Every Picture Tells a Story

I still remember childhood summers at Wasaga Beach and I couldn’t wait to buy a home here when I retired. My wife Kathy and I live literally just steps from that sandy shoreline. The bay appeals to me in all weather and all seasons. Capturing sunsets over the bay has become a daily pastime for… Read More »Beauty of the beach – June 2023

I’ve spent most of my life working and teaching in the field of emergency health care. This day I was teaching a particular course that has a well earned reputation for being very intense. The subjects are complex, time is short and patients lives are at stake. I had a student in the class who… Read More »Donovan

This story was submitted by Joanne Brown Simpson from Bolton, Ontario Photographing flowers has been one of my passions since digital photography has made it so easy. Where better to find flowers than the Canadian Tulip Festival in Ottawa? After a long winter this impressive display of colour is so welcome. The origin of this… Read More »Canadian Tulip Festival

I still remember childhood summers at Wasaga Beach and I couldn’t wait to buy a home here when I retired. My wife Kathy and I live literally just steps from that sandy shoreline. The bay appeals to me in all weather and all seasons. Capturing sunsets over the bay has become a daily pastime for… Read More »Beauty of the Beach – May 2023

This story was submitted by Chris Millar from Bolton, Ontario Photography has always been in my life off and on through out the years. It is one of the few things that can completely shut out the world and any distractions. It stops time for me. Moving to Bolton after retirement I love exploring the… Read More »Blossom Time in Bolton

Faces… the most difficult and also the most fascinating thing to paint for me. There are shapes and shadows and lines and texture, but the best part is expression. Some of these people I know personally which makes it a lot harder to get it right, but I love the challenge. I saw a photo… Read More »Faces

The arrival of Spring is met with so much excitement for my family as it marks the opening of our cottage in Bobcaygeon.  While opening this year, I took a bit of a break to walk around town with my vintage Hasselblad 500 CM and a Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta. The latter was loaded with… Read More »Mad About MonoChrome

It’s 4:45 a.m. when the alarm goes off. Groggy and disoriented, I momentarily wonder where I am and what I’m doing here. It takes a few seconds for my mind to clear and to remember. Of course! It’s the month of May and the Point Pelee Birding Festival has just begun. I’m in a motel… Read More »Early Morning at the Point

This story was submitted by Ron Craig, Wasaga Beach While visiting friends in Arizona in 2019, we decided one day to take a “day trip” to San Diego, California. It actually turned into a day and a half, with an overnight stay. On our journey, we passed through Yuma, Arizona, and some amazing scenery through… Read More »San Diego Day Trip

Capturing sunsets over Georgian Bay from the shores of Wasaga Beach has become virtually a daily pastime for me. Our home is mere steps from the beach and retirement here has enabled me to pursue this passion. The bay appeals to me in all weather and all seasons. From shimmering reflections in glassy summer water… Read More »Beauty of the Beach