Katya Palladina

Paddle in Seattle - peaceful protest against oil drilling by Shell in Arctic

May 17, 2015 • Leave a Comment

I want to add my modest contribution to visual coverage of ShellNo Paddle in Seattle - peaceful demonstration of disapproval. It is time to invest resources into alternative energy research and lessen our dependency on oil. I used tiny waterproof Nikon Coolpix AW130 camera for both stills and video. Link to the short film at the end of this post.

Read the Full Post »

One square yard of spring

May 17, 2015 • Leave a Comment

I like to fire up my old cameras and play with them. Canon G9 got a lot of use since 2009 but I abandoned it for iPhone. It felt very familiar - all controls and ability to adjust exposure an shoot in RAW format. Here are some examples taken in the area no more than one square yard during the early April. Leathery leaves of primerose First ro...

Read the Full Post »

Give a Child the World movie premiere.

March 24, 2015 • Leave a Comment

I can't say thank you enough to everybody who supported me during movie production! Arbor Schools staff members, teachers, students, parents, former students and parents! And of course huge thank you goes to Andrew Elizaga who did an amazing work on editing! We presented the movie at the Plateau Club during Arbor Schools Benefit Auction - the Holl...

Read the Full Post »

Winter paddles

December 29, 2014 • Leave a Comment

There's nothing better than to spend Christmas day on the water. Kayaking in Pacific Northwest is a year-round thing, you just need to dress properly. Commencement Bay in Tacoma was beautiful, sunny and calm. High tide is a fun time to go around old pilings and check out cormorants. A little different weather met us at Lake Sammamish couple...

Read the Full Post »

Sunday on Granville Island

November 20, 2014 • Leave a Comment

After excitement of our documentary A Hospital in the Pines premiere we were invited to join Natalia and Judy on the rented motor boat off Granville island in Vancouver BC. Sunny September day, scented by Okanagan Valley peaches, seagulls calling... Work by Os Gemeos from Brazil. I think we missed unveiling of those giant silos by one week! p...

Read the Full Post »