COLOURFUL LEAVES, CALGARY, ALBERTA My first visit to Sandy Beach Park, in this western Canadian city, yielded images like this. The initial image showed promise, but there was a LOT of black spots …

WESTMINSTER BRIDGE TRAFFIC,LONDON, ENGLAND I’ve seen this kind of picture before and was delighted to have a chance to do my version. To get it, I set up my equipment on a thin, long concrete…

I almost missed the irony. There I was, at my car dealership, pondering a Thanksgiving blog while mentally fuming about the repair cost and what I thought was the endless wait for my Ford Focus. Fi…

QUIDI VIDI CREEK, ST. JOHN’S, NEWFOUNDLAND Pronounced “Kiddy Viddy” by the locals, this charming little east-coast Canadian village is overloaded with colourful homes, a few resta…

QUIDI VIDI CREEK, ST. JOHN’S, NEWFOUNDLAND Pronounced “Kiddy Viddy” by the locals, this charming little east-coast Canadian village is overloaded with colourful homes, a few resta…

BOW RIVER, CALGARY, ALBERTA Looking across this western Canadian river provided a great view of the colourful cottonwood trees. The rocks and tree trunk in the river provided an excellent place to …

FALL LEAVES, BANFF NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA I went on what was for me an epic hike – a 16-kilometre round trip – behind Lake Louise in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Just a few kilometres …

When I found this meme on an atheist internet community, it caused me to ponder the exact command. (FYI, it’s written by an ancient Hebrew historian, and an easier-to-read version puts it lik…

TIRE TRACKS AND FALLEN LEAVES, KANANASKIS COUNTRY, ALBERTA I drove into this parking lot in the Canadian Rocky Mountains intending to see if there were any good autumn landscapes. Then I saw how th…

WEDGE POND, SPRAY VALLEY PROVINCIAL PARK, ALBERTA After spending a considerable time at this amazing Canadian Rocky Mountain pond, I was driving away and decided to stop and check a view from above…

TRAIL ALONG THE RED DEER RIVER, DRUMHELLER, ALBERTA I visited this wonderful Canadian badlands photography mecca at the height of autumn, spending an entire day finding very compelling scenes almos…

I encountered this meme on Facebook and was immediately struck by its warm and inviting messages. I own more than 700 CDs (yes, I’m happily ‘old school’) and music is always part …

SKYLINE AND MORNING TRAFFIC, CALGARY, ALBERTA Every few years I venture onto a bridge over Memorial Drive and make a new 30-second exposure of this western Canada’s city’s skyline. In t…

MAPLE LEAF AND TREE VINES, KILLARNEY, IRELAND While wandering the grounds of Killarney House & Gardens, I found a small forest and this leaf. Picking it up, I looked around for an attractive ph…

SAN FRANCISCO-OAKLAND BAY BRIDGE, CALIFORNIA It was a dull weather morning, so I decided to attempt subdued, minimalist photos of what we could see around our cruise ship. I like how this one turne…

I’ll admit right now that I initially found the image in this meme shocking. Can there be people in our world who actually think this way? After a moment’s contemplation, my conclusion …

AUTUMN POND, FOOTHILLS COUNTY, ALBERTA By the end of September, this western Canadian province is awash in yellow and orange, with the occasional touch of red. This roadside scene grabbed my attent…

AUTUMN SNOW, BIG HILL SPRINGS PROVINCIAL PARK, ALBERTA Just as peak fall colours were arriving, a snowfall muscled into the scene to make its presence known. I enjoyed the opportunity to combine sn…

CLIFFS OF MOHER, COUNTY CLARE, IRISH REPUBLIC During our 2025 European trip, I had only 90 minutes to explore this incredible section of Ireland’s western coast. So I moved quickly to find an…

I’ve been pondering the life of beloved singer/songwriter/entertainer/business mogul Jimmy Buffett, who died in September 2023 of skin cancer. Did you know he was a billionaire? Buffett parla…

SHORELINE ROCKS, SAUBLE BEACH, ONTARIO I came across the group of boulders in Lake Huron on a cloudy afternoon and instantly knew there were photographic possibilities. But I also knew this scene w…

Maybe you’re among the people who believe the opinion in this atheist meme. But I’m encouraged that you’re open-minded enough to read this blog and be willing to ponder a mindset …

MOUNT BLAKISTON, WATERTON LAKES NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA While on one of the scenic drives in this gorgeous western Canadian park, the glowing moon over the peak made the stop the car and try my crea…

DUFFINS CREEK, GREENWOOD CONSERVATION AREA, AJAX, ONTARIO On my first visit back to this charming area in a decade, I revisited a little forest cascade shortly after sunrise. A long exposure ensure…

So, is renowned atheist philosopher Friedrich Nietzche (who famously first declared “God is dead”) correct? Is there only a finite amount of love and goodness in this troubled world? Ar…

A BADLANDS MOMENT IN HORSESHOE CANYON, KNEEHILL COUNTY, ALBERTA I had a great time exploring these badlands northeast of my home in Calgary. Part of my goal was to create high-contrast abstract rep…

NATURAL GAS STATION, CALGARY, ALBERTA I’ve passed this station many times and knew it would probably make a compelling nighttime photo subject. That proved to be the case in between showers o…

KANANASKIS RIVER, ALBERTA I liked the reflections and the diagonal drive of the mountain valley scene — everything from the river to the logs — and so strived to bring it all together i…

SUNRISE REFLECTIONS, LYNDE SHORES CONSERVATION AREA, WHITBY, ONTARIO What a blessing it was to be at this place, east of Toronto, when the best of summer sunrise light hit. I scrambled to find and …

I didn’t watch the 2000s TV comedy Malcom In The Middle, but I knew about the show’s star, Frankie Muniz, and a recent web article on his spiritual life grabbed my attention. In 2020 Mu…

HAYROLLS AND WIND TURBINES, WILLOW CREEK COUNTRY, ALBERTA I was heading home after a full day’s photography when I decided to take a detour. That dirt road took me to this amazing golden fiel…

ELBOW LAKE, PETER LOUGHEED PROVINCIAL PARK, ALBERTA So here’s the story: the coach of a Calgary university volleyball squad brought his players to this western Canadian park for a team-buildi…

ROCK CAIRN, BAKER LAKE, NUNAVUT During a 2019 work trip to this remote part of Canada, I had time to wander around with my camera and interpret the mind-blowing, treeless landscape. This cairn made…

Years ago, I would have blindly accepted this graphic, which was kindly supplied by an internet atheist community. It’s simple, right? “Religious” people hate science and scientists have no use for…

PRAIRIE LANDSCAPE NEAR TWIN BUTTE, ALBERTA The sun was a little higher in the sky than I would have liked, but the fascinating prairie sky more than compensates, giving you (I hope) a sense of spac…

CASCADE MOUNTAIN REFLECTED IN CASCADE PONDS, ALBERTA This massive rock face is a gobsmacking scene for visitors driving into Banff National Park from Calgary. It’s also a great subject for re…

CATHEDRAL GROVE, MACMILLAN PARK, BRITISH COLUMBIA Driving across Vancouver Island, on Canada’s west coast, takes you through this stunning rainforest that leaves many people (like me) gobsmac…

APPROACHING DAWN, OLDMAN RIVER, ALBERTA I was up and on the road super-early in order to reach this place (about two hours’ drive from my Calgary home) in time to capture a glorious sunrise.T…

A few months ago, I found an entertaining blog that listed “32 Reasons to be an Atheist (as Opposed to a Christian),” by someone calling themselves ‘Violetwisp’. I responded to some of them — you c…

CROWFOOT MOUNTAIN, BANFF NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA Bow Lake is one of the most sublime visual and and natural experiences to be had along the Icefields Parkway in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. I hadn&…

BEARSPAW FIRST NATION TEEPEES, NEAR CALGARY, ALBERTA The Bearspaw folks put up four of these beautiful ceremonial teepees near the Trans Canada Highway west of Calgary. As soon as I first saw them,…

VALENCIA BEACH, VANCOUVER ISLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA Imagine my delight when emerging from a forest walk to find this boulder-strewn beach! There were so many potential photos that I spent the next t…

So, is renowned atheist philosopher Friedrich Nietzche (who famously first declared “God is dead”) correct? Is there only a finite amount of love and goodness in this troubled world? Ar…

END OF A SUMMER DAY, CALGARY, ALBERTA I plunged way back into the archives to show you this picture from the 1990s. At the time, I was using a bulky but glorious medium-format film camera. The slid…

RED TAILED HAWK, ROCKY VIEW TOWNSHIP, ALBERTA I saw this creature while driving past and stopped just in case he/she stayed. That’s what happened, so I spent 20 very happy minutes waiting for…

LOWER LEVEL, RALPH KLEIN PARK ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTRE, CALGARY, ALBERTA After photographing a glorious sunrise and reflections on the man-made wetlands in this 75-acre park, I ventured along…

I am just LOVING the photos used to illustrate the point in this meme, found on an internet atheism community. Apparently as a follower of Jesus of Nazareth (who many people believe is the Son of G…

DAWN AT RALPH KLEIN PARK, CALGARY, ALBERTA This scene looks quite natural, but it’s not. This 75-acre park is entirely man-made, an extensive set of wetlands designed to filter stormwater bef…

PORT BUILDINGS, OSHAWA, ONTARIO I arrived at Lakeview Park, beside the port lands, with plenty of time to explore potential pictures before sunrise arrived and lit up Lake Ontario. The strong shape…