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Back to Life
For my two nights in Kabul back in 2012, I remember stacking chairs and small desks in front of my hotel room door before I fell asleep...

Paul Bettings
Aug 27, 20214 min read
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Afghanistan, 2 Days in Kabul
From the moment I got to Pearson International Airport in Toronto and had to mention that my final destination was Kabul, Afghanistan...

Paul Bettings
Aug 20, 20214 min read
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Farming in COVID-19, A Documentary
I have been working with Lennox Farm for almost 18 months and it has been an amazing experience...

Paul Bettings
Jun 26, 20211 min read
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Uncertain Harvest
Farming has been in Brian French’s family for 100 years.

Paul Bettings
Jun 11, 20212 min read
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The Resonance of a Pandemic (II)
From March to June 2020, I spent weeks in Canada on my own. I have also quarantined twice in my apartment in South Sudan...

Alana
Jun 3, 20215 min read
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Sandstorms in Niger
For most of the trip I sat in the back of an aging Land Cruiser and looked out the rear window as we weaved around massive potholes.

Paul Bettings
May 29, 20213 min read
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The Faces of Nature
The lakes, rivers, forests and streams of northern Ontario have always been my escape from the busyness of the city.

Paul Bettings
May 23, 20212 min read
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The Resonance of a Pandemic
In the madness created by COVID-19 in the last year, I have been able to still move around in ways that many haven’t.

Alana
May 13, 20213 min read
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Focus in the Chaos
When travelling in the Eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) I felt that I was in a place where...

Paul Bettings
May 8, 20214 min read
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A Question of Patience
What makes a good photograph?

Paul Bettings
Mar 15, 20213 min read
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Documenting Life on a Farm
In another life I may have been a farmer.

Paul Bettings
Mar 1, 20213 min read
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Creative Conversations
Creating a documentary is a lot of work, in the case of Pressure Baby it was also a lot of travel on airplanes, cars and boats.

Paul Bettings
Feb 22, 20211 min read
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The Truth Is...
Do you edit your photos? This is one of the most common questions I get, and the answer is always yes.

Paul Bettings
Feb 15, 20213 min read
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Rides Through the Jungle
Rainy season meant more boats, dry season meant more motorbikes.

Paul Bettings
Feb 11, 20212 min read
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Pressure Baby: A Documentary Film
Ayerawaddy River, Myanmar. Nikon D850, Nikkor 24-120 f4 I captured a photo at sunset while riding on a riverboat in Myanmar. It was well...

Paul Bettings
Feb 8, 20212 min read
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