The lush Hawaiian islands are home to some of the best beaches in the world. Millions of years of volcanic activity has delicately spread jagged volcanic rock across their sandy shorelines. I searched a bunch of beaches for one that had everything working in harmony.…
Shooting images here several times before, I always make a point of looking for Mount Baker, as it often sits prominently in the background from this vantage point. Mostly snow-capped, and always stunning, it takes only low-level clouds to make Baker disappear. To capture her…
Fan Tan Alley, Canada’s narrowest street, is nestled in the heart of Victoria in Canada’s oldest Chinatown. Established in 1858, this area offers visitors history that’s as rich as its modern cuisine. Welcoming immigrants during the gold rush, Fan Tan Alley was thriving during a…
Mesmerized by the vivid and striking colours, this expansive landscape left me thinking of home. Having grown up in the prairies, the heat and dust of this late-season harvest made my experience uncomfortably comfortable. With its beauty often overlooked, the prairies offer seemingly endless plains,…
The cold and desolate atmosphere during this wintery day created a blanket of overwhelming serenity. The fresh snow acted as insulation as I moved through an area I had never been before; I was unsure of the chosen direction but I had a steady sense…
On the coldest day of 2019, after several days of extreme weather, Victoria B.C. had just been blanketed completely by a record-breaking snowfall. I was quickly excited as adverse weather offers me the chance to snap phenomenal photos. Though I’d seen this pier many times…
Oahu, is one of the eight islands that make up the State of Hawaii, and its home to 75% of Hawaii’s culturally dense population. In Hawaii, you can expect to encounter those with Polynesian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Filipino, and Chinese backgrounds to name only a…
Considered one of the seven wonders of the natural world, the Grand Canyon meanders 277 miles (446 kilometres), stretches 18 miles wide (29 km), and has an astounding depth of 1,857 meters (6,093 feet). To add a bit of perspective, a driving between the North…
On a frigid, ice-cold January morning, I went out on a mission to take pictures of sailboats. I had been waiting for fog, in part because it not only helps to convey a sense of intimacy, it also paralleled the feeling of complete isolation that…
Perhaps best outlining my growth as a photographer, Rip Curl, taken on the Leeward Coast of Oahu, Hawaii, is the last image taken in this series of 35. Using everything I’ve learned up to this point, this image, while seemingly simple in colour and content, is…
With a place in mythology and folklore, rainbows are both mystical and beautiful. Their existence, always fleeting, results from a union of light – a perfect harmonic amalgamation producing a symbol of supernatural beauty, promise and enlightenment. If you’ve never taken the time to count,…
Friction, created slowly and subtly, between wind and water, creates ripples on the water’s surface. The ripples roll over one another, moving in small circles, helping to build the momentum which results in beautiful waves. Blue Crush, like most waves, is the result of friction…