Stories Behind the Images

Nature's Garden

Nature’s Garden is a vibrant collage of wildflowers photographed by Keltie and Stan Masters during their travels through forests, wetlands, and mountain meadows of Western Canada. Each bloom in thi...

Two white trumpeter swans on thin blue ice. One is laying on the ice, while the other is standing beside her.

Trumpets of Spring

A pair of Trumpeter Swans celebrate their spring triumph ceremony across thin blue ice in a quiet wetland. Their echoing duet and gentle gestures mark the return of spring and the powerful bond sha...

A brown and tan short-eared owl sitting on a fence post with a snow covered stubble field in the background.

The Quiet Surveyor

A rare short-eared owl perches quietly on a snow-covered post in British Columbia’s Columbia Valley. The Quiet Surveyor captures the stillness of winter and the watchful intensity of this elusive h...

Bull elk bugling with a green background.

Mountain Bugle

“Mountain Bugle” Nature has a number of very distinctive sounds and hearing the bellowing call of a bull elk during the rut is certainly one of them! What begins deep and resonating, soon becomes a...

Curls

Meet Curls, a powerful bighorn ram photographed in the rugged Rockies. This behind-the-lens story reveals the moment, the characteristics, and the wild beauty he carried.

A large bull elk lifting his head to bugle in an autumn background

Autumn Crooner

Photographed by Stan in the Rocky Mountains, Autumn Crooner captures a bull elk bugling during the September rut - his resonant call a love song to his nearby harem.

A moose in the distant crossing an alpine meadow after a snow storm

The Storm Has Passed

Photographed in Kananaskis Country, The Storm Has Passed captures a bull moose crossing a valley floor just after an early October snowstorm - a quiet moment of calm, resilience, and natural beauty.

A big grizzly bear walking along the river's edge.

Crusin' the River

Photographed by Stan during a Grizzly Photo Safari, Cruisin’ the River captures a powerful male grizzly bear calmly patrolling the Chilko River’s edge in search of salmon - an unforgettable moment ...

A bull elk bugling in a light snowfall with a green background.

Bugle Boy

Photographed by Stan in the Canadian Rockies, Bugle Boy captures a bull elk bugling as the first snowfall of fall drifts through the air. A rare, powerful moment suspended between seasons, this ima...

A bighorn ram standing in snow with a all white background.

Snowy Ridge

Captured high above the valley in the Canadian Rockies, Snowy Ridge features a majestic bighorn ram moving deliberately through freshly fallen deep snow. This powerful image reflects resilience, pa...