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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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’.…

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…