I am a photographer based in Whistler, Canada. My photography interests are travel, sailing, seascapes, landscapes, nature, black & white, street, drone and bird photography. A member of the Professional Photographers of Canada, I have been accredited by the PPOC in the Travel Illustration, Marine and Street Photography categories.
For blogs about my sailing adventures in the South Pacific and other travels, please go to https://svwhistler.com for those stories and photos.
Photographic Awards
2024 Prairies Image Salon, Professional Photographers of Canada
“Whale Parade”: Merit Image (Editorial Class): A whale’s “blow” or “spout” reaches into the clouds. Taken in Alaska in 2024.
“It’s My Perch!”: Accepted Image (Animals Class): An Osprey lands on his favourite perch above the beach by Pelican Reef, La Ventana, BCS, Mexico.
“Fire Fighting Bomber”: Accepted Image (Editorial Class): On a couple days in August, 2024, six water bombers thrilled Whistlerites taking numerous passes over the community, dipping into Green Lake to fill their tanks and flying north to fight the nearby Rutherford Mountain fire.
“Whale Parade”: Accepted Image (Editorial Class): Numerous whales corral fish alone the shore in Alaska, taken from our sailboat in June, 2024. I counted over 10.
2024 British Columbia Image Salon, Professional Photographers of Canada
Here are images entered in the BC Salon and their scores:
“Hang Tight”: Excellence Image (Press Class): A kite-boarder takes a jump in La Ventana, Baja, Mexico.
“U-Turn”: Excellence Image (Animals Class): A pelican sees a fish and makes an abrupt turn.
“Water Toys”: Accepted Image (Editorial Class): The image was taken of S/V Privateer in Vava’u, Tonga. It has also been featured as a cover image for a sailing magazine called Ocean Navigator.
“Iceberg Alert”: Accepted Image (Editorial Class): This image was taken of our sailboat by Margerie Glacier in Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska. Thanks to Irene on S/V Darwin Sound for shuttling me around in her dinghy to take the shot of our boat.
2024 National Image Salon, Professional Photographers of Canada
“Desert Storm”: Best in Class and Merit Image (Editorial Class): Camels and their drivers, become aware of the lightning storm, taken near Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India.
“Hang Tight”: Merit Image (Press Class): A kite-boarder takes a jump in La Ventana, Baja, Mexico.
“Gone Fishing”: Merit Image (Pictorial/Floral Class): A lone fisher at Baylys Beach on the west coast of New Zealand.
“U-Turn”: Accepted Image (Animals Class): A pelican makes an abrupt turn as he spots a fish. The image was taken in La Ventana, Baja, Mexico.
2023 National Image Salon, Photographers of Canada
“Fiji: A Cruiser’s Paradise”: Merit Image (Editorial Class): It features a drone shot of a sailboat called Fusio. Note the skipper swimming behind the dinghy. We were anchored off a reef by Musket Cove, Fiji. This image has been featured as the cover of Ocean Voyager magazine.
“Steps to Enlightenment”: Merit Image (Editorial Class): This image was taken in Bagan, Myanmar.
“Living in Yangon”: Accepted Image (Editorial Class): This image was taken in Yangon, Myanmar.
2023 Image Salon, PPOC BRitish Columbia Division
“Desert Storm”: Excellence Image (Editorial Class): This image was taken in Rajasthan, India.
“Gone Fishing”: Merit Image (Pictorial/Floral Class): This image was taken at Baylys Beach on the West Coast of New Zealand and was also chosen for the Best in Class for Pictorial/Flora and The Dorse McTaggert Trophy.
“Seeking Nectar”: Accepted Image (Animals): This image of a Costa’s Hummingbird was taken in La Ventana, Baja, Mexico.
2021 Image Salon, PPOC BRitish Columbia Division
“Steps to Enlightenment”: Merit Image, Best in Class Award for Editorial Class
“Man Overboard”: Accepted Image (Editorial Class): S/V Fusio friends anchored near us by the Outer Reef near Musket Cove, Fiji. with my drone, I caught our friend swimming behind the boat.
“Raining Rainbows”: Accepted Image (Pictorial/Floral): Shot at the 12th Hole after the Nicklaus North Golf Course closed for the season.
2020 Image Salon, PPOC BRitish Columbia Division
“Yangon Apartments”: Merit Image and Judge’s Choice (Editorial Class): An apartment complex with residents showing their individuality.
“Moored on the Moon”: Accepted Image (Pictorial/Floral Class): Taken of our former sailboat with my drone at Wallis Island, South Pacific Ocean.
“Bearded Man”: Accepted Image (Editorial Class): This image was taken at a market in Myanmar.
“Fiji Fisherman”: Accepted Image (Pictorial/Floral Class): This was taken while sailing along the North Shore of Fiji’s Viti Levu Island.
