Don Richardson
Articles by Don Richardson

Steveston: A gem along the Fraser River
April 18 2016 selectedSteveston is about a 30 minute car drive south of Vancouver. It is also easily accessible by Canada Line and bus. The latter takes about an hour and makes for an inexpensive day trip. Steveston is …

And the beat goes on
April 4 2016 Street Photography by Denis BouvierFrom his commanding view at City Hall, Captain George Vancouver, after whom our city is named, is pointing over the domain he first explored in 1792. Captain Vancouver showed respect for and enjoyed …

Spring highlights
March 21 2016 selectedWhat signifies spring in Vancouver better than cherry blossoms! This beautiful array of trees in pink bloom is outside the charming Strathmore Lodge Apartments at Bute St. and Comox St. in the West …

The once and future past of the West End
March 7 2016 selectedIn 1900, when the two houses at Davie & Jervis Streets (on the right side of this picture) were built, the West End was sparsely populated. It was a gentler place of rolling hills and scrub …

The Great Northern Way
February 22 2016 Street Photography by Denis BouvierA new creative arts centre for Vancouver is burgeoning along Great Northern Way. It’s part of the False Creek Flats in an area dominated by the new Great Northern Way Campus (GNWC), roughly …

A view into the Delamont Park neighbourhood
February 8 2016 Street Photography by Denis BouvierWe’re at West 6th Ave. and Arbutus St. outside the Arbutus Coffee café. It’s at the centre of Kitsilano’s oldest neighbourhood. The park named Delamont is located at West 7th Ave. and …

A lot of bull!
January 25 2016 Street Photography by Denis BouvierRoyal Sweet Diamond, a bronze sculpture by Canadian artist Joe Fafard, is the name of this life-size bull at the corner of Georgia and Richards Streets in downtown Vancouver. Viewing the bull, it …

Gold Digging
January 11 2016 Street Photography by Denis BouvierThis massive construction site along Howe St. and Pacific St. is not unfamiliar in Vancouver but it typifies the expensive building projects in the city. Luxury condos are enriching developers, …

Bridging Vancouver’s Development
December 7 2015 Street Photography by Denis BouvierDecember 9, 2015 marks the 30th anniversary of the opening of the current Cambie Bridge, built just before Expo ’86. This photo was taken in 1984 by our photographer Denis Bouvier. It depicts the …

Human Structures will prevail
November 23 2015 Street Photography by Denis BouvierHuman Structures, a sculpture by Jonathan Borofsky, is depicted here in False Creek’s Hinge Park facing Habitat Island, an urban sanctuary for local flora and fauna. B.C. Place is in the background…