BIO

Steph is a Toronto-based landscape photographer. She launched her Fine Art Photography business in 2016. Her content is inspired by the magnificent landscape of our Canadian countryside and urban centres, as well as her international travels. Steph holds a certificate in Photography from OCAD School of Continuing Studies and a Commerce degree from Queen’s University. Steph is also mother to the three willing (and now much older) subjects in the photo below.

ARTIST STATEMENT

As a landscape photographer, I approach my art as I would a meditation. I seek subjects that instill a sense of calm or contemplation and focus my mind on the present moment. My compositions are clean, often linear and focus on detailed abstractions of the subject matter. I find serenity in natural elements such as water, ice, forest and sky for their powerful yet simple beauty. Subjects that hold intrigue appeal to my sense of curiosity in their ability to tell a story. When I shoot in urban or populated settings, I look for the calm amidst the chaos, and the character exuded in the structures and common spaces. I predominantly shoot in natural light and produce work in cooler tones.

EXHIBITS & EVENTS

October 2023, Roam Exhibit, Twist Gallery, Toronto ON

September 2023, Guest Artist, Duntroon Highlands, Duntroon ON

June 10-11, 2023 - Rosedale Art Fair, Ramsden Park, Toronto ON

Spring 2023 - Ontario Society of Artists (OSA) Juried Exhibition, Toronto; Latcham Gallery Annual Juried Exhibition, Stouffville ON; Collective 131 Perfect 10 Show, Yorkville ON, North Toronto Group of Artists Spring Show & Sale, Toronto ON

2022 - Waddingtons.ca Art Auction for Ukraine; Leslie Grove Gallery, The Wonder & The Worry; Graywood Development, outdoor public art installation, Toronto; TFS Marché d’hiver debuting The Paris Collection, Toronto ON

2021 - CONTACT Photography Festival; Orillia Museum of Art & History, Carmichael Canadian Landscape Exhibition; artwrk.ca ‘Connections’ group show

2020 - Lawrence Park Art Collective Fall Art Show, Keller Williams Portfolio Realty; Lesliegrove Gallery, Daily Rituals, Where Do We Land and Summer Longing Juried exhibits

2019 - The Artist Project, Toronto; North Toronto Group of Artists Fall Show & Sale; Latcham Gallery Juried Exhibition

2018 - CONTACT Photography Festival ‘Community’, OCAD Continuing Studies Gallery; Latcham Gallery Juried Exhibition