Travel back with me and discover the stories behind the photographs on this site, as I recount a few of my adventures!
Sable Island Expedition 2012
Nature photographers often say that in order to really connect with a place you must experience and photograph it three times. As if like an…
Day 2: 4:30am comes much too early, but I know that I must press forward when the weather permits. No part of a sunrise today,…
Day 3: First alarm = fog. Second alarm = fog. I checked the weather radar report and it looked like an opening in the fog…
Sable Island Expedition 2010
It is 4:30am on the third day of this, my second expedition to Sable Island. Even though I lay in bed in the relative comfort…
Yesterday was spent indoors with little complaint. The 70km wind, rain and sleet continued all day and through the night. As morning arrived the winds…
April, 2010 Today was another rainy day of flat light and extreme winds. Content to stay in for a while and sort out images,…
Sable Island Expedition 2009
I have only been home for two weeks from my camping trip in Alaska and it seems rather decadent to be embarking on my next…
There is an enormous fog bank sitting off the Atlantic Coast. According to pilot from Maritime Air Charters it is larger, formed earlier and is…
We received bad news again today regarding the weather. The fogbank was as thick as ever and there was no break in the forecast. We…
Polar Bears
Polar Bears are the largest land predator in the world. According to researchers their population will likely decline to half by 2020. This is…
7am flight from Winnipeg to Churchill, landed in Churchill to -41C. I have all day to acclimatize before the Via Rail train leaves tonight for…
I awake at 4am and try not to disturb my room mates. There is no running water here, so a trip to the bathroom means…
Spirit Bear Adventure
Bears: One of the most beautiful, mysterious and feared creatures on earth. Highly intelligent and curious, they command respect wherever they roam. The Kermode Bear,…
Onboard the Gitga’at Spirit by 7am, our small group heads out across the bay for our second day of adventure. It is mostly overcast, and…
The forecast for drizzle today was right on the money. With the rain came strong wind, which made our crossing of the strait quite rough…
Katmai Bears 2010
Camping in the Alaskan wilderness is always a challenge, both mentally and physically. Last year (2009) in Katmai I was blessed with great light almost…
I had assembled 5 people to take the trip including friend and mentor Daisy Gilardini and her husband, artist David McEown . We all met…
I checked for the light at 5am, too cloudy – back to bed. Later a leisurely breakfast took us to mid-morning and the group wanted…
Katmai Bears 2009
There are times when I ask myself “why?” with all the beauty that abounds close to home, that I feel compelled to wander far afield.…
My alarm went off at 2:30am and that meant exactly two hours of sleep and time to head to the airport. Extreme thunder and lightning…
The morning dawned with a thick fog. I began with a hot cup of decaf and a bowl of spicy cardboard (aka reconstituted Huevos Rancheros)…
Alaska and Yukon
True North to Alaska… the journey begins! We are on our way, beginning a one month road trip to Northern BC, Yukon and Alaska. We…
We are now in Whitehorse at an internet cafe, and I am hurriedly pulling photos off my flash cards and uploading them basically ‘as is’.…
Yesterday was a long drive through muskeg, black spruce and lake areas bordering Kluane National Park. From Haines Junction to Tok on the Alaska Highway…
The Streets of Longview & Beyond project was born out of my long-time appreciation for the village of Longview and its surrounding area. After moving…
Welcome to the Garside Wilson Gallery. Debra Garside and Donna Wilson have teamed up once again, this time with a permanent location in the wonderful…
Many travels plans are being altered due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. I am optimistically planning ahead for later in 2020 and ahead to 2021. I…