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Justin Langille
Justin Langille is a freelance writer and photographer in Vancouver, B.C. He has a B.A. in Anthropology and a diploma in journalism.
Justin gravitates towards photographing sites of social and cultural contest. Working on his own and in collaboration with other reporters and writers, he has documented local food systems, morning marches during the 2010 Winter Olympics, strikes, and rap battles over the last two years. Among other things, Justin is interested in showing people what their fellow citizens and neighbours consider important enough to fight for or dedicate their lives to.
Reporting Beat: Photojournalism, documentary photography.
Website: Justin Langille Photojournalism
Stories by Justin Langille
When the Prize Is a Chance to Toil on BC's Farms
The waiting list to work in the fields and hothouses of this province is long. Second in a reader-funded series.
Invisible in the Fields
Who are BC's guest growers, and what do they need to succeed? First in a Tyee reader-funded series.
Why They Joined Occupy Vancouver
Peaceful and boisterous, Vancouver's occupiers joined a global outcry that it's time to redistribute out-of-whack wealth.
Lenora Stenersen, Sparking Change
She pushed through barriers to be one of BC's few women mechanics. Now she works alongside her dad at Coast Mountain.
Chilliwack's Rap Battle Royale
Where 'the worst possible stuff you can say to somebody' might win a chance to warm up for Eminem's crew.
Super Stamina Strikers
On BC's longest running picket line, Extra Foods workers in Maple Ridge can't get owners to the table, but they're not giving up. A slide show with voices.
Ten Books to Read on the Job
Want to understand the shifting world of work? Read these works. Recommended by BC leaders in the field of labour.
When Two Jobs Aren't Enough
Thousands in BC lack the full time, decent paying jobs they seek. Walk a mile on their treadmill.
Looking for Work
As unemployment rises in BC, Surrey's mega job fair is a magnet for hopes and frustrations.
Campbell River's Tight Squeeze
Portrait of a town struggling to adjust to two closed mills and hard times.
Graphic Video
A video (in other words) about graphic novelists and comic artists who gathered for ComicCon Vancouver.
Vancouver's Street Car Gift: Keep It?
Video report: Brussels lent us a streetcar to extend our transit system. We asked riders if they think it's worth having permanently.
How Does a Belfast Bar Fit into the Cultural Olympiad?
A video visit to the Candahar -- part interactive sculpture, part poet's café, a project of Ireland-based artist Theo Sims.
The Drama of Dissent Explained
SLIDESHOW: protesters dish on why they have to get freaky to get the message across.
- Appeal court upholds ruling on protection of orca habitat
- Foreign takeover score is 14,218 to two calculates Mel Hurtig, who speaks Saturday
- Abbott blames teachers' union, hints at legislation
- Greens exaggerating fracking fears 'to control you': Santorum
- Prime Minister Harper mixes oil with human rights on visit to China
- Civil jury finds former BC premier Vander Zalm guilty of defamation
- Vancouver theatre runs down curtain on section of BC's outdated liquor laws
- BC Premier Clark to replace throne speech with radio appearance
- 'The Kids Are All Right'
- 'Leave Your Shoes On'
- Glaciers, BC Hydro's Melting 'Batteries'
- Frankie Rose Makes Life Tougher for Journalists
- Too Much Energy Used to Mine, Move Bitumen Says BC Firm
- Becoming the Ethical Hunter
- Shadow Workers of the World, Revolt!
- Three Ryan Gosling Pickup Techniques that Don't Work in Real Life
- Could SOPA Pervade Canadian Copyright Law?
- Would You Buy a Used Car from These Libs?
- Shadow Workers of the World, Revolt!
- Economist Calls Gateway Pipeline an Inflationary 'Threat'
- Bill Rees' Last Lecture
- Too Much Energy Used to Mine, Move Bitumen Says BC Firm
- Is Canada Ignoring Signs of a Coming Economic Collapse?
- Harper in China
- How First Nations Are Gearing Up for Legal Battle Against Gateway
- Eleven Oily Questions for Every MP
- Remembering Lloyd Dykk's Wit, Generosity and Superb Prose
- BC Child Care Advocates in Geneva to Complain to UN
- BC, You Love You
- Shadow Workers of the World, Revolt!
- Who Pays Huge Power Bills for Clark's Gas Plants?
- Make It the Canadian Webcasting Corporation
- Harper in China
- When the Prize Is a Chance to Toil on BC's Farms
- Three Ryan Gosling Pickup Techniques that Don't Work in Real Life
- Would You Buy a Used Car from These Libs?
- Time to Zip John Baird's Loose Lips
- Foreign Trade Zones Eyed for Vancouver, Prince Rupert, Prince George
- Board, BC mayors make the case for Vancouver transit audit
- Tensions flare over Vancouver-owned mine in Oaxaca
- Osoyoos Times editor apologizes for comments on RCMP
- BC premier delivers talk show 'throne speech'
- NDP leadership: Thomas Mulcair ahead on first ballot, internal poll suggests
- Sky is the limit for use of mini, unmanned planes
- Prime Minister by day, oil exec by night
- Animal-made 'art' challenges human monopoly on creativity
