Most people know Patagonia as the trademark name of a famous line of outdoor clothing that started in California some 50 years ago. The name was co-opted by the company’s owner, Yvon Chouinard, an American climber who scaled one of the technically most difficult mountains in South America – the […]
Revisiting the places that helped turn childhood curiosity into a lifelong connection with the ocean. Story and photography by Bella Zandoná Photos featuring Bella by Fernando Zandoná Most of my photographs today are taken underwater. My camera usually lives inside a housing, surrounded by strobes, arms and pressure, but for […]
Being in nature is profoundly good for mental well-being, good for the soul. The silence is broken only by squirrels rustling and dancing among the leaves. You breathe in deeply through your nose, taking in the rich, earthy scent, and slowly exhale your worries out through your mouth. Your eyes […]
As I watched the grizzly, its nose was never still, twisting from side to side, distorting its massive face with comic affect. Periodically, it pointed its snout upwards into the moist autumn air, teasing out my scent from the background odours of pine, damp earth, and decaying leaves. Soon it […]
There are road trips, and then there are road trips that make you forget where you’re going because you’re too busy staring out the window. Alberta’s Yellowhead Highway and Icefields Parkway belong firmly in the second category. For photographers, nature lovers and anyone who enjoys the freedom of the open […]
There are places we visit simply to see, and then there are places that invite us to slow down, look more closely, and discover the beauty in things that might otherwise go unnoticed. The Kawartha Lakes region of Ontario is one of those special places. I’ve been fortunate to enjoy […]
Last summer, I led two photo tours to Iceland. Tourism in that country changed significantly in 2010. Between March and June of that year, a series of powerful volcanic eruptions generated dangerous ash clouds which dramatically disrupted air travel between North America and Europe, ushering in a wave of “volcano […]
by Urs Recher How do you photograph a dance performance on the vertical wall of a theater so that the sense of lightness suggested by the title of the show is also visible in the images? Which light shapers and power packs do you choose to cope with the extreme […]
I’ve been behind the lens for over 40 years. I’ve made a lot of images, a lot of mistakes and I’ve seen a lot of progress. Over the past couple of years the camera has morphed from a light tight box and a piece of glass to a lifeline. The […]
This month, I want to feature two of my wife Aubrey’s favourite prairie birds, the American avocet and the black-necked stilt. Both of these handsome shorebirds are widespread and common on shallow sloughs and marshes throughout the prairies. The avocet (top) and stilt belong to a small family of elegant, […]
