Here on the treeline in Wapusk National Park, a few tenacious spruce trees still manage to survive. I admit it, I’m a “leaf peeper”. Every year, like so many nature photographers, I excitedly await the colourful flamboyance of autumn. The French philosopher and Nobel laureate Albert Camus described the season […]
There’s a undeniable mystical appeal to ghost towns. They’re romanticized by Hollywood, countless authors including Canadian Pierre Berton who in conversation inspired me telling me stories about Skookum Jim and ‘Louse City’. Very intriguing and found I them all – well, their remains at least. It was the autumn of […]
This summer will be Greg’s last summer at Alex Fiord. He has been coming here since 1980 and his long-term warming experiment has been running since 1992, making it the longest-running warming experiment in the Arctic. This year, he will finally be able to conduct the final piece of […]
Living in prairie Alberta I don’t do a lot of underwater photography but several decades ago I began travelling to the Adams River in southern British Columbia to photograph the spectacle of the sockeye salmon spawning season. Every October, some salmon return to spawn in the Adams River, but every […]
Having traveled extensively and captured the essence of diverse destinations worldwide, our journey through the Canadian Maritimes stands out as an experience close to our hearts. In the vast canvas of Canada’s landscapes, the Maritimes emerge as a vibrant and singular entity, distinctively embodying a way of life and scenery […]
I’ve found myself in many historical places throughout the U.S. and I’ve always been fascinated by the stories of old buildings and architecture. But I hadn’t seen old until I visited Portugal. My wife’s parents were born and raised in Northern Portugal. They both moved to Connecticut independent of each other, where […]
The research base at Alexandra Fiord has been made possible due to an old RCMP station that was built back in the 1950s. The buildings at Alexandra Fiord were put up by the Canadian Government in order to secure sovereignty across the Canadian Arctic, and involved relocating Inuit families from […]
Cape May is the southernmost point in New Jersey and a year-round destination for families, photographers and nature enthusiasts. This coveted destination is the nation’s oldest seaside resort and a perennial favorite for many people. Some things just get better with age, and charming Cape May is no exception. The […]
Are you ready to wade into a new realm of waterscape photography? In some situations, capturing a photo that is different from the typical shot requires a degree of courage, and the ability to think outside the box. That’s what I did on a recent photo outing. To take these […]
When we first arrived at Alexandra Fiord, we landed on the sea ice with skis on our Twin Otter plane. Upon touching down, the skis went deep into the snowpack that covered the sea ice. As we stepped out, we dropped into more than a meter of snow and started […]
