Old news: who reads the newspaper anymore, anyway?

For more than six months, one of my primary clients has been North America's oldest newspaper. I am a photojournalist for the Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph, as many readers already know. But, what might be news to you is that this small-yet-mighty publication will celebrate its 250th anniversary on June 21, 2014.

This anniversary is what has consumed most of my working (and many should-be-sleeping) hours for months. 

In the press scrum

Sometimes, having a press pass means I get to see great operas, poke around in urban gardens, or meet donkeys who live in cathedrals.  Other times, it means the "hurry up and wait" of an official political press conference.

That is what happened a couple weeks ago, when I went on assignment to a photo op with Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper (PM).

Sending more than love letters

I grew up writing letters.  It was more than protocol, it was a family tradition connecting us to relatives and friends across the continent.  I vividly remember grappling with "of" (uve, uhv, uuuhf?) once while gleefully hammering out a typewriter letter to my grandmother. 

That was definitely back in the day.

Snapshot: Quintessential 'Dutchness'

Windmills will always symbolize my mom and quintessential "Dutchness" to me.  While I now know the Dutch aren't the only ones who use(d) windmills, that's not what we thought as kids!  Here in Quebec, I have spotted a number of historic picturesque windmills, which always strike me deeply with a sense of family, and heritage.

Share your two cents

It's hard to believe that fruit.root.leaf. has been in action for almost two years. While we've thoroughly enjoyed the experience, we'd particularly like to know what you, our dear readers think. 

What did you like? What did you love? What could you do without? What should we do lots more of in 2013?  

We're asking that you take a couple of seconds to share your feedback in the poll below.  

Looking forward to hearing from you!

Bethann & Jerod

------------------------------------
NOTE (03.2013): The polls are closed.  If you would still like to provide feedback, please feel free to let us know what you think in the comments section.  

Question: Which topics did you most enjoy in 2011-2012?
Results:

Question: What do you think of the format?
Results:

Question: What would you like to see more of in 2013?
Results: