Craft & Vision’s 4th Birthday Bash
Good folks over at the Craft & Vision are celebrating 4 years of serving the photographic community. If you have not read any of their inspirational eBooks, heard the podcasts or subscribed to the marvellously designed magazine Photograph, head over right away and check them out. The C&V motto is to provide “exceptional photography education at irresistible prices”. And indeed, they do provide both. To celebrate the special occasion, everything on offer through C&V is on sale for 50% off (except for the annual subscription to the magazine Photograph – individual...
Read MoreCanadian Parks and Wilderness Society – 50 years of caring for the wilderness
A celebratory news The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) is launching a special ‘Week for the Wild’ from October 21-26, 2013 to celebrate the 50th anniversary as Canada’s leading national voice for parks and wilderness. CPAWS 50th Anniversary Cocktail Reception – October 23, 2013 As part of these celebrations, CPAWS will host a cocktail reception at the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa on October 23rd from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., featuring the presentation of the prestigious Harkin Conservation Award to this year’s recipients. The Harkin Award honours individuals who have...
Read MorePhoto Contest – The World We Live In
Canadian photography magazines Photo Life and Photo Solution are inviting photographers to submit their best work to The World We Live In photo contest. There are three main themes: Humanity – Each person has a story to tell. Capture images of people around you; show some of the many facets of humanity. The Environment – Show the outstanding beauty of our living world, whether through wide landscapes or close-ups of natural elements, animals, plants or insects. Interconnections – Humans are by nature interactive beings. Show how we transform and create things. Contest is...
Read MoreCanada Parks Day & State of Canada’s Parks report
It was Canada’s Parks Day this weekend. This is an annual event where thousands of Canadians participate in educational and family-oriented events. Activities are organized in national parks, national historic sites, provincial parks, territorial parks and in community and regional parks across the country. Canada’s Parks Day is usually celebrated on the third Saturday in July of every year. Another, related event is the annual release of a report by the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) on the ecological health and status of our parks, both federal and provincial....
Read MoreArticle about PFRA community pastures by Laura Stewart
Saskatchewan singer, song-writer and author Laura Stewart wrote a passionate and reflective article about the PFRA community pastures for the latest edition of Briarpatch magazine. A few of my images were used to illustrate the story. Here are a few excerpts from the article titled A voice for the grasslands: The struggle for an endangered prairie ecosystem. “My first such assignment (.. survey of plant species..) in a PFRA pasture was 15 years ago. So powerful and overwhelming was that meeting with vastness and vibrant prairie life that the sensations come back to me at...
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