I have been a photographer for most of my life - since the days of film my camera has documented life, travelled to foreign lands, captured sports, landscapes and wildlife and supplemented my day job. In 2015 I took the plunge and opened a full time photography studio in Nelson BC. I love meeting people and working with them to create photographs for their businesses and events; but through the busy day to day of running a business, my creative side sort of fell to the wayside.

Winter 2024 helped reset my creativity with a big trip to Japan. Skiing legendary deep backcountry snow, discovering temples and snow monkeys, and travelling through a land where language and culture is so different from our own was so exhilarating. In Kamifurano, on the North Island, we happened upon the Goto Sumio Art Museum, - Sumio Goto was a Japanese painter who literally crushed up rocks and minerals to make his paints. His artwork is so stunningly detailed (not to mention life-size in some cases), that his work appeared life-like. I now aspire to create the same impact in my photography.