Meet Your Neighbours photo gallery
I posted a new gallery with sample images from the Meet Your Neighbours photography project that I have been contributing to over the last two years. Meet Your Neighboursis an international environmental photography initiative, created by Niall Benvie and Clay Bolt in 2009. Aim of the program is to encourage appreciation of common plants and animals in our neighbourhoods, species that often get overlooked. Each subject is photographed on location in a field studio with minimal disturbance. The photographs were made in partnership with the...
read moreMaymont – a new Nature Conservancy property in Saskatchewan
Last Sunday I joined members of the Saskatoon Nature Society on a field trip to one of the newest protected areas managed by the Nature Conservancy of Canada. We visited the Maymont property, which includes several sections of land along 5.5 km of riverbank on the south side of North Saskatchewan River near Maymont bridge. NCC secured the land over the last few years, with several large sections being purchased this spring. Currently, the organization manages approximately 3,500 acres of diverse plant communities of native grasslands, aspen...
read moreWanuskewin’s 20th anniversary pow wow
Last week I went to the Wanuskewin Heritage Park near Saskatoon to photograph a pow wow. It has been several years since the last pow wow took place at Wanuskewin, so the expectations and excitement for this year event were quite high. The Wanuskewin Park is celebrating 20th anniversary in 2012. The pow wow was organized as part of the anniversary festivities, and to celebrate the National Aboriginal Day on June 21. Several thousand people gathered to observe the festivities and to participate in the dance and song. Participants competed for...
read moreTour of southwest Saskatchewan
I will be leading a private tour to southwest Saskatchewan for participants of the AsReml workshop which is taking place at the University of Saskatchewan in late July. Registration space is limited. However, if you are interested in joining the group please contact me and I will let you know if there is an opening. More information about the tour can be found in the photo workshops section.
read moreIceland photography tour – Strokkur geyser and Gullfoss waterfall
The second day of the tour to Iceland was filled with great photography opportunities just a short drive from Reykjavik. Tim took us to the Þingvellir National Park on Reykjanes peninsula, a remarkable geological site with a rift valley that separates the Eurasian and North American plates. This geological formation is part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, a tectonic plate boundary along the floor of the Atlantic ocean that forms the longest mountain range in the world. The two tectonic plates still separate from each other at a rate of 2.5 cm per...
read moreIceland photography tour – Reykjavik
I just returned from a two-week photography trip with a group of friends to Iceland. The tour was led by photographer and guide Tim Vollmer. It was an incredible experience and I will share a few photo moments from the trip in upcoming posts. Tim is a great guy, accomplished photographer and an excellent tour guide. The first day we had a brief introduction to Reykjavik and it’s main attractions. We were housed at the Sunna Guesthouse, 10 minutes walk from the city centre. From the balcony of my room I could see the imposing tower of...
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Dr. Branimir Gjetvaj is a biologist and internationally published environmental photographer specializing in western Canadian landscapes. He leads photography workshops and photo tours, and gives public presentations on photography, natural history and conservation biology topics.