2020 has been an interesting year so far but on the positive side, the images I entered in the Professional Photographers of Canada (PPOC) National Image Salon did well enough to have me in the running for the prestigious Photographic Artist of the Year Award. Spoiler alert: I didn’t win but I was so pleased …
Here is the long version of my harrowing journey home from Peru that ended with an engine fire on the plane I was on from Miami to Montreal. I was part of a G Adventures National Geographic Journeys tour that started on March 8 with a group made up of people from Australia, New Zealand, …
Last fall, I received an invitation to join a small group of fellow travel advisors from across Canada on what’s called a FAM trip (short for familiarization) with Kensington Tours, a tour operator I’d used to build some custom, private guided safaris for clients. Getting first hand experience exploring a destination is better than any …
September 27 is World Tourism Day and the theme this year is “Tourism and Jobs“. Did you know that tourism accounts for 10% of jobs in the world? Almost four years ago, I decided to become a travel advisor and launched Focus on Photography Tours. This allowed me not only to plan photo tours but …
The days are getting shorter, the weather is cooler at night, and the kids are all back in school now. There’s no denying this transition between seasons, summer is slipping into autumn whether we are ready or not. During my son’s first week back, both his French and English teachers gave everyone an assignment to …
On April 29, I was awarded my Master of Photographic Arts 1st Bar. What an honour to be recognized for my work and a pleasure to continue to do my part to help this association represent all the amazing photographic artists in Canada I’m proud to call my colleagues. This prestigious designation is bestowed by …
I’m very pleased to announce that for the first time since I’ve been a member of the PPOC and have entered their National Image Salon competition, all four of my submissions have been accepted! I also received a Merit for my image Doorway Into The Past. This is a tougher competition than the provincials as …
It’s been a few years since I submitted images for accreditation with the Professional Photographers of Canada. I had 10 under my belt and felt that showed a good range of my skills in various subject matter. Since then, however, I’ve been photographing more and more wildlife and realized this was an accreditation I would …
