Taking a time out of showing clients recent works I am going to share a little about the backyard I use to make my photographs. I am in the Canadian Rockies and this is a very special place to be! The reason why is because every winter we get the privilege of witnessing the collection of 3 of Earth's oceans. This is one of the reasons I think this is the purest place in the world to get married!

The Earth is like a huge fish tank and every bit of time goes by then it is time to do a fresh water change. I know this because my pets are tropical fish and once a week I do about a 40% water change so disease does not start to embrace the biological nature of the environment. It sounds like a lot of work however having a cat or dog is not possible with my work as a full time destination professional photographer.

Almost every day I shoot for at least 30 minutes to find new locations for my next Wedding or Elopement. There are a large number of amazing photographers in the region so the only way to stay alive is to know more scenic locations than anyone. I have been a professional photographer for as long as I have been in the Canadian Rockies which is now 20 years. With the industry now gone digital its like the career is starting all over again.

Somethings about digital are amazing. The biggest of pluses is the thousands of photos I can take over film! The negative is everyone is now taking more photos and every year the files sizes are larger. The bottom line is there will more annual electricity consumed on the planet and currently this means the burning of more coal. Right now 60% of the electricity used in Alberta is from the burning of coal.

I relaunched Adventures in Photography Ltd. in the spring 2007 after I decided not to sell out to a more esteemed company in the later part of 2005. From then till now I have captured about 10,000 gigabytes of images for mainly clients and the files are only  getting bigger! To be exact the original Canon 1D Mark I was 4.0 mega pixels and the new Canon 1D Mark IV is 16.1 Mega Pixels. This kind of Quality is what my clients expect when they hire my company because it is the industry standard.

My problem is I love the quality however the Earth really can't afford to flip the bill. Quality means more electricity! More electricity means more coal burning in Alberta! The bottom line is Coal burning equals more Mercury that finds its way into the Eco Systems of the World's Waterways. Modern photography heightens this due to Mercury found in the electronics, and with the millions of digital cameras out there in the land of the Internet Face Booking which is partly driven by the burning of Coal.

Who Pays for Humanity's Social Media? 

The waterways of the World pays and the species of these waterways pay with their lives. This information I have provided here is one of several reasons I am sharing my scenic images of the Canadian Rockies to world for a price of a donation purchase to support the Oceanic Preservation Society. The other message with every print sold is a simple one. Changing how we use our technology starts with the consumer and everyone is a consumer.

The Oceanic Preservation Society has proven that a operation of heavy electrical needs can run on Solar Electric Power. In 2010 we have already started pursuing the use of less electricity and we are canceling the use of DVDs and CDs on a regular basis. All of our files will be for download only and clients requiring CDs DVDs will pay by donation that is submitted to OPS. This service will put us in the region as your environmentally correct Digital photographer with this premium service of always having your files online with easy private access 24/7/365!

This is all about better time, energy, and waste management. Most important this is better for all aquatic life from the top of the Ice Fields in the Canadian Rockies all the way down to sea level where the Dolphins like to rip up the waves with the Stoking Hot Suffers!! We can't warn the Fish about the Mercury and I do think about all the animals that have paid with Mercury Poisoning for all the computing hours I spend each year learning how to be a better wedding photographer.

Our print store will be open shortly!

I love winter weddings! The Canadian Rockies has a endless list spectacular venues for great photography for Weddings, Elopements, Engagements, and whatever else your imagination can dream up.

Leia and Jarred invited me out for our Enchantment package which is a great package for the majority of our clients. Our time in the park was pretty limited so we caught a few classic images on The Vermillion Lakes with Mount Rundle creating a great majestic Wedding Backdrop for this Albertan couple.

This is a simple show of just 32 images.. If your planning a last minute Elopement or Wedding for February, March, or April we have some great dates still open!

Here is our New Packages Intro Link... http://ourweddinginalberta.com/2010_2011_packages_intro.pdf.zip

I have done a fair amount of weddings in Canmore and Kananaskis! Bernadette and Denesh invited us out for a full day! It was challenging coverage because the ceremony was very late starting and our normal scenic portrait tour was out of the question..

We still captured a great selection of images off a Quarry Lake Meadow!

This slide show is a hearty selection of fun images from beginning to end!

Go grab a tea - this show has 200 + images...

All The Best,

Johnny

Vicky and Keith invited me out to their intimate wedding @ the Banff Springs Hotel! Winter weddings at the Banff Springs are great during the mid weeks and Winter months when the hotel is not filled with to much hustle and bussel. We had about 1.5 hours together adventuring through halls of the "Lovely Scotish Castle!" 

We actively work to keep the photographic sessions simply and fun.

I really think these 2 are right out of a modern action thriller! 

Catch you next time with a exciting new couple!

2009 was a year for absolute change for our clients and our future in providing quality digital media here in "Sweet Home Alberta and British Columbia"! With the influx Seasonal Staff and Tourism Industry. Using a High Quality 3rd party printers and album creators was on the hit list to provide quality post production needs for our clients after our necessary work on the coverage and editing was completed. 

Adventures in Photography Ltd. for 20 years has been a destination photography provider in Western Canada, and many of the venues we service are found in and around the "Unesco World Heritage Site" of the "Western Mountain Parks of Canada". With this observation over the last 10 years we have watch glaciers disappear right before our very eyes while we photographed clients. 

Not being a Photographer freshly entering the industry means I have left a pretty huge paper trail required to stay in practice in the Canadian Rockies. When our clients print our digital photograph image files. I am responsible of the quality of the file in every notable attribute. I am also responsible of the message the image stands for. Any quality active Global Professional Photographer can sift through 100,000 files a year for the needs of their clients that support the practice. 

Our mission statement for 2010. In times of change throughout the world we understand what our actual footprint is with our operation in a World Heritage Site. The vast majority of our activities does in fact have a direct impact on the Eco Systems of the world from the very moment we flick the light switch on the wall when we wake up in the morning. It is a stark realization however it's true. A large percentage of the global electricity used each day is produced by the burning of coal. This daily human activity is a pain in my world I must live with until we all move forward to make the change. If everyone just cleared their personal human needs from their heads for one moment and understood that it is humanities daily emotional needs is what decides the future of all living things on Earth.

If everyone understood when we flick a light switch and if the electricity flowing though that switch was created by the burning of coal. This couscous decision is our personal approval that a Dolphin and every other animal that relies on the water Eco Systems of the world can be subjected to Mercury Poisoning including Humans themselves. In 2009 we started our Journey to reduce Global Impact with our modern Mercury Poisoning supporting art form.

I am a romantic with that being understood it is not my goal to eradicate any species in the pursuit of self expression and creative communication. In our modern day the use of electricity is a necessity.  How many computers are on right now as you read this? In 2010, we are actively pursuing a Mercury foot print that brings no harm to the Dolphin or any other aquatic life form. This achieved step for humanity as a whole is a much greater accomplishment than ever walking on the Moon! With the light of day we live it is a necessity that we do not have to tell our children that our love for electricity is what drove the dolphins mad and then to terminal illness.

As I travel to such places like Okotoks to photograph heart warming events such as Steph's and Andrew's Western Outdoor Ranch Wedding it is always on my mind what does my life's work stands for?

I truly want the happiest and healthiest moments for all living things in my pursuit as a professional modern digital media artist of 20 years in Western Canada.