Simple techniques in the studio can yield beautifully surreal photographs. Bringing textural abstraction to flowers through experimentation.
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Autumn Still Life Study
A simple, modern still life arrangement captures the fleeting colours and natural beauty of autumn leaves.
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Lessons in Vulnerability on the Stormy Oregon Coast | Personal Work
Vulnerability enhances courage and purpose, reflecting our fear and disconnection. The author’s coastal experiences evoke clarity, fostering appreciation for relationships and solitude amidst nature’s beauty and challenges.
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Salmon Bay, British Columbia | Adventure Travel Photography
On a crisp autumn morning at Salmon Bay, British Columbia, I embarked on a guided walk through the lush Great Bear Rainforest. Our guide emphasized the importance of being present in nature. The serene landscape, evidence of wildlife, and the influence of salmon migration highlighted the ecosystem’s richness, offering a profound exploration experience.
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Dusk Reflections on Photographing the Great Bear Rainforest | Personal Work
“It is the hour of pearl—the interval between day and night when time stops and examines itself.” – John Steinbeck Photographed from aboard the charming tug MV Swell, darkness falls across the deep forest and birds flying low over still water of K’ootz/Khutze Inlet in […]
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Peony Floral Still Life Photography | Fine Art Prints
The peony flowers, with their romantic allure and lush elegance, inspired my still life photography. Experimenting with different vases and setups in my sunlit studio, I aimed to capture the fleeting beauty of these blooms. The images convey a contemplative mood with delicate petals against dark backgrounds, available as fine art prints for collectors worldwide.
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Notes on the Arrival of Autumn
It starts with a deepening of shadows as the daily path of the sun passes closer and closer to the horizon. Vivid fall shades of gold-yellow and crimson start to appear at the edges of the green late-summer leavers. Geese and gulls pass overhead well […]
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Growth Revealed | Still Life Photography
There comes a time in the deep cold of every Canadian prairie winter, when the need to be in the presence of new green growth becomes a necessity. Something fresh, urgent, reassuring in its promise that spring will eventually arrive. Back in January, I happened […]
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A single blue-purple Anemone coronaria flower in a textural triangular midcentury glass vase, against a dark backdrop and illuminated by a bright wedge of sunlight. I have been exploring some still life photography setup ideas this summer, and there are quite a few things I […]
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Notes From a New Landscape
The colour palette and texture of the volcanic environment shifted throughout the day. Golden grasses and blue-green sagebrush in contrast against lava flows. Fast-moving clouds in pearlescent shades of blue and pink, disappearing over distant mountains.
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Glacier National Park Wildfire Photography: Capturing the Devastating Beauty
During a road trip to Glacier National Park, wildfires filled the air with acrid smoke, dramatically altering the landscape. The once lush forests now showed signs of recent fire. The impact of wildfires, exacerbated by extensive drought, has left lasting changes. Although recovery is expected, the landscape’s transformation is a sobering reminder of nature’s power.
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Holding Space, Looking for Light
“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.” – James Baldwin
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