“Humanity is waging a war on nature. This is suicidal. Nature always strikes back — and is already doing so with growing force and fury . . . human activities are at the root of our descent toward chaos. But that means human action can help to solve it.
—António Guterres, Secretary General, UN (Dec 2, 2020)
Mangrove roots and soils store huge amounts of carbon!
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These images from 2024 exhibits were printed using the colour bichromate over palladium process. Colour brush strokes around the perimeter of each image, applied in layers over four days, are evident.
STATEMENT
I have been an environmental activist and leader most of my professional life. I directed the City of Toronto’s climate agency for nine years and organized an international network of 300+ cities collaborating to systematically reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.
My photography seeks to elucidate the beauty of natural landscapes in all their complexity and chaos, especially those being altered by environmental change. Many landscapes offer solutions. If we can save wetlands, for instance, these nature-based assets (especially mangroves) can in turn save us by absorbing volumes of carbon from the atmosphere.
In 2022, I turned my attention to Iceland’s lava fields, nature’s chaos in its most extreme. I also began printing using the colour bichromate over palladium process, which involves the sequential application of transparent pigments over a foundation of palladium. Created from nature’s materials, this printing process appeals to me as a lifetime conservationist.
My work has been exhibited across Canada, the U.S., and the U.K. Major gallery exhibits in Toronto and Vancouver during 2019, 2020, and 2024 showcased my work. International companies and museums, such as Unilever and the V&A Museum in London, have collected and exhibited my work.
WATCH A SHORT DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHER’S APPROACH TO NATURE HERE.