Fresh Air and Local Wildlife
When I head out with a camera it’s normally with a particular subject in mind whether it’s a snowy owl, a bald eagle, a sandhill crane or another species. Often I come home with very …
Five Wicked Wildlife Encounters
While printing some images last night I got thinking about the many ‘chance encounters’ with wildlife I have had during which I have been thankful I had my camera at the ready. Indeed, I often …
Exploring Nature During Covid-19 Pandemic
It’s frightening to turn on news outlets these days and be inundated with details of the Covid – 19 pandemic. Everyone is impacted in some way. As most of us learn to practice social distancing …
Ten Outdoor Books that Inspire
Overcoming inertia!!!! Enduring extreme weather conditions for hours or hiking a long distance in the hope of getting a special image is counter intuitive. But you have to be out there, camera in hand, for …
Meditating with Nature
My mum drilled it into us from an early age: “You have got to get outdoors every day; it’s good for your body and especially for your mind.” She wasn’t a photographer but she …
Pumas of Patagonia
One of the more common questions I am asked whenever I give a talk on wildlife conservation is which is my favourite place to visit. The quick and easy answer is…… my most recent destination. …
Wildlife Photography Ethics
As a wildlife lover, who enjoys the challenge of capturing images of wildlife in natural settings, I dream of seeing a snowy owl flying in towards me with wings and talons outstretched as it …
How To Photograph Snowy Owls
Winter is one of my favourite times to be a wildlife photographer – because of the annual arrival of snowy owls to southwestern Ontario. For each of the past six winters – several times a …
A Lucky Photographer!
I am a self professed lucky photographer seemingly coming across unique and rare wildlife encounters wherever I go. In Ethiopia two years ago I went hiking in the Simien Mountains for four days with a …