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

Trumpeter swans perform their spring triumph ceremony, their calls echoing across thawing wetlands as a powerful sign of renewal and the changing season.

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

The haunting bugle of a bull elk echoes through the mountains during the autumn rut, capturing one of nature’s most powerful seasonal moments.

Curls

Spotting Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep along the Kananaskis is always a thrill, especially the powerful rams with their massive, curling horns.

A 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

A grizzly bear cruises the Chilko River shoreline in search of salmon, revealing the power of patience and respect in wildlife encounters.

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

Bugle Boy

A bull elk bugles during the first snowfall, capturing a powerful moment of strength, instinct, and seasonal change in the Rockies.

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

Snowy Ridge

A bighorn ram moves steadily along a snowy ridge, revealing the quiet strength and resilience needed to survive winter in the Rockies.