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Dennis Milligan
Photographer
North Vancouver, BC, Canada
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An Interview with "Dennis Milligan"
by: Allen Bargen
Dennis is an interesting person to interview. He’s quite deliberate with his words, a trait, I’d previously noticed while observing his judging style. He was introduced to cameras quite early - his first camera was a Brownie reflex. At the age of seventeen, he was already familiar with a darkroom. Several years later he was managing a Camera Store in Ontario.
In the late 50’s, Dennis went to work for Scott Paper, where he was subsequently moved from coast to coast, diverting his photography, while developing his career. While with Scott Paper, he took numerous product shots for the company.
During a stint with Scott in Regina, he took up computer sciences, a move that changed his career path significantly. Eventually making his way to Vancouver in 1985, with a business partner, he started a company specializing in Optical storage. Eventually the company transitioned into web based camera servers providing security observation.
Dennis has equipment ranging from a 4x5 Linhof Studio Camera, circa 1960, through a variety of SLR’s, and of course a recent Nikon D200 Digital camera, which has become his primary camera these days. Though it has been a while
since he’s done any print work, he plans on returning to the medium again soon, since he has a fully operational dark room at home.
I’d best describe Dennis as an eclectic photographer. He’s photographed a Ghost town, tons of people, and much architecture with a swivel and tilt lens, to name just a few areas of interest. Bodie, California is a favourite spot for him to visit for an outing. He has also been quite active in photographing ‘record’ shots
of the Burnaby area in an effort to preserve history. Then, to strengthen his expanding skills, he took a portraiture class several years ago, which, he suggests is an important step in achieving great portraiture.
Dennis joined the Burnaby Photographic Society in 1979, and has remained an active member since. He continues to submit prints and digital images regularly for comment at club meetings. He took the CAPA Learn to Judge Course several years ago, and over time has developed a unique and distinctive judging style.
He is a long time CAPA member and is pleased to judge club competitions, when invited to do so.
Over time, he has had product photographs published in a variety of magazines, and remains an active and adventurous photographer in the Canadian Photographic Scene.
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