Inspiration

Michelle Valberg Wildlife Photographer BTS
Inspiration

Michelle Valberg Wildlife Photographer BTS

A look into Michelle’s world of wildlife photography. About the Author Michelle Valberg is an award-winning Canadian Nikon Ambassador and Canadian Geographic Photographer-in-Residence. She has been a visual story teller for over 30 years capturing wild creatures, stunning landscapes and compelling portraits around the world. She has also published 5 […]

Meditation in the lake
Inspiration

Meditation in the lake

This image was shot for a yoga studio and features Erin Ferguson meditating in the lake. It was important for the image to feel minimalist and so I wanted to choose a day when it was snowing so that the background mountain would appear less prominent and was almost whited […]

Male House Finch
Inspiration

Lockdown Practice

In a normal year I am predominantly a sports photographer who also dabbles in various other genres.  However, in 2020, most of the events I normally cover (motorsport, tennis, obstacle course racing etc.) either came to a halt or ran with extremely limited attendance by photographers.  Street photography was also […]

Inspiration

Autumn Leaves

For this image, I collected some leaves from a neighbour’s yard and took them to a property that has a barn with open deck area that I knew I could photograph from. I was keen to place myself high enough above the model to allow me to use a 24-70mm […]

Inspiration

ORTHO PLUS AND CYANOTYPES

Original post on Ilford Photo SUMMER OF PHOTOGRAMS My end goal with my photography, at least for as long as I can remember, was to make darkroom prints. I love the thought processes in darkroom printing, the excitement when I manage to find the combination of burning, dodging and other […]

Shopping Bags / Front Door
Inspiration

Why Film

Film and darkroom photography offer satisfaction not found in other modes of image capture. It has a meditative quality. Getting good shots with film demands a high degree of effort and sustained attention. What caught my attention were the bags of groceries, a mystery making me wonder what kind of […]

Inspiration

My 35mm Time Machine

I always say time is the most precious commodity there is. If you are doing something you love, it flies by faster than the speed of light. And if you are waiting for something, it can feel like centuries are passing by. If only there was a way to somehow […]

Editor's Choice / Inspiration

Shooting ILFORD Film in the bale mountains of Ethiopia

A BEAUTIFUL AND INSPIRING PLACE Last year (2018) I was introduced to the Bale Mountains, a part of Ethiopia I had never seen before. Surprisingly, in the 8 years I have been traveling to Ethiopia, I have only recently begun discovering the many treasures this country holds. The Bale Mountains […]

Shooting Snow
Inspiration

Shooting Snow

Of course, we see in colour – but vision is just one part of how we sense the environment and moments. In the mountains I see tremendous peaks, I feel and hear the storms, freeze, and feel emotions from success, failure and intense personal experiences. All that black + white […]

Editor's Choice / Inspiration

Cutting Edge Images

Our PHOTONews portfolio for the winter 2018/2019 issue features the work of Paul Zizka, a full-time mountain landscape and adventure photographer based in Banff, Alberta. From the peaks of the Canadian Rockies to iceberg-laden seas off the coast of Greenland, Paul’s journey to capture the “under-documented” is a testament to […]