The Northwest Atlantic Ocean is relentless, powerful, and indifferent to everything that meets its path. One might therefore expect that after departing the eastern coast of Nova Scotia, the next landmark would be Europe. But as unlikely as it may…
Since 1997 I have been working as a seal biologist on a remote island off the coast of Nova Scotia called Sable Island. Initially, my view of this wonderful place was of science; that is where my focus was for…
I have just returned from a short trip to Sable Island. The purpose of the visit was for my work with Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the deployment of video cameras on two adult female grey seals. Each seal also…
In 2006, I was selling my photographs each Saturday at the Halifax Farmers’ Market. This market has grown with the city of Halifax, being formed around the same time as the city was formed in mid 1700s. It has moved…
I have just returned from my annual winter trip to Sable Island (mid-Dec to start-Feb). As usual I was totally engaged with the island and spent time with some wonderful sights that I captured on film. While I was…
I recently picked up a book by an Icelandic photographer, Ari Sigvaldason, and at the back of the book was a description of the process his partner sees when Ari shoots. It totally engaged me because this is exactly what…
