In October 2018, I had a wonderful opportunity to participate in a photo safari in South Africa, the dream expedition for so many photographers. Our group, comprised exclusively of six avid photographers, was accompanied by Daniel Dupont, a trainer who was on his fourth visit to the Kruger Park. Daniel […]
A BEAUTIFUL AND INSPIRING PLACE Last year (2018) I was introduced to the Bale Mountains, a part of Ethiopia I had never seen before. Surprisingly, in the 8 years I have been traveling to Ethiopia, I have only recently begun discovering the many treasures this country holds. The Bale Mountains […]
Extreme Field Test and Mirrorless Camera Review Nikon Ambassador Kristian Bogner was given 2 weeks with a preproduction Nikon Z 7 Mirrorless camera to test and shoot campaign images for Nikon Canada. Kristian wanted to take it through an extreme range of different subjects, capturing landscape, sports, portrait, wildlife, commercial […]
Of course, we see in colour – but vision is just one part of how we sense the environment and moments. In the mountains I see tremendous peaks, I feel and hear the storms, freeze, and feel emotions from success, failure and intense personal experiences. All that black + white […]
Our PHOTONews portfolio for the winter 2018/2019 issue features the work of Paul Zizka, a full-time mountain landscape and adventure photographer based in Banff, Alberta. From the peaks of the Canadian Rockies to iceberg-laden seas off the coast of Greenland, Paul’s journey to capture the “under-documented” is a testament to […]
When I learned last December about a marine mammal photography tour off the coast of Vancouver Island, I immediately signed up – marine mammals are my passion. I had purchased a Nikon D500 earlier that year but needed to find a lens that would allow me to capture wildlife of […]
Where else can you dodge typhoons, suffer through 40 degree heat and travel at speeds of 300km per hour but Japan. Take Your Seat managed to shoot roughly 4000 photographs over three weeks despite the weather. It was as if Nature decided our chair deserved to have its moment. Sure […]
I recently learned that that one of the young men whom I coached soccer and hockey was selected by Athletics Canada to represent our country at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland. I was ecstatic for Max and really proud of him – he was going to […]
They say that New York City is the city that never sleeps and earlier this April I set out to see if it is true. The 24 Hour Project is an annual photography project that connects photographers from around the world. For 24 hours, participants are asked to photograph and […]
I recently had the opportunity to test a pre-production version of the new Laowa 9mm F/2.8 Zero-D lens in a native Fuji mount (my main camera is a Fuji XT-1). Luckily I was about to head off on a family vacation to Florida where I knew I would have lots […]
