Canadian Landscape Project
Canadian Landscape Project
This country has propelled me on a life long journey to photograph its landscape.
This is Canada, a landscape ranging from Arctic Polar Deserts in the high north, to coffee plantations on the southern Gulf Islands. This country has captivated my imagination and propelled me on a life long journey to photograph it’s landscape. My photography focuses on natural habitats, therefore I have chosen to portray Canada from it’s natural (physiographic) boundaries rather than it’s political borders.
Physiographic characteristics are comprised of a combination of features including geologic structure, relief attributes, continuous permafrost (atmospheric and hydrologic effects) and the tree-line (vegetation). Combining these features, with an emphasis on the geologic structure, Canada is a composite of seven distinct regions, with differences between them visible from space: Arctic, Cordillera, Interior Plains, Canadian Shield, Hudson Bay Lowlands, St. Lawrence Lowlands, and the Appalachian.
I intend to continue exploring these regions with a vision to portray their essence through a photographic style that invokes a sense of wonder for the diversity and beauty of Canada’s landscape. Ultimately, I hope that the body of work I create will contribute to our collective notion of a Canadian identity.