Back when I still worked admin in the oil and gas industry, I used to spend a perhaps an unsurprising amount of time fantasizing about being elsewhere. One of my favourite websites to zone out on was Reserve Alberta Parks. I would look at different campgrounds, seeking out the best campsites to book for an upcoming weekend. The website has photos of almost every campsite, so obsessing about which had the best view or the most privacy was easy to do. Probably the campground I obsessed about most was Park Lake. But for some reason or another I would not camp there for almost a decade. This past summer I camped there twice…
Stories from the Road - Tourism Photography in Lacombe County
For me tourism photography is around 70% good planning, and 30% being present and seeing what unfolds in front of you. Letting curiosity take the wheel and being ready to pull over at a moments notice. Being ok with passing a place by if it just isn’t giving you the right vibes. I have captured magical moments in mundane places, and been unmoved by some of the must see attractions. For as long as I can remember I have loved to travel…
Banks & Braes - On Being Whisked Back in Time
My wheels crunched over gravel in the evening summer heat as I pulled into the English country-house style B&B in Rosebud, AB, cleverly named Banks & Braes. I was a few minutes late, so I had hurried along the highway downing coffee in preparation for the night of star photography that lay ahead of me. I had been hired to capture the dark skies above the artistic theatre town of Rosebud nestled into a valley about 30 minutes south of Drumheller, and had been told this place was a must see.