(Chasing Light Along the Atlantic) There are some places that seem made for photography. Places where every winding road, fishing village, and rugged coastline feels like a painting waiting to happen. Nova Scotia and Cape Breton Island are exactly that kind of place that we visited a couple of years […]
Barely a century ago, in the early 1900s, South America was considered remote, mysterious, and dangerous. Less was known about South America than any other inhabited continent. Even today, there are as many as 200 uncontacted indigenous tribes totalling up to 10,000 individuals living in voluntary isolation in the depths […]
In March, I featured the first of three postings I want to make from my recent trips to the Pantanal wetlands in central Brazil. This month I will focus on the birds, hopefully illustrating some of the fascinating biodiversity of this remarkable ecosystem. The pink blossoms are a colourful backdrop […]
With spring now in full force, there is a renewed sense of life and movement across Ontario—making it the perfect time to turn attention closer to home. Rather than looking far afield, I felt drawn to explore my own backyard, to rediscover the beauty that often goes unnoticed in familiar […]
The time in the field is done. The shoot is over. The memory cards full of your vision. What now? Rest easy. It’s just beginning. Photo therapy doesn’t end on the last push of the shutter or the final frame on the memory card. Far from it. That’s just part […]
By Espen Helland On 2nd of June 2025, my partner Naomi and I set off on our gravel bikes from Armona, west of Turin in Northern Italy, with a goal of reaching northern Norway by the end of July for our flight back to Scotland. Though time was of the […]
For the last couple of years, I have spent the month of August in the Pantanal wetlands of central Brazil. I first went to this remote area in South America in 1997 when I was on a scouting trip to determine if this little-known wilderness had any merit as a […]
Photo by Jacob Guy by Hope Cruz “The greatest images come when you stop chasing them and simply allow the moment to happen.” – Paul Nicklen Bella Zandoná is used to cold water. Antarctica is different. For a brief moment, everything feels exactly right. Bella looks out across the vast […]
In 1977, the great horned owl was Alberta’s pick following a province-wide children’s vote. This powerful owl is the second heaviest owl in Canada and is a formidable predator of small and medium-size mammals and birds. It will even tackle heavily quilled porcupines, nestling hawks, peregrine falcons, and every other […]
Fox Kit – A few weeks old, photographed in Algonquin Provincial Park. 600mm lens, cropped. Secret location. Over the past couple of decades, I’ve logged more than a million kilometres internationally – working in private, public and corporate roles, often providing executive and travel protection for groups ranging from small […]
