ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — You probably have seen the work of photojournalist Keith Gosse here on The Telegram’s online site, especially as it relates to his coverage of emergency calls in the metro St. John’s area or through his pictures that accompany the words of our reporters.
However, there are photos by Keith that don’t regularly make it as online offerings, although they can be found in our print editions or e-edition version. In the newspaper business, they are known as standalone or feature photos, or in some cases, grab shots, a photo taken quickly before the subject or scene changes. They are photos that are not packaged with stories. Although there are captions and brief descriptions (we call them cutlines), they truly are examples of the picture telling most of the story.
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Here are some recent examples of those feature shots by Keith. We really do feel they stand alone.
Buoys and gull
A seagull sails past fishing gear on a stage in Petty Harbour. — Keith Gosse/The Telegram
Sunset silhouettes
The sun sets over Conception Bay as traffic passes by on Peacekeepers Way near Lawrence Pond Road. — Keith Gosse/The Telegram
Home is the sailor
A boat enters St. John’s harbour through the Narrows as the afternoon sun shines on a cool fall day.
Time stands tall
The Memorial University of Newfoundland clock tower rises into the blue sky on a cold fall afternoon. — Keith Gosse/The Telegram
Pot shot
Crab pots sit on the dock at the Prosser’s Rock small boat basin on the south side of St. John’s harbour Friday afternoon, with the Outer Battery visible in the background. — Keith Gosse/The Telegram
Quite a hike, depending on the direction
Two Signal Hill visitors walk near the signpost near Cabot Tower Monday afternoon during a sunny but cool day in St. John’s. — Keith Gosse/The Telegram
Hose job needed
Alley art
The speed of night
Car tail-lights streak past in this 10-second time-exposure taken at the underpass that leads into the Team Gushue Highway near Topsail Road in St. John's. — Keith Gosse/The Telegram
A roof with a view
The Prosser’s Rock small boat basin provides the background as a roofer works on a row of homes on Queens Road in St. John’s. — Keith Gosse/The Telegram
Golden gait
A woman walks down Water Street across from McMurdo’s Lane in St. John's. — Keith Gosse/The Telegram
Representing national pride, recalling national sacrifice
A soldier of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment and a woman extending a torch with one hand while keeping a sword at ready in the other are two of the five figures depicted in the National War Memorial in St. John’s on the eve of this year’s Remembrance Day. It’s called a “national” memorial, because Newfoundland was indeed a nation, a Dominion of the British Commonwealth, when it was dedicated on July 1, 1924 by Field Marshal Douglas Haig.
Words to remember
On the lower pedestal of the National War Memorial in St. John's are two more bronze figures, a fisherman and a lumberman representing the Newfoundlanders and Labradorians who have served with the Merchant Marine and the Forestry Corps. Below them is a plaque with words commemorating those who gave their lives in service in the First World War. Plaques dedicated to those from the province who died in the Second World War, Korean War and in Afghanistan are on the other sides of the pedestal. — Keith Gosse/The Telegram
Falls in autumn
The sun shines through trees near a small waterfall next to the caribou monument in Bowring Park. — Keith Gosse/The Telegram
It's heated, but only when the sun is shining strong
Do you know those pictorial puzzles that feature close-up photos and ask you to determine what is being shown? Well, this might qualify. It's the rusted seat on a piece of old farm equipment sitting on the side of the road at Lester’s Farm in St. John’s. — Keith Gosse/The Telegram
DeWolf in the bay
The HMCS Harry DeWolf sits anchored in Conception Bay near Foxtrap. The ship is the first of six new Royal Canadian Navy (RCN)warships that will be used to patrol offshore and Arctic waters and is in the process of being put through post-acceptance trials in Newfoundland waters. The ship is named after the late Vice Admiral Harry DeWolf, a former head of the RCN. — Keith Gosse/The Telegram
Finally, a reflective moment
Vehicles pass by the reflective and distorting windows of an office building on Topsail Road in Paradise. — Keith Gosse/The Telegram
