Stories Behind the Images

A Painter's Dream

“A Painter’s Dream” Whenever we take a drive in Kananaskis Country, we can’t help but stop and enjoy this beautiful view looking down Smut Creek near Engadine Lodge.  On this cool autumn evening we...

On Alert

“On Alert” When we travel through the foothills of Alberta, we often come across the defining white-tailed deer. They are much more skittish than their counterparts, the mule deer, so you have to b...

Frolicking

“Frolicking Fawns” We often found the white-tailed deer very skittish whenever they passed through our yard. Yet this one spring we had a doe that we often found feeding in the nearby bushes and no...

Foraging

“Foraging” While out driving through the mountains, we came across this large healthy looking black bear. With the wildflowers in full bloom, he made his way along the hillside foraging for plants,...

Bison Repose

“Bison Repose” One autumn we took the long trip up into the Wood Buffalo National Park, in Alberta, via the Northwest Territories, to see the mighty Wood Bison. We would drive for miles and miles a...

Alpine Giant

“Alpine Giant” It takes a big beast like the moose to be able to live in the mountains, trekking from valley to valley to mate and to search for food to sustain their massive form. Their antler wid...

Double Trouble

“Double Trouble” Having a sibling bear allows the mother to forge for food a lot more, as they keep one another occupied. But this also becomes more like double the trouble, with 2 of them pulling ...

Ebony & Ivory

“Ebony & Ivory” One autumn, we had the incredible opportunity of a lifetime to photograph the elusive Spirit Bears in the Great Bear Rainforest along British Columbia's rugged west coast. What ...

Born Free

“Born Free” One day while out driving the west country of Alberta we came across 3 bands of wild horses that had merged together this day. The largest gathering of “Wildies” we had ever seen!  The ...

Balancing Act

“The Balancing Act” One year we took a small group out on a Grizzly Photo Safari in Central British Columbia. We often love watching them as much as we did photographing them as they would go about...