Dressed in black for the gala

Dressed in black for the gala
This is one of the pictures I took outside of the Calgary International Film Festival's opening gala. The film Blindness was being screened at the Globe (617 8 Avenue SW). Except for local media, attendence was very poor.

Calgary women walk in Krishna Rath Yatra

Calgary women walk in Krishna Rath Yatra
This is one of the pictures I took of the Rath Yatra festival in downtown Calgary. It was put on by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), commonly known as the Hare Krishnas.

Krishnas wear rainbows

Krishnas wear rainbows
This is one of the pictures I took of the Rath Yatra festival in downtown Calgary. It was put on by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), commonly known as the Hare Krishnas.

Hare Krishna Rath Yatra 2

Hare Krishna Rath Yatra 2
This is one of the pictures I took of the Rath Yatra festival in downtown Calgary. It was put on by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), commonly known as the Hare Krishnas. These two girls were walking along the procession going down 8 Avenue SW as it made its way to Shaw Millennium Park.

Kessi Blue sings in Calgary

Kessi Blue sings in Calgary
This is one of the photos I took of singer Kessi Blue doing a free concert on Stephen Avenue Mall near 1 Street SE in downtown Calgary. She's a singer, guitarist, and piano player from Cochrane, Alberta.

Kessi Blue at the microphone

Kessi Blue at the microphone
This is one of the photos I took of singer Kessi Blue doing a free concert on Stephen Avenue Mall near 1 Street SE in downtown Calgary. She's a singer, guitarist, and piano player from Cochrane, Alberta.

Kessi Blue plays in Calgary

Kessi Blue plays in Calgary
This is one of the photos I took of singer Kessi Blue doing a free concert on Stephen Avenue Mall near 1 Street SE in downtown Calgary. She's a singer, guitarist, and piano player from Cochrane, Alberta.

Kessi Blue on Stephen Avenue

Kessi Blue on Stephen Avenue
This is one of the photos I took of singer Kessi Blue doing a free concert on Stephen Avenue Mall near 1 Street SE in downtown Calgary. She's a singer, guitarist, and piano player from Cochrane, Alberta.

Wearing buttons for Tibet

Wearing buttons for Tibet
This is one of the pictures I took in downtown Calgary of a protest for Tibetan freedom against the Chinese government. Protesters started at Olympic Plaza and marched to the Chinese consulate, which is where these protesters are. The girl is wearing assorted pro-Tibet buttons.

Denise rides off with cops

Denise rides off with cops
Protester Denise Ogonoski can be seen in the back seat, being taken away by police. She was taken in because she had climbed up a light pole to put up a Tibetan flag outside the Chinese consulate. One thing that concerned me after this happened, was I overheard another protester asking where Denise was taken, and the police officer didn't seem to know or care to find out.