When I was photographing this scene in the summer of 2023 I never expected it would become my best-selling print and one of my most popular photos from the Coast Mountains. I wasn't even shooting for myself at the time - I was demonstrating composition for someone else to help build their skills! Recently I was trying to figure out why people seem to love it so much, particularly compared to other photos that I like more, so I figured it would be a good candidate for an instr

Light rays are one of those things that every landscape photographer goes nuts for, but actually getting a nice photo of them is easier said than done! Out of all the forest photos in my portfolio, only five of them have light rays, and only one of those five—Lux Gloria—has rays of real significance. And to be clear here, for the purposes of this particular blog I'm not counting rays created by dust, smoke or the spray of rushing water. So why is it hard to find these epic ra

2025 was a great year, full of adventures and memories. Some good, some a bit crazy and some maybe borderline traumatic. The important part? Real places, real experiences and real photographs. I made a lot of photos that I'm very happy with last year, and it required a lot of effort going through the whole photographic process. Hiking in the pouring rain, scrambling and scooting around canyon edges, bushwhacking, driving thousands of kilometres, not getting enough sleep, carr

In the world of interior design, every detail tells a story. Similar to how I compose my photographs, texture, form, light, and colour work together to build a space with meaning. But what often has the greatest emotional impact - what transforms a finished room into a lived experience - is the artwork on the walls. For designers working in Vancouver and across British Columbia, incorporating local landscapes into a project isn’t just an aesthetic choice. It’s a way to root a

Welcome to my first tips and tricks blog! This is something I've been meaning to do for quite some time now and it feels good to finally get the ball rolling. Today's focus is going to be about how to get better at forest photography with five of my favourite tips for shooting and composition, but future blogs will follow different formats. For example, a future blog might cover one post-processing technique that I'm a big fan of or something like that. Please keep in mind th

It was 7:30 AM and I'd just woken up. I was cozy in bed, very tired and about to go back to sleep. The night before I'd left my ringtone on, which I don't typically do, and suddenly it chimed. A text. Okay, I better check my phone. It was Matt Jackisch with a literal last minute invite for an overnighter. A weather window had opened for potentially epic conditions in a place where we've all been trying to get said epic conditions. "Be at the SkyTrain station at noon if you wa

Wanderlust. Almost. I often talk about my love of returning to my favourite locations over and over again, as it's a huge part of my creative process for photography; however I also love going to places I've never been before. Who doesn't? It's exciting and fun! Traveling and experiencing new things is also good for us; we become happier and more open-minded, among other many positive benefits. When we're kids, we're naturally curious about everything. Every moment contains a

The North Shore Giant in all its glory. The North Shore Giant was discovered in Lynn Headwaters Regional Park by Vancouver-based big tree hunters Colin Spratt and Ian Thomas last year and is now the fourth-widest known tree in Canada, clocking in at a stunning 5.8 meters in diameter. While the exact age is unknown, it's almost certain to be over 1,000 years old and possibly even close to 2,000. A discovery like this is incredibly rare and exciting, and that’s before taking in

An image synthesized with Midjourney version 5 and then edited in Photoshop. This is something I've been mulling over ever since being invited into the early access for DALL-E 2 by OpenAI. The idea is simple but novel: type some words describing something, press submit and then receive a freshly synthesized image of that something in mere seconds. 'Freshly' is a very important operative word here, because the resulting images are not directly derivative of prior art. They are

Somehow 2023 is upon us already. I don't understand how time flies so quickly! Actually, that's a bit of a lie. The main reason the...

In October 2019 three friends and I embarked on a chilly adventure in the Yukon. Our plan? To helicopter into Tombstone Territorial Park, north of Dawson City, and camp for 7 days! At first, something like this doesn't sound too bad, but when you're in the far north of Canada and in the mountains, it's important to remember that winter comes early. I packed with about -20c night temperatures in mind, although I brought gear that would keep me warm in much colder conditions, j

It took until 2021 for me to both try and purchase a drone. Most of my photographer friends have had them for years, but I struggled to see the appeal. A critical part of landscape photography is being immersed in nature, connected with your surroundings, so how would flying a drone and looking at a digital screen help to accomplish that? Besides, drones are expensive - why even bother buying something that sounds like a giant, angry mosquito? Spoiler alert: that's why! I dec

Let me preface this blog by saying the beauty of art is in its subjectivity. These are my views and they do not dictate what others should do with their art. Ultimately there is no right and wrong, there is only what I like and dislike, and it’s important to keep in mind that everyone has a different process that works best for themselves. However, I do hope it provides you with some insight and possibly even inspiration for your own work. There are four main driving forces b

Hello everyone and thanks for taking a look at my new website! I've ditched SmugMug, moved to Wix and couldn't be happier. My old site...