Crackerjackflash

05/10/2024

Here’s the story behind the photo of Staqeya, the lone wolf of Discovery Island, carved by Kent Laforme Artist, accompanied by a beautiful poem by Linda Rogers van Krugel. The story will also be featured in a Greenpeace Canada magazine next spring.

At Greenpeace Canada, we love celebrating the creativity and passion of our incredible community. This month, we’re thrilled to shine a light on one of Greenpeace Canada’s Photo Contest winners,…

14/08/2024

Here’s a concept CJ*F developed for the BC Green Party that zigs away from typical political messaging and stands behind its every word 💪💚✨

15/06/2024

27/10/2023

This is Staqeya, the Lone Wolf of the Lone Wolf of Tl’ches, (or Discovery Island) carved by good friend and artist Kent Laforme Artist. Sacred to the local indigenous tribes, Staqeya was tragically shot and killed by a hunter not long after he swam back to the mainland. The void in this sculpture points directly toward Tl’ches where the Lone Wolf once roamed, and for me, represents the bullet that ultimately killed the wolf.

Credit for aligning the stars for this shot to even happen fully go to fellow photographer, good friend and mastermind behind it all Joel Rushworth 🤯📸✨

27/09/2023

Huge thanks to for the action-packed day where a boatload of trigger-happy photographers and videographers had the opportunity to capture some magnificent creatures that roam our beautiful seas. Needless to say, we had a whale of a time! 📸 🎥 🐳🐋🦭🦅✨
Special thanks to Captain Tom and 1st mate Lindsay, as well as Mark, Brendan, Truben, and Rajan for showing us the Salish Sea way!

13/09/2023

I had the honour of capturing the 2023 Hungry Hearts culinary competition that raised over $215,000 for Our Place Society. A new record, and enough to ensure that Our Place can afford the protein needed this year for the 1,200 meals they serve each day to those in need.

This year’s event featured eight culinary teams who battled it out to win the hearts of over 200 mouth-watering guests, where Zambri's, SYSCO Foods and the Fairmont Empress took the top honours.

The event also featured a brave young man who won my heart for sharing his inspiring journey, rising from the ashes to where he stands tall today.

I dedicate this video to him and the good folks at Our Place who support those who struggle with homelessness, mental health challenges, substance use issues, the working poor, and the impoverished elderly.

If you haven’t been to a Hungry Hearts event just yet, I encourage you to keep an eye out for next year’s gala event in the fall of 2024.

24/08/2023

Crozier Marchant & Associates would like to present Jack Adamson at CrackerJackFlash (CJ*F), a Victoria BC based Marketing & Design Solutions Agency. Since 2008, Jack has helped small to medium-sized businesses grow through strategically focused marketing stories.

Whether it’s video production, strategically aligned copywriting, design, or award-winning photography, CJ*F has the grit and know-how to tell your business or personal story authentically, on brand, on time and on budget.

One project that speaks to a few of CJ*F's creative offerings is "Shoes of Tomorrow", a short film on climate crisis awareness. To date, the film has won the opportunity to be screened at last year's United Nations climate convention in Egypt, (COP27), as well as proceeding all feature films at IMAX Victoria on World Oceans Day.

Jack also believes in championing community and has served on the Board of Directors and the Marketing Committee for Think Local First.

For a no-charge consultation on what CJ*F can do for your business, feel free to reach out to [email protected]

Thank you Jack for being our Local Business Spotlight!

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11/06/2023

11/06/2023

Odd Fellows Disc Golf '23, Part 2: This year was truly all about the love. Even with a wet start, it was heartwarming to see all the happiness from players and volunteers. We are still working on tallies but fundraising brought in about $18,300 and $17,515 from player entry fees. Huge thanks to all of our sponsors for donating needed funds for www.crisis.ca and donating such wonderful prizes, and to our core crew of Stu, Andy, Tara, Russ G, and Ron Kerr. Also special props to John and Angie Hircock and Russ Campbell for their amazing pig roast and Russ (assisted by Kev) for making those amazing trophies. Alex Austin also deserves a special mention for stepping up to help with ops yesterday. We are all winners today, and now the cleanup stage begins. Best bundle of sticks ever!

11/06/2023

Odd Fellows Disc Golf '23, Part 1: This year was truly all about the love. Even with a wet start, it was heartwarming to see all the happiness from players and volunteers. We are still working on tallies but fundraising brought in about $18,300 and $17,515 from player entry fees. Huge thanks to all of our sponsors for donating needed funds for www.crisis.ca and donating such wonderful prizes, and to our core crew of Stu, Andy, Tara, Russ G, and Ron Kerr. Also special props to John and Angie Hircock and Russ Campbell for their amazing pig roast and Russ (assisted by Kev) for making those amazing trophies. Alex Austin also deserves a special mention for stepping up to help with ops yesterday. We are all winners today, and now the cleanup stage begins. Best bundle of sticks ever!

24/02/2023

A year ago today, Russia launched its brutal and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. In that time, over 40,000 Ukrainians have been injured in the war, a third of whom are estimated to be amputees.

Earlier this year, Victoria Hand Project (VHP) completed a successful pilot project in war-torn Ukraine where one of VHP's brave team members travelled to two partner sites across the country to conduct initial training, set up equipment, and demonstrate fittings by providing 5 amputees in need with its game-changing prosthetic hands.

VHP's success in helping restore the lives of Ukrainian amputees cannot continue without your support. Please consider donating to their 'Hands for Ukraine' campaign today at https://www.victoriahandproject.com/ukraine

14/10/2022

Shoes of Tomorrow has been selected to be screened at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP27 in Egypt this November ✌️🌍✨

If you haven't seen the short film just yet, you can find it here 📺👀 👉 https://youtu.be/XspWZi-eLZo

13/07/2022

I'm looking for a little star to help save the planet from the climate crisis. Ideally, a girl between 5-10 years of age with black or dark brown hair and a similar haircut as the female below, (hair can be longer in the back too, but bangs preferred).

No speaking parts or previous acting experience needed, just the ability to stand in front of a camera for a few minutes and flip over a sign to reveal a keyword in this NFP short film.

If you are a parent of such a child, I would need about an hour of both of your time to join me and 4 more sets of kids and their parents for a video shoot next week starting at 7 pm at a beachfront location in Victoria, with a date still to be determined between July 18th and the 21st.

For more details, please send me a quick note along with a simple phone shot of your little star to [email protected] and together we can help save this fragile planet of ours.

01/07/2022

Happy Canada Day 🇨🇦 ✨May we embrace, honour and respect the diversity of this beautiful country we are so fortunate to call home. All my relations.

30/06/2022

CrackerJackFlash turns five today 🎂✨and I couldn't be prouder.
Back in Calgary AB, my company CrackerJack offered clients marketing solutions via strategic concepting, graphic design and copywriting. After moving to Victoria, BC, I was inspired to pick up a proper camera for the first time (what's an ISO?!) to capture Vancouver Island's beauty. I fell in love with photography!
Shortly thereafter, a few of my shots got some recognition, including a feature in National Geographic's Your Shot (Moby), not to mention being published in Canadian Geographic (Calgary Library).
These wins inspired me to add photography, and later video production to my marketing arsenal, and voila, CrackerJackFlash was born!
5 years later, with the ability to offer my clients a more holistic marketing experience, I've not only been able to help my clients grow their businesses, I've also helped a few of them keep their doors open throughout the devastating impacts of Covid-19 closures.
Don't take my word for it, check out the goods on my new and improved CJ*F site: crackerjackflash.com
It's never too late to breathe new life into what we do, who we are, and who we get to serve. Here's to my community and clients near and far who have supported the CJ*F evolution - I thank you. May we co-create amazing stories into the next five years!
*Acknowledgments: Site design and UX by CJ*F, built by Echo Echo Digital, with awesome SEO and backend support by Andy Bernhart

28/06/2022

Diner en Blanc ‘22 💃🕺✨You might not want to miss the next one ✌️

Diner en Blanc - Victoria beautifully curated by the talented Brink Events team, catered by Truffles Catering sponsored by Mayfair Shopping Centre guest appearances by

28/06/2022

Taking pride in one of the most colourful cities in the world ✌️🌈💕 Victoria BC!

30/05/2022

What if EVERY American civilian were mandated to donate EVERY gun they owned to the brave folks of Ukraine?

Got a better idea to help make the world a safer place for all? I'm all ears.

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List of school shootings in the United States, from 2000 to today: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_school_shootings_in_the_United_States

Fact: Civilians in the U.S. own an estimated 393 million fi****ms. That's nearly 46% of the estimated 857 million civilian-held fi****ms in the world.