The land has inspired Canadian artists for as long as art has been made and to this tradition I bring my camera.   Thirty years ago I began photographing birds and landscapes using a 4X5 inch view camera.  From the beginning, I began using color reversal film and making Ilfochrome (formerly known as Cibachrome) prints from my color transparencies.  When photographing, I always look for scenes that translate well onto film.  Such scenes must contain either special light, texture, color or contrast, which will then become the building blocks for good composition.

For me, it is not necessary to have much wild land to satisfy my needs.  For twenty-five years my wife, Sandy, and I have lived on 35 acres beside Dogpound Creek in Alberta, Canada.   There, the mood and face of the land vary daily and I have learned to appreciate these often subtle, and sometimes dramatic, changes.   I carry this awareness with me when I travel with my camera.   When photographing, my aim is invariably to capture the spirit of the land.

All photographic prints are made from archival Ilfochrome paper or paper printed with archival Epson pigmented dyes.  Prints are individually mounted on acid free museum rag.  Frames are made from maple with corner splines of wenge (dark African wood) using acrylic with a foam core back.

Print sizes and prices

13X16 - unframed - $500

                  framed - $600

16X20 - unframed - $600

                  framed - $750

20X24 - unframed - $750

                  framed - $950

24X30 - unframed - $975

                  framed - $1250

for larger sizes please contact me.

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Gallery representation -

The Afterimage Gallery - Dallas, Texas

The Avens Gallery - Canmore, Alberta

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