slow down. see the world.

In November 2015, I put my career on hold, downsized from a 2,500-square foot house to a 65 litre backpack, sold my car and the majority of my possessions, and bought a one-way ticket to Katmandu, Nepal.

My plan was to embark on a 2-year backpacking adventure and to “slow down. see the world” (because every great adventure needs a mantra!).

A day before my departure, a colleague asked me how I planned to document my experience. I had no idea.

After a short discussion, we headed to a camera store and my passion for photography was born.

I spent hours “tinkering” with my camera and after a lot of trial and error, I began to understand the basics of photography.

The first 18-months of my “sabbatical” was spent backpacking throughout Asia where I had the opportunity to visit 20 countries. I completed a trek in Nepal’s Everest Region (Three Passes), slept in the desert under the stars, surfed the Arabian Sea, dove the Andaman Islands, sea kayaked with dolphins, went on a camel safari, spent a month kitesurfing in Sri Lanka, joined a religious pilgrimage, went on multi-day cycling trips in Taiwan and South Korea, watched the sunrise from a volcano summit, crashed weddings in Malaysia, India, Mongolia and North Korea, went hot air ballooning over ancient ruins in Myanmar, travelled over 5,000 km on a motorcycle through Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, summited a mountain in Mongolia, and so much more…

As my travels progressed, I began to focus my photography on street life, natural landscapes, mountain travel and wildlife (especially large predators).

Since returning from Asia, my love of photography (and travel) has continued to grow, taking me throughout Europe, Africa and remote regions of Canada.