January 2022

This piece represents one of my best and personal favorite works created so far. It is the perfect example of why patience is so important for landscape photographers. To date I’ve explored this forest on about 40 different visits, getting to know the area intimately while searching for nice compositions and light. It is truly my favorite local place to sit and watch the time go by!

I’d only discovered this scene during my last ten visits, making a few attempts at the shot, but it never worked because the right light was missing. In late January a huge system of fog came to Vancouver and I knew it was the perfect time to create the image that was in my mind. I spent the entire day wandering the forest and it ended up being one of my most productive hikes ever. The only way it could have been more perfect is if the fog thinned just enough to create light rays, but ultimately the atmosphere is the most important to me, and that is what I got!