Inspiration

“I enjoy searching out the wonder of animal encounters and capturing visual stories that reveal our bond with nature. I hope my work invites reflection on the raw beauty and fragility of our shared world.”

My Background
Pintail duck amongst Mallards

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View fullsize Muskrat, Morris Island, working the lily pads. Not shy about it either — circled the kayak twice before getting back to business. Muskrats don’t eat where they find their food. They haul it — lily roots, stems, whatever’s wor
View fullsize Blue Jay, deep in the cedar at Morris Island Most people know the noise of an Ontario summer. The jay! jay! from the treeline, the flash of blue that gets everyone's head turning. This one was working slowly through the seed cones, one branch at a t
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View fullsize Get close enough and skin starts looking painted. 🦃 Those studded ridges are caruncles, bare skin the bird floods with blood to cool off or show off. Up close it reads more like bark than feather. Portrait first, then the detail. Which one holds y
View fullsize First light on Lac MacArthur. Paddling quiet in the new kayak, learning what quiet actually requires. A loon shakes off the night, settles into its own morning.
View fullsize Three abreast, swimming into the first light. Are these young American Black Ducks, not Mallards? Same size, same silhouette, none of the flash. Couldn't see the colour of their feet. Early morning, absorbed in the light and stillness.
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