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BIO:
Jonathan Paine is an award-winning Illustrator, Character Sculptor and Toymaker. He is a multi-disciplinary artist who has worked in many artistic fields. This includes Puppeteering with The Muppets Show, sculpting toys of characters from Disney and Warner Bros. He has also worked on Hollywood animated feature films and as a Teacher at Think Tank Training Centre in Vancouver Canada.

Jonathan bought his first camera when he was 17 and has been passionately taking photos ever since. He is fascinated by the lights and darks in the abstracts of life. His piece “Cooling Off” won an award at the 1839 Awards.


The Lights & Darks Portfolio

2025 Color Photography Contest 1839Awards Honourable Mention. It was one of the hottest days in Vancouver. I was walking along the seawall in Coal Harbour and witnessed the sheer joy of this boy running through the fountains at the water park as his very patient Grandmother watched on. I'm sure I wasn't the only person who was jealous of the fun this boy was having with his bucket in the water. There was a narrow beam of sunlight streaming through the buildings. The park is surrounded by tall condo buildings on one side, and the ocean on the other. I set my camera up on my makeshift platform I'd made out of a 6x6" piece of plywood just inches from the water and waited for the right moment.
Cooling Off In Coal Harbour.
This shot was taken in Victoria's beautiful Beacon Hill Park in British Columbia. It was quite a chilly winter day with very impressive cloud formations rolling in. I love the shoulder seasons by the coast, as they have such dramatic skies and this is reflected in a lot of my photography.
Winter
This large outdoor sculpture is found on Sunset Beach in downtown Vancouver. Sculpted by world renowned sculptor Bernar Venet, from France. I wanted to capture the powerful lines together with the dramatic sky and was able to frame the Burrard St Bridge in the background.  
Title: 217.5 Arc x 13
Artist: Bernar Venet (b. 1941, France)
Medium: 13 corten steel arcs
Dimensions: 1353 x 447 x 300 cm (134 x 176 x 118 in)
Weight: 5,550 kg (12,125 lbs)
Location: Sunset Beach (Beach Avenue and Jervis Street) in Vancouver
Bernar Venet’s monumental work 217.5 Arc x 13 is part of his Arc series of sculptures which illustrate the beauty, balance, and malleability of raw steel. The name of this artwork is a precise description of its mathematical composition. All of the beams in the sculpture are nested and curved to the same angle providing a sense of balance and grace. Venet employs mathematical manipulations of this industrial material to explore the interconnected relationships amongst nature, humanity, and the universe. The repetitive thirteen curves give a resting yet rhythmic sense of movement and fluidity. The raw red-brown rust colour of the unpainted surfaces of the corten steel, an authentic surface upon which Venet insists, facilitates an interaction with the natural elements.  This sculpture was acquired by the Vancouver Biennale Legacy Foundation in 2007.
“Increasing levels of abstraction and complexity frighten those for whom art is a means to attain a comfortable expression of calm, luxury, and delight.” – Bernar Venet
Burrard St. Bridge
For eight years I lived at the foot of False Creek on the 18th floor and never grew tired of the impressive views. One early evening I noticed this cyclist walking his dog across the street in front of me. The height and setting sun produced these lovely stretched shadows. A moment in time I will always remember fondly.
Golden Hour Stroll
Meet & Greet
I love this shot of the kids enjoying their walk on the Ogden Point seawall in Victoria's James Bay. They were perfectly framed by the lines of the wire fencing, which was only installed about a dozen years ago. This wall stretches out into the ocean and is punctuated by a lighthouse at the eastern end. This is a great vantage point to enjoy the ocean views and wildlife. If you're lucky enough you can witness Whales. Orca, Sea Otters, Octopi, a plethora of seafaring birds and the occasional scuba divers!
Grooving on the Seawall
Summer Evening at Kits Beach
One of the best features of Vancouver has to be the Seawall. This walkway stretches  from Coal Harbour all around Stanley Park, False Creek and continues all the way on the south side of False Creek to Spanish Banks and Jericho Beach, which you can see in the phot way off in the distance. I have never walked the entire distance in a day, it's possible, but my feet would definitely not be happy! Cycling would be the better option! ;-)
Latte or Espresso?
Ogden Point Lighthouse
Having worked in the animation industry for many years, I am constantly seeing faces in the most unlikely of places. This shot was taken on a recent photowalk of Gastown in downtown Vancouver.
I See Faces Everywhere
I'm always on the lookout for dogs and their owners. There are often stories to be told about their current situation and their relationships. This little one took was having a bad day. 
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Forget About It. I'm Not Moving!
On my second trip to Venice, I checked into my hotel room and immediately opened the wooden shutters of my window in time to see these two women deep in conversation passing across the bridge underneath my window. By good fortune there were two gondola's passing by at the same moment. Venice... one of my favourite destinations. Full of history and stories at every corner.
Word in the Ear
Every summer we have the PNE open in Vancouver. I've long since given up queuing for these rides, in favour of photographing them instead. I loved using my fisheye lens, but since I've changed cameras, I no longer have that lens in my arsenal. I love the light trails created by the lens distortion and slow shutter speed.
Twin Flip
At the foot of False Creek there used to be a huge undeveloped plot which was used as a parking lot as well as the location for Cirque du Soleil when they come to town. When it snows in Vancouver, it usually melts within a day, so I got lucky with these shots of tire tracks.
The Path Less Travelled
At the foot of False Creek there used to be a huge undeveloped plot which was used as a parking lot as well as the location for Cirque du Soleil when they come to town. When it snows in Vancouver, it usually melts within a day, so I got lucky with these shots of tire tracks.
Truck Stop
I love the brickwork and patterns that are formed by the shadows in Gastown. One of the older neighbourhoods in downtown Vancouver.
Shadows of Gastown
Another shot from my balcony on the 18th floor. The snow never lasts long in Vancouver, so I'm always ready with my camera to take advantage. Having an unobstructed view of the streets below gave me a unique perspective of the cyclist and tread marks.
Winter Cyclist
During the covid lockdown when the streets were mostly deserted, I happened upon this homeless man resting after his meal on the steps of the Art Gallery. A very lonely time that I won't soon forget.
Lunch at the VAG
An Honourable Mention Winner @1839Awards
Cooling Off in Coal Harbour.

The Colours Portfolio

This was taken on a lonely winter walk during the pandemic. This colourful display outside the Art Gallery of Vancouver I imagined to have been a portal to another world free of the isolation a lot of us were feeling at the time. As in Star Trek, I wanted to be beamed to another time and place, warmer and perhaps more of a utopia than what we were experiencing.
Beam Me Up
This is a promotional photo I took of one of my toys I sculpted for my personal Toy Company "Not Another Rubber Ducky". This was taken in Van Dusen Gardens in Vancouver in the late fall. The water lilies have lost their vibrant colours and the water has turned a deep brown. I love how this made my toy colours pop in contrast.
Have You Seen My Mummy?
This was taken on a very bright yet chilly spring day. This is looking west from the entrance of False Creek towards English Bay.
Beyond False Creek

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