Book launch: Sleeping with Rhinos by Robin and Arlene Karpan
Saskatchewan photographers and good friends Robin and Arlene Karpan are launching their latest book Sleeping with Rhinos – Journeys to Wild Places, featuring twelve of the world’s most spectacular wilderness areas; from Africa to Patagonia, from the Arctic to Antarctica, and even north Saskatchewan. The Karpans’ adventures range from white-out blizzards while living in an igloo in the Arctic, a flash flood in the Kalahari Desert, an attack by a bad-tempered moose, and waking up to five rhinos having a scuffle outside their small tent. Along the way, they find wild places...
Read MoreA tribute to the cowboys on PFRA community pastures
This photo essay is a tribute to the life of cowboys serving as managers and riders on the PFRA community pastures. A tribute to the hard-working people who have been looking after the federal community pastures in Prairie Provinces for over 75 years. Last October I visited the Wolverine Community Pasture north-east of Lanigan, one of the first five PFRA pastures to be transferred from federal control to the province of Saskatchewan. In turn, the pastures will be leased out to the current pasture users. The pasture patrons will pay a fee for the right to graze their herds on the public...
Read MoreAvenue with elm trees in downtown Saskatoon, autumn colours
Avenue with elm trees in front of our home in downtown Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Autumn was warm and dry, colours were at the peak a bit later this year. Do we see the effects of climate change? Return to the Saskatchewan photo gallery.
Read MoreSaskTel Phone Book cover – city of Saskatoon
Fifth in the series of SaskTel phone books with my image on the cover has been released for circulation. A Saskatoon city skyline with Delta Bessborough hotel reflecting in South Saskatchewan river is gracing the cover of this issue. Phone books for Prince Albert and North Battleford will be released later this fall (the last one will come out in late November). Here is a list of the 2013 SaskTel regional phone books with my images on the cover page: Moose Jaw – published Estevan/Weyburn – published Swift Current – published Regina District – published Saskatoon City...
Read MoreBirdWatch Canada cover and article about the PFRA pastures
A few months ago Saskatchewan author Laura Stewart wrote an article about the plight of PFRA community pastures which was published in the Briarpatch magazine. A few of my images were selected to illustrate the story. Laura recently wrote a cover story for the fall issue of BirdWatch Canada magazine titled “Prairie Grasslands in Peril?” The magazine publishes feature articles about the world of birds. Laura Stewart eloquently discusses the threats to grassland birds through recent changes in the type of use and management of prairie grasslands, including changes to and...
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