The first week of January brought with it an amazing photo session with Pacifika for their new album out this spring. Even though we spent a rainy and cold afternoon shooting in an old house that overlooked the socked-in Burrard Inlet, I wanted the photos to look warm to reflect the band’s jazz and Latin influences. The shoot was contained to the first floor of the house but, even so, we pulled off several different settings. I also photographed the artwork for Pacifika’s last album, Asunciòn, about four years ago, and this shoot was as every bit enjoyable. I love working with these people.
To give you the rundown on Pacifika – taken from their site: “Pacifika is the multi-talented Silvana Kane, a Peruvian born singer, re-formed pop sensation (West End Girls), and accomplished actress with a love of flamenco, electronica, and textured percussion; Adam Popowitz a Canadian bred guitarist adept at new wave, classical, and pop, and a skilled producer responsible for a catalogue that includes indie rock and Armenian folk music; and Toby Peter, a dub wise bassist born in Canada and raised in Barbados, explorer of jazz, hip-hop, metal and Caribbean grooves. Together the Vancouver based trio is making a new kind of global pop, music that nods to its diverse international influences, while forging its own unique voice. Jazz infused and Latin tinged, marked by gently flowing melodies, deep grooves, waves of cracking percussion and the occasional burst of exhilarating guitar noise…”
