From the prairies to the mountains, this new "Surreal Alberta" series I've been creating has been all about reinventing perspectives on the familiar. One moment you're admiring architecture, the next you're seeing landscape.
A lot of inspiration has been born simply out of playing in my digital archives again and rediscovering years of travel shoots around Alberta. In this case, the Calgary Central Library in downtown Calgary, Alberta provided some new puzzle pieces.
"Cosmic Canoes" is a new addition to the "Surreal Alberta" digital artwork series constructed from images shot in Canmore, Alberta outside of Banff National Park.
This new Surreal Alberta series leaves a lot of room to play. Just keep an eye out for those lake sharks the next time you're exploring Lake Louise in Banff National Park.
"Wonderland Springs" is another addition to my brand new surrealist, digital artwork series inspired by Alberta scenes from my professional travel photography archives. Pink hues, shooting stars, and a fairytale castle in the Rockies - this latest composite and art print features the iconic Banff Springs Hotel in Banff National Park.
"Jasper's Daydream" is the first in a new series of digital artwork I've been experimenting with - a mix of collage and surrealism created using elements from my existing library of professional travel photography. The base of this image is from Jasper National Park in Alberta.
Just a few visual updates to the Around Alberta archives at Waterton Lakes National Park, including this previously unpublished shot of a moody sunset over the Prince of Wales Hotel.
While 2020 was a slow year for travel in general, one bright spot was finally having the time to complete some big updates to my various preview galleries for the professional travel content I've shot all over my home province of Alberta, Canada.
Several major refreshes for 2021 include travel photography from the Rockies, Calgary, Edmonton, the Canadian Badlands, and Southeast Alberta (including my hometown of Medicine Hat).
While you'll find a lot of content has been featured on this website, if you're looking to license material or inquire about a custom order, shoot me a message and I'll be able to quickly narrow your search or direct you to one of these newly created online preview galleries.
A lot of the preview content has been refreshed into online galleries for ease of sharing with clients or interested parties. While this was always the case to a certain extent, the extra time has allowed me to streamline my galleries, retire older content, finally add in some of the newer shoots, and take stock of how much there really was.
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From icy shores to marshmallow looking trees, this winter shoot around Lake Tahoe on the borders of Nevada and California was a blessing in disguise after arriving just a few days after a blizzard hit. With snowdrifts burying cabins and mountain passes like caverns, the scene was an interesting combination of a winter wonderland and an episode of Man Vs. Wild.
Drilling began in 1901 and oil was struck in 1902 at a depth of 311 metres. This well never reached its expected potential of 300 barrels per day, however the brief success did kick off Alberta's speculative oil boom in the early 20th Century. The rest, as they say, is history. 
