About

I began working as a wildlife viewing guide in 2008 while I was in college studying Adventure Tourism. That little point and shoot camera that I purchased became a fixture in my guiding equipment. It came with me on each and every day-trip, kayak adventure, canoe adventure, and multi-day expedition along the British Columbia coastline. In 2013, I began working as a Naturalist Guide at the world renowned grizzly bear lodge – Knight Inlet Lodge. I spent thousands of hours watching grizzly bears in rivers and estuaries and began to recognize some photography potential. I was inspired to begin investing more time into the craft. Working at Knight Inlet Lodge was the perfect mixture of wilderness immersion, abundant wildlife, and guests and colleagues with an impressive knack for photography. I loved asking guests and colleagues about their camera settings, composition ideas, and sharing images from the days excursions. It was a fountain of knowledge, growth, experimentation, and learning. I borrowed my sisters DSLR and fittingly dropped it and broke the lens. I ended up buying a new camera and a two new lenses (one for my sister). It seemed that each year I went back for a season of bear viewing, my skills had improved, but also I was investing in my camera kit. I also began printing my photographs in larger format and had my photography featured in several galleries on Vancouver Island.