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Photography From Above and Around the World

Photography From Above and Around the WorldPhotography From Above and Around the WorldPhotography From Above and Around the World

Seen through a different lens!

Photography From Above and Around the World

Photography From Above and Around the WorldPhotography From Above and Around the WorldPhotography From Above and Around the World

Seen through a different lens!

Photography as Communication

Adventure, Aviation & Endurance Sports Photography

Adventure, Aviation & Endurance Sports Photography


I once read the advice, "If you want to take better photographs, go to more interesting places." I've been fortunate that my career has taken me to places few people will ever have the opportunity to visit.


For more than two decades, I flew helicopters throughout some of Canada's most remote regions, operating along the rugged Labrador coast and into the Torngat Mountains. My work took me to isolated radar stations, mountaintops, and Arctic landscapes that are inaccessible to almost everyone except those who work there.

Working as a pilot presents its own photographic challenges. While the landscape constantly unfolds below, flying the aircraft must always come first. 


For that reason, virtually all of my helicopter photographs are made on the ground, and any images taken in flight are captured only when I am the non-flying pilot and conditions allow it safely.

Many remarkable moments pass unseen through the camera simply because my first responsibility has always been to fly. The photographs in this collection represent those occasions when preparation, opportunity, and circumstance came together to document a world that few people have the chance to experience.


All images and content on this site are subject to copyright and not authorized for any use without prior authorization.

Adventure, Aviation & Endurance Sports Photography

Adventure, Aviation & Endurance Sports Photography

Adventure, Aviation & Endurance Sports Photography

Adventure, aviation, and endurance sports photographer capturing movement, environment, and story across air, ocean, and remote landscapes.


A helicopter pilot by profession, I specialize in visual storytelling that connects people with the places and experiences that define their journey—from endurance sport and ocean environments to aviation and motorsport.


Selected work is available for editorial and commercial licensing via 500px and Getty Images.

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Landscape Photography

Helicopters / Aviation

Street

Architecture / Urban

Wildlife / Animals

Social

Current Equipment

Camera's


Leica Q2

Canon R5 Mark II


Lenses


Canon RF 70-200mm f2.8 L IS USM Z


Drone


DJI Mavic Mini


Editing Hardware


Apple 14" MacBook Pro

Apple 11" iPad Pro

Apple iPhone 14 Pro


Editing Software


Adobe Lightroom

Adobe Photoshop

Skylum Luminar 4

Topaz Photo AI


Storage


G-Technology Drives


Camera Bag


Nomatic

ThinkTank Photo

 


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