There is a deep power in a photograph’s ability to freeze time and bear witness to life’s fleeting moments. In so doing, it is my mission to showcase humanity, the natural world, and the important intersection between, with a weaving of words and imagery to tell stories that need to be heard.
A note: Pulling out single images like this also pulls out the narrative of the project in which they were a part. For each image presented here, I’ve included some context and a link to the body of work in which it’s part (if currently available online).
A polar bear gazes out at the Hudson Bay, waiting for the ice to freeze and the feast to begin.
Context: A shoulder season visit to Churchill, Manitoba (November 2011).
A young beluga calf (the darker of the pictured whales) keeps close to its mother, as they swim in the safety of the Churchill River estuary.
Context: Spending time on the water and tundra around Churchill, Manitoba (August 2016).
A portrait of Mercedes Perez González, a coffee farmer literally enjoying the fruits of his labour.
Context: Part of a month spent in Guatemala (April 2017), walking along small coffee farmers and learning about the the empowering work that local coffee co-op De La Gente offers to its community. –link to photoessay series–
A monkey leaps from a branch, trusting the next handhold to be in reach within the thick canopy.
Context: Part of a month spent in Guatemala (April 2017), exploring the contrasting ecosystems of cloud forest and lowland jungle. –link to photoessay series–
Over many hours, an intricate alfombra is created in the streets of Antigua - its colorful flowers and dust to soon be swept away by the feet of a Semana Santa procession.
Context: Part of a month spent in Guatemala (April 2017), participating in the unique ceremonies blending Mayan and Spanish traditions leading up to Easter. –link to photoessay series–
Hanging out and enjoying an evening of performances at the Winnipeg Folk Festival.
Context: I was a photographer for the Winnipeg Folk Festival for seven years (2013-2020), building a wide collection of images including crowd moments like these that have been licensed further to organizations like Travel Manitoba.
The rhythm section of the ‘Balkan-Klezmer-Gypsy-Party-Punk-Super Band’: the Lemon Bucket Orkestra, takes an exhuberant solo.
Context: I was a photographer for the Winnipeg Folk Festival for seven years (2013-2020), and have a mountain of images featuring artists and programming.
Rob Kokesch paddles a canoe built with his own hands under a bridge in Winnipeg.
Context: From my work as Director of Photography and Editor for a short film titled ‘Meet Me on the River’ (released 2025), a poetic and layered exploration of seasonal transitions on both the natural and human scales. –link to video–
A highland cow named Ginger, looking good and she knows it.
Context: Part of a pilgrimage to connect with family in Scotland (May 2024), here camped on the Isle of Skye. –link to photoessay–
A man hikes an old trail, on a rare sunny day on the West Highland Way.
Context: Part of a pilgrimage to connect with family in Scotland (May 2024), here hiking the West Highland Way. –link to photoessay–
An elderly man commutes home at dusk, one slow step at a time in the shrouded Kiso Valley.
Context: I retraced part of the old Nakasendo mountain walking route between Tokyo and Kyoto, part of a trek connecting the dots between special-to-me Japan destinations: a coffee shop in Tokyo and Dogen’s Eiheiji temple in the Fukui prefecture. –link to pop-up newsletter–
A crowd bows to their local guardian deity, creating a moment of stillness after a raucus day ushering its portable shrine through their neighbourhood.
Context: The Shinto Kanda Festival happens once every two years, and was experienced as part of a Japan trip connecting the dots between special-to-me destinations: a coffee shop in Tokyo and Dogen’s Eiheiji temple in the Fukui prefecture. –link to pop-up newsletter–
A Shinto shrine sits silently in the mountain mists, forgotten by most all except the priest who takes care of it.
Context: Staying with a Shinto priest in the mountains of Japan’s Yoshino District, this was part of a Japan trip connecting the dots between special-to-me destinations: a coffee shop in Tokyo and Dogen’s Eiheiji temple in the Fukui prefecture. –link to pop-up newsletter–
After a few hours gazing at the northern lights from the balcony, a tired apartment dweller naps on the couch in her snowsuit to recharge while the aurora continues to dance across the horizon.
Context: The northern lights erupted in such force over Winnipeg that the whole city paused to look up. –link to photoessay–
The view from the cockpit for a self-sufficient bicycle tourist; one which, pedal stroke after weary pedal stroke, never gets old.
Context: Over several months of the 2015 summer, I embarked on a pedal powered bike tour through western Canada (Jasper, the Haida Gwaii, Vancouver Island, the Sunshine Coast, and Vancouver) - from building my bicycle to sleeping in hammocks every night. –link to photoessay series–
Fun fact: I took to the stage at Pecha Kucha Winnipeg and presented my philosophy on the importance of moving slow through the world based on this trip! –link to presentation–
Golden larch in golden light.
Context: Most Septembers, I head to the Canadian Rocky Mountains on personal retreat - collecting my thoughts as well as many moments such as this.
The montane of the alpine; as colourful as the weather.
Context: Most Septembers, I head to the Canadian Rocky Mountains on personal retreat - collecting my thoughts as well as many moments such as this.
A canoe cuts through autumn reflections, forging a path forward beyond the road’s end.
Context: A moment from one of many close-to-home adventures in Manitoba.
As the sun sets and the temperature drops, the fire becomes a beckoning hub when winter camping.
Context: A moment from one of many close-to-home adventures in Manitoba.
A great grey owl sits sentinel in bare branches along the lake shore, waiting in rapt silence.
Context: A moment from one of many close-to-home adventures in Manitoba.
![A cabin’s warm glow contrasts the cold of deep winter.Context: This was the home of a 2020 artist residency I took part in, graciously hosted by Falcon Trails Resort (I have taken part several times since). [–link to photoessay–]](/portfolio/ManitobaFalconTrailsWarmCabin.jpg)
A cabin’s warm glow contrasts the cold of deep winter.
Context: This was the home of a 2020 artist residency I took part in, graciously hosted by Falcon Trails Resort (I have taken part several times since). [–link to photoessay–]
A teepee lit up against the tapestry of the night sky.
Context: A scene from the dark sky preserve that is Grasslands National park.