Vancouver, BC — 2024
Wilderness and wildlife photographer based between Vancouver, BC and Regina, SK. With a background in film production, I approach every shot with a cinematic eye—looking for light, composition, and narrative in the natural world.
I'm trying to capture both the beauty and the urgency of what's left out there. Each photo tells a story, but it's also just a fragment of time—something that points to something bigger than what's in the frame.
It takes patience and a lot of waiting around. I try to respect what I'm photographing, whether that's an animal or a landscape. The goal isn't just showing what something looks like—it's trying to get at how it feels to actually be there.
For me, it's about the connection to the land and the other species we share it with. Sometimes I'll get a shot of an animal's eyes and wonder what they're actually seeing—there's something interesting about that moment of contact.
The process of finding the shot is what I love most. Studying maps, looking for trails that aren't on the main routes, checking elevation and viewpoints—that adventure is probably 80% of why I do this. The planning and the exploring matter as much as actually taking the photo.
Sometimes it's an animal's eyes, sometimes it's how light hits a landscape, sometimes it's just the texture of something natural. I'm trying to honor how complex and wild the natural world actually is.
Background
I grew up in Regina, Saskatchewan, and moved to Vancouver, BC for the nature and forests. After COVID, I dove deep into nature photography, finding it was exactly what I needed during that time.
Working in Vancouver's film industry exposed me to some of the best in the business. I absorbed their approach to artistic framing and composition, then applied my own perspective to create the photography I make today.
Now I dedicate my time to exploring and discovering new places to photograph—small pockets of peace in an increasingly chaotic world. My work is about documenting these spaces, showing what remains and what deserves our attention.
The transition from film production to photography felt natural. Both require understanding light, composition, and narrative. But photography offers something different: the freedom to work alone, move at your own pace, and respond immediately to what the natural world presents.
Philosophy
I give away a lot of my photos for free, either to the communities where I took them or through free stock sites. I believe in open-source creativity. If I can inspire one person, that's enough. It's about sharing what we create.
I'm starting to do more licensing, but really just to fund going deeper—to get to places that haven't been photographed much, and capture them in a way that's both artistic and shows people something they might not have seen.
The other 20% is when you get home and realize you nailed the focus, or the framing came out better than you thought. It's all connected—each trip teaches you something for the next one.
My photography philosophy centers on finding pockets of peace in a chaotic world. It's about the adventure of studying maps, looking for vantage points, finding angles, and discovering patterns in the natural world.
