I am a Fort Mckay First Nations photographer of birds.

I primarily photograph in and around the greater Edmonton Alberta region.

I've been formally trained and educated in all aspects of film photography, darkroom procedures and methods.

I know how to work a camera and I know how to work computers.

I love photographs.. I've taken over a million of them.

I remember taking a camera apart when I was a child to see how it worked.. To learn its magic. As a school project I made my very first pin-hole camera. My first love was a Pentax 35mm film camera.. But I was unable to put together a darkroom for the complete process due to cost expenses..

I learned how to photograph at about a dollar a shot.

I know a lot about computers and this couples nicely with my digital photography today.

I try to keep my photography honest. I don't add or remove. I don't use AI to alter the contents.

My primary objective is to capture a beautiful image of a bird or birds and to bring it to fruition.

I have immense love and respect for the birds that I photograph.

I do not chase birds.. and I do not chase the latest bird sightings. The birds have it tough enough on their own and they don't need me badgering them around just for a 'snap shot'.

The overall net effect of my actions with birds is a positive one..

For years I've been the steward of around 30 nest boxes just outside of Elk Island and another six boxes located in Hermitage Park in Edmonton with a zero vacancy rate during the breeding season.

I have rescued and saved numerous birds. Nature must take its own way but I will step in and intervene when I believe that it is prudent to do so. I often catch birds at the park that have become entangled in fishing line.. I have a way with birds and it's usually a quick and painless operation to release them from their doom.

“Too many people merely do what they are told to do.
The greatest satisfaction derives from the realization of your individual potential, perceiving something in your own way and expressing it through adequate understanding of your tools.
Take advantage of everything; be dominated by nothing except your own convictions. Do not lose sight of the essential importance of craft; every worthwhile human endeavor depends on the highest levels of concentration and mastery of basic tools.”
~ Ansel Adams