Category Archives: Military

Military photography by Ottawa photographer Blair Gable

Peter MacKay for Macleans Magazine

Canada’s National Defence Minister Peter MacKay in his office on Parliament Hill in Ottawa February 12, 2013.

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General Walt Natynczyk for the Toronto Star

I had the great opportunity to photograph Canada’s outgoing-Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) General Walt Natynczyk in Ottawa for the Toronto Star a few days before he handed over command to Lt.-Gen. Tom Lawson. Toronto Star writer Bruce Campion-Smith, … Continue reading

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Faces from Gagetown

Macleans magazine sent me to Canadian Forces Base Gagetown to photograph Canadian soldiers who were preparing to deploy to Afghanistan as the final part of the training mission. The idea was to shoot simple, clean, and isolated portraits of as … Continue reading

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Ehud Barak in Defence

Israel’s Defence Minister Ehud Barak take part in a news conference in Ottawa November 16, 2011.     REUTERS/Blair Gable     (CANADA) At one point during the news conference he winked at me.

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Tomb of the Unknown Poppy

After every Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa there is a ring of photographers around the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier waiting to get the perfect picture of a hand placing a poppy on the tomb. Inevitably and understandably people get … Continue reading

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