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[2] Ken & Heather’s Place, originally uploaded by [3] studio.idee.

A couple weekends ago I spent the day at my cousin’s farm south east of Edmonton, AB. Despite having lived in Edmonton for five years now, I have not taken the time to visit with my long-lost Alberta family as much as I should. This particular visit was inspired by an idea I had driving across the prairies to surprise my Mother at Easter. The idea is to offer my services to farmers and rural land owners (acreages, hobby farms, etc.) to document their hard work and passion and the natural beauty of the land they love.

As a city kid (raised anyway; I was born is a small Alberta cowboy town) I of course find pleasure and inspiration in the creation of man and the way we have used ingenuity and creativity to mold our environment into what we need or want. But to truly experience creativity at its height one needs to get into the places untouched by man to see the ideas the true creator had in mind. Now I understand that farms have been developed and are not the pristine wilderness of say the Rocky Mountains but they are much closer to true nature than the city.

Another part of this creative journey is inspired by an intention to live more of my life outside. I am feeling a need to get into the fresh air and enjoy the sun on my face. Life indoors is making me lazy and pale and I won’t settle for it anymore.

So if you enjoy my photographs or the philosophy behind them, please let me know. If you would like pictures taken of your own slice of nature, I would be more than willing to chat with you about prices and availability. And if you live in the city but know someone who you would like to recommend me to, please do so.

Please visit my Flickr page at http://www.flickr.com/photos/studio_idee/

Have a great summer,
Chad