When you explore in nature, do it without expectation and let nature reveal herself. There is nothing to achieve except experiencing whatever you find 🪶 #birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #birding #naturephotography #photographersofbluesky

I treasure the quiet moments in nature. There’s so much simple beauty in these everyday scenes, and I love being there to capture them 🪶 #birds #birding #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #photographersofbluesky

Buffleheads are the most beautiful birds. The male glows with that iridescent head, shifting from greens to purples in the right light. The female with that single white cheek patch. Together they glide like little jewels skimming the water 🪶 #birds #birding #birdphotography #wildlifephotography

One of my new favourite birding spots: Colusa Wildlife Refuge in Colusa, California 🪶 #birds #birding #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #photographersofbluesky

Collecting moments in pink 🩷 📷🌄 #landscapephotography #landscape #scape #photographersofbluesky #nature #naturephotography

Acorn Woodpecker photographed in Sacramento, California 🪶📷 #birds #birding #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #photographersofbluesky

I watched the herd of Roosevelt elk cross the field for close to an hour, patiently waiting and hoping they’d cross the creek so I could get photos of them in the water. They didn’t quite make it. Just one wandered in. Still worth it 🦌📷 #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlife #elk

I watched them for a long while, the White-faced Ibises, standing together in the still water, calm and unhurried. At some point I realized I’d joined them. Just standing there. Just as peaceful 🪶 #birds #birdphotography #birding #naturephotography #photographersofbluesky #wildlifephotography

Autumn strolls are always so pretty 🍂 🍁 #landscapephotography #scape #naturephotography #nature #autumn #photographersofbluesky

A White-faced Ibis struck this impossible pose for a heartbeat, and the light hit just right to reveal those iridescent colours 🪶 Photography is all about patience, paying attention, and being ready for the moment. #birds #birding #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography

Photography keeps teaching me the same thing: there is beauty to find in whatever light you're given 🪶 #birds #birding #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #nature #photographersofbluesky #photography

A simple moment in the wetlands — a White-faced Ibis and a crayfish 🪶 The world reveals itself when we’re still enough to notice. Edited with my Golden Divide Lightroom Preset from my Expressive Photographer Toolkit. #birds #birding #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography

This is what I love most about photographing wildlife: you never know what moment you’ll be given… but you do have to be ready to catch it. 🪶 #pelican #birds #birdphotography #birding #photographersofbluesky #wildlifephotography #naturephotography

Autumn on Vancouver Island 🍂🍁 #autumn #fallcolors #naturephotography #landscapephotography #scape #photographersofbluesky #wildlifephotography #birds #birding 🪶📸🌄

🍂 🍁 Autumn in Yosemite #naturephotography #landscapephotography #photographersofbluesky #scape #yosemite #nationalparks

Let it go. Let it fall. Make some space. The trees know when to embrace change. I always have a hard time saying goodbye to summer - the long days, the boating and the ocean. And yet, here comes fall with its wild fire of colour, stealing the show 🍁 📷 #autumn #naturephotography #fallfoliage

Another favourite from the BC coast: the surf scoter. With that wild bill and ghost-white eye, it looks almost like a puffin 🪶📷 One of those creatures that always brings a smile to my salt-weathered face. #birds #birdphotography #birdnerd #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography

I love a calm morning aboard the boat, watching the fog drift across the water and through the trees. Stillness is not stagnation. It's a kind of meditation. Just listening to the wild tell me what is important. We belong to something older than ambition. 📷🌄 #scape #photographersofbluesky

On a foggy morning, as we departed our anchorage, a rare fogbow arched over the shoreline with a perfect reflection in the calm ocean. I took some pano shots by hand and used Lightroom's Photo Merge feature to stitch them together – worked like a charm! #pano #scape #landscapephotography #fog

I love our little dinghy adventures at anchor. Paddling along the shoreline, I lean over the side with my underwater camera on a stick, hoping I’ve got the angle just right to catch a bit of magic in the frame 🦑 #underwater #marinelife #underwaterphotography #britishcolumbia #akaso

Fog changes everything. It hides, it reveals, it softens the edges of the world. Shooting in these conditions, the forest becomes layers of mystery. Like life, not everything is meant to be sharp in focus 📷🌄 #landscapephotography #landscape #naturephotography #fog #britishcolumbia #scape #seascape

The view that never gets old. Desolation Sound, BC. Sometimes I think the wilderness doesn’t change. But maybe it’s me that changes, each time I return 📷 🌄 🌊 #landscapephotography #seascape #scape #desolationsound #britishcolumbia #boating #ocean

Golden light spilling across the water at our newest anchorage in Desolation Sound, BC. Calm water, beautiful light, and that feeling of being exactly where you’re supposed to be. 📸 🌅 💛 #landscape #scape #seascape #ocean #photographersofbluesky #britishcolumbia #lphotography

We have autumn colours on the ocean too! 🪶📷 #birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #britishcolumbia #heron #greatblueheron #fall #autumn

Anchored near Blind Channel, on the BC coast, I woke to fog so thick I could barely see the water. An hour later, it lifted in slow ribbons. Photographing fog is all about patience. The story unfolds slowly. 📷 #landscapephotography #dronephotography #ocean #britishcolumbia #seascape #fog

We’ve made a new friend in the anchorage. He’s round, whiskered, and an excellent swimmer. 🐙📷 #marinelife #marine #ocean #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #britishcolumbia

One of my favourite birds on the BC coast, the Rhinocerous Aucklet, surfaces with it's morning catch. It felt like a catch for me too! 🪶📷 #birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #britishcolumbia #blackfishsound

Wild moments: a merganser lineup on sunlit rock, perfectly unbothered by the chaos of the world beyond the shoreline. That's what I like about being out here too. News off, wilderness on 🪶📷 #birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #britishcolumbia

To be a seagull during a fiery sunset! 🪶📷 #birds #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #sunset #seascape #scape #photographersofbluesky

These views! I never want to leave 📷🌄 This is the view from Shoal Bay, East Thurlow Island, BC. #seascape #landscapephotography #ocean #britishcolumbia #scape #naturephotography #nature #photographersofbluesky

From one of my favourite anchorages in the Broughtons, a beautiful black bear came out for a look 💛 🧸 #wildlife #wildlifephotography #bears #boating #britishcolumbia

It never gets old ... #ocean #marinelife #seascape #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography

It's time to get back to our home waters and leave the Broughtons, and it's fog, behind. I do love to watch the fog lift in the morning. But soon it wont lift at all. #landscapephotography #seascape #ocean #fog #photographersofbluesky #britishcolumbia #broughtonarchipelago

Another glorious evening at anchor in the Broughtons... #scape #landscapephotography #seascape #britishcolumbia #ocean #boating

It’s always a treat to take the dinghy out and nose around the bays where we drop anchor. Sometimes we find sea lions or eagles, and sometimes the best discovery is simply a new view back toward Vestri, waiting patiently in the quiet water. #scape #seascape #landscapephotography #ocean #boating

The wild BC coast. Anchored alone, surrounded by everything. Broughton Archipelago, British Columbia #landscapephotography #dronephotography #dji #scape #aerialphotography #seascape #britishcolumbia #landscape #ocean

A humpback lifts its tail, and my heart leaps every time. I’ve seen it more times than I can count, yet it never, ever gets old. Wonder like this doesn’t fade. #wildlifephotography #whale #wildlife #marine #photography #britishcolumbia

Even the darkest sky can’t hold back the sun forever. #scape #landscapephotography #naturephotography #britishcolumbia #ocean #seascape

I love calm, foggy mornings that soften the world into silence. The simplicity is breathtaking. I watch and wait to see how the lifting fog will reveal the landscape, moment by moment. #landscapephotography #scape #seascape #naturephotography #fog #minimalism #foggymorning

We’ve found so many gorgeous places to anchor in the Broughton Archipelago, yet I never lose the urge to continue exploring. Wonder is always waiting just around the next bend. #britishcolumbia #landscapephotography #scape #seascape #broughtons #sunset #anchorage #boating

Photography isn’t just about making pictures. It’s about paying attention to the present moment. Sometimes the thing you came looking for never appears. But if you stay open, the unexpected has a way of carrying more wonder than anything you were chasing #underwaterphotography #wildlifephotography

While exploring the Broughton Archipelago aboard Vestri, we came across a sea lion rookery! I slowed down to that perfect speed where the engine is at its quietest and slowly chugged past them while photographing. That gentle chug is the rhythm of this life. #ocean #wildlifephotography #sealion

I just found a batch of photos I completely missed from last year's trip through the Virgin River Gorge in Arizona. I always think I'll catch up with editing ... and I'm always wrong. But hey, that just means future-me gets surprise presents 🤣 #landscapephotography #scape #photographersofbluesky

Waves on the Oregon Coast #seascape #scape #oregon #wave #ocean #photography #abstractphotography

At the entrance to Gorge Harbour on Cortes Island, I love how these trees cling to life on the edge! #landscapephotography #scape #blueskyphotographers #naturephotography #tree #seascape #britishcolumbia

Another fantastic find in the Broughton Archipelago. A flock of Western Grebes all spread out across a channel. I've never seen these in BC before! 🪶 #birds #birding #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #britishcolumbia

Ruff by name…. #birds #photography

When you live on the water, surprises are part of the routine. I spotted this deer swimming across a channel in the Broughton Archipelago like it was no big deal. The wild at heart need to cross big waters sometimes 📷🦌 #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildlife #britishcolumbia

Exploring at low tide, I spotted this crab perfectly camouflaged in a kelp bed in the Broughton Archipelago. I had to get low and close to catch the texture and detail. Sometimes the best shots are the ones you nearly step on! 🐙📷 #wildlifephotography #marine #ocean #britishcolumbia #photography

My favourite kind of morning - sitting on the fly bridge with my cafe mocha enjoying the peace and watching the fog slowly lift over the anchorage. This beautiful Nordhavn 56 motor sailor is anchored next to us 📷 #boating #boatlife #seascape #fog #landscapephotography