Contributors
JASON DZIVER is a native Calgarian who loves
to photograph architecture, food, drink, people,
places and things. To see some of his work you can
head to www.jasondziver.com. Somewhat ironically,
he is very uncomfortable in front of the lens and is
much happier behind it. When he sets the cameras
down he likes to keep himself busy cycling, wood/
metal working, or stargazing in a nice dark rural field,
preferably on a road trip.
LEAH VAN LOON is a fashion
stylist and writer working between
Calgary and Paris. In its third year,
her Fashion Experience Tours bring
people to Paris to experience the
city from a fashion, artisan and
craftsmanship perspective. She
has recently developed a similar
tour for Calgary to showcase
craftspeople and designers as
a way to show her love for local
talent. Tours can be booked at
www.fashionexperiencetours.com
and you can see more of Leah’s
work at www.leahvanloon.com.
SOFIA ELIDRISSI is a designer,
illustrator and artist living in
Calgary, Alberta. She holds a
Bachelor of Design from ACAD and
a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the
University of Calgary. She works in
both digital and traditional media
and has a strong appreciation for
various print methods.
JENNIFER FRIESEN is a
DON TSE is a certified beer
judge and a freelance beer and
drinks writer. He has sampled
over 18,000 different beers, but
saves room for other types of
alcohol as well. Visit him at his
website www.dontse.beer or
follow him on Twitter or Instagram
@TheDonOfBeer.
BREANNA MROCZEK has
been editing and writing for
magazines for over five years, and
is currently an associate editor
of Avenue Edmonton magazine.
She loves a good pun, interesting
pieces of trivia and travelling.
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Calgary-based journalist and
photographer, and she’ll be the
first to admit that her best bad
habit is incessantly asking too
many questions. Her stories have
taken her across the world, and
her work has appeared in Avenue
Magazine, WestJet Magazine, Metro
News, Toronto Star and L’Oeil de la
Photographie.
COLIN WAY has been
commercially shooting in Calgary
for over ten years. Since graduating
from ACAD, he has shot for a
varied client list including The New
York Times, Chatelaine, SportsNet,
and Canadian House & Home to
name a few. Travel and meeting
interesting people are some of the
perks of his job. Way and his wife
are currently chasing their toddler
and eight-month-old around the
house. See more of his work at
colinway.com.