at a later date when the feeling is right.