Roche Ronde & River Mist
Leon StrembitskyThis is one of several photographs from my February 2001 weekend trip to our friends Tom & Louises house at Folding Mountain Village. As I’ve noted in other accounts it was bitterly cold, -25°C, for the high both days. This photograph was taken just inside the east park boundary off of Highway 16 and was a bit of a challenge because of the cold. I had to get in and out of the van frequently between steps just to warm up enough to keep photographing! This was one of several stops along the way to the Jasper town-site to look at other scenes and take other photographs. I’ve never been so glad to have a warm car near by when I was out shooting!
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25" x 16"
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Leon Strembitsky
My first love is black and white photography. That probably has to do with the fact that I started out many years ago sloshing around in a makeshift darkroom set up in my parent's basement bathroom. In the last few years I’ve transitioned from shooting large format film, almost exclusively black and white, to a digital slr which allows me to produce colour as well. Regardless, whether the final image will be black and white or colour, I'm always drawn to scenes with strong compositional elements and strong lighting. Most of my images are manipulated and often times quite different from what a literal translation of the scene would show. I do, however, strive to maintain the believability of the image. So, even though there may be a great deal of manipulation, it isn't readily obvious.
People often ask me why I photograph and after much consideration the one thing that I come up with is this...it gives me joy. To find exciting things all around, sometimes in the most familiar places, fascinates me. Showing it to others is my way of sharing that joy. That's all there is to it, no drawn out explanations, no spiritual intervention, no existential undercurrents, just good, strong photographs! After all, when I'm not here to explain it, there will only be the work so it has to be able to stand on its own.