I have several decades of experience working with SLR cameras, shooting both film and digital formats and editing/organizing in the digital darkroom as a visual asset manager. I enjoy sharing insight into compositional approaches, use of colour, and experimentation with both natural light and studio lighting and I believe that there is always more to learn – it is an honour to share what little I know with you.
Howling wind, blowing snow, big sky and soft hilly terrain seen from the Crowsnest Highway in Southern Alberta, Canada “Antipathy toward time clouds personal and collective thinking.” - Marcia BjornerudMorning…
You know those exquisite wintertime close-up photos of ice crystals forming on bubbles as they freeze? These are not those. You are looking at the messy, interesting results of an…
“I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.” -…
As winter settles in, the sun is slipping lower and lower across the sky. During the winter solstice here in Winnipeg, Manitoba the sun barely clears the treetops. Such low-angled…
Winter landscape and ironic sign, Point Lobos, California A little unintentional humour from Point Lobos State Natural Reserve in California where crashing waves, rocky cliffs and unique forests come…
"The more specific we are, the more universal something can become. Life is in the details. If you generalize it doesn't resonate. The specificity of it is what resonates." -…
My thoughts have turned to the garden - I am working with a new yard, new climate - and I am looking forward the warm, humid summer months, however brief, because they will bring a depth of colour and light that is special to that time of year...
As a favourite slice of coastal Californian wilderness, Point Lobos State Natural Reserve has captured my photographic eye on many occasions. Every season brings new colours and light to the…
From recent travels to California, these vivid yellow pincushion protea flowers stood in bright contrast to their dark green foliage. Spotted while on a waterfront walk in Monterey, with blustery…
It was just another blustery, spring day on the California coast, with scattered rain showers and blank overcast skies accompanying my drive South from Santa Cruz to Monterey. With glimpses…
My "best nine" from 2018 on Instagram 2018 was a year of big moves; from California to Regina, Saskatchewan in Canada, and then in the last week of the year,…
Wandering the streets of San Francisco with a camera has always been a rewarding experience; along with being an interesting, often picturesque urban environment, there is endless opportunity for the…