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David Campion

David Campion and Sandra Sheilds, a pho­tog­ra­pher and writer team, are the authors of two books, most recently The Company of Others (Arsenal Pulp/PLAN Institute). They live in Deroche, B.C.

David Campion on Geist.com

Memory and the Valley

The city we know as Vancouver sits in the delta of the fraser river val­ley on vil­lage sites that date back to mesopotamian times.
Nominated for the 2010 National Magazine Awards.

Memory and the Valley: An Interview with Sandra Shields and David Campion

 

Cowboys & Indians

Over the loudspeaker, a disembodied voice announces that the Stampede has made some big changes this year. Calf roping is now “tie-down roping” and the wild horse race has become the “Stampede horse race.” The wild horse race comes straight out of the early days of rodeo, and some say it is more dangerous than bull riding. Sixteen unbroken horses are released into the ring and forty-eight cowboys go after them in teams of three men each.

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