I recently had the pleasure to spend a morning with Katelyn and her dog Winnie, walking along a snowy trail. It was snowing quite hard, but with the snow came a wonderful atmosphere and soft light that played well in the portraits. Katelyn was down for pretty much everything, but her dog had a much rougher time. Winnie’s fur quickly collected the snow effectively turning her into the abominable snow dog.

A second trip the Red had sprung up, and five days later I’m back. A whole bunch of laughs and silliness went on, but so did a ton of climbing. We left a mark on this place, and came back with some great memories.

I got invited on a short trip down to the Red River Gorge this past weekend. It just so happened to coincidentally be my birthday, and I couldn’t have asked for a better way to spend it!

I had the need and desire to escape everyday life. I needed some nature therapy. So I did what any self respecting nature enthusiast would do. I packed up some gear and headed north to the beautiful Bruce Peninsula National Park, where I hiked out to Stormhaven backcountry camping area. With camera in tow my aim was to relax, and create some landscape photographs to share.

As time passes I become more and more aware of the world around me. I long for an escape, to relax, and purge my mind from life's stresses. The following is an attempt at articulating how using photography enables this liberated state.

My photography work, and adventurous lifestyle lead outsiders to believe that I live an amazing life. I kind of do and I'm greatly appreciative for a lot of the things I've been able to do, and places I've been able to see. But there is another side of me that I've been keeping away from the public's eye. Really only family and close friends have been made aware that I've been struggling with a chronic digestive disease for the past four years.