Shout-Out for Nat Geo photographer Paul Nicklen
Paul Nicklen is a hard working photographer for National Geographic. I met him last fall while he was working on a Spirit Bear photo project on the BC coast. He told me that his work…
Field Notes
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Eye Candy
I have not done a great job at maintaining this blog in the past weeks. I’ve been on the road since late August, sometimes with little, or no, internet access. I am finally back at…
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J.B. MacKinnon does it again
Over the past months I have been encountering J.B. MacKinnon’s engaging writing on natural history and historical ecology in Explore, The Walrus and on his blog. It has been refreshing and mentally invigorating to discover…
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We are all astronauts
On the last page of the October 2010 issue of Canadian Geographic, Canadian astronaut Robert Thirsk shares some insights from his 187 days spent as a resident of the International Space Station(ISS). Thirsk muses eloquently…
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Dispatch from the BC coast.
There is good news and bad news. The good: I’ve been immersed in the wilderness of the BC coast for nearly a month now. The bad: there is little opportunity to update this blog. Well,…
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Back in the Great Bear Rainforest
I am spending the month of September exploring the central coast of BC, working as a naturalist and soaking in the beauty of the place. I’ve been at Great Bear Lodge for a week and…
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The Spruce Lake Protected Area
If you live in British Columbia, or you are just visiting, I recommend spending some time in this place: If you go there and you are bored, it’s your fault. I went to the Spruce…
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Today in the Globe and Mail, by yours truly.
The Globe published a story today that I wrote about my grandma. You can find it here. If my nearly deaf, blind, toothless and century-old grandmother can make major positive changes in her life, then…
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Visit Antarctica through the lens of Jamie Scarrow
Jamie is a good friend of mine. He was also my original photography mentor when we worked together at Knight Inlet Lodge. After tiring of all my questions, he lent me his digital SLR one…
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Why are we so confused about climate change?
If 9 out of 10 of the world’s best medical doctors said you had cancer and needed immediate treatment, what would you do? Now take a look at this July 2010 abstract from the Proceedings…
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Grizzly bear abstraction
I promise I am not going to go on a kick of posting abstract photos on here. On this night I was sitting by a river in BC while salmon splashed in the shallows and…
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The Wolverine Way
I saw a wolverine once. Once. I will count myself lucky if I see another one. Ever. I also had the pleasure of meeting Doug Chadwick a couple times. And I will count myself lucky if…
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Old growth in abstract
Walking in an old growth temperate rainforest is, well, awesome. But, taking an inspiring photo of that same forest is surprisingly difficult. So, after a couple very rainy days in the Walbran Valley on Vancouver…
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Hey coffee drinkers – read this.
I like coffee. And I blame Sherwin for it. Before I moved to Victoria I had no idea what an Americano was, not to mention the other fancy things on coffee shop menus. Sherwin introduced me to…
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On salmon and screen savers
Bruised and battered from making its way to its birthplace-cum-spawning-grounds, this Chum Salmon looks kinda gnarly. But when the picture appeared on my screen it evoked vivid memories for me. It drew me back to the magic and excitement of traipsing around the rainforest in rubber boots; of standing alone in a river, taking photos of salmon while keeping watch for grizzly bears.