Author: brendajohima
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Barred Owls on Denman Island
All of a suddenly out of nowhere, without warning, she swooped down right in front of the feet of one of my friends and grabbed a vole and flew off into the back forest to feed her owlet.
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RAIN Dancing on Horsetails
The best time to make photos, if you don’t want any company, and to find peace and solitude, is to go out in the rain into the forest with camera. Why is nobody else in there in the rain? The colours are so vibrant, the multitude of greens so lush, the scents and smells of…
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Families of Bald Eagles Hunting on Vancouver Island
The bald eagle is my very favourite bird, as I have written on this blog before. Imagine my thrill when I came upon not just one or two eagles, but I found many families of bald eagles together, all of different ages and in different stages of development, lined up together along the shoreline, hunting…
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#johima58 project
On April 11th 2019 I announced to my Instagram world that starting on my 58th birthday (April 13th) that I would make something creative every day for a year. Yes, #createeveryday no matter what. It didn’t matter whether it is my photography or a drawing, a doodle, some writings, my own quotes or poetry, a…
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Cherish Your Unique Way of Seeing the World
We all see the world in our own unique and special way. As artists and photographers, it is our ways of seeing that differentiates us from all others. It is easy to shy away from who you really are as a creative, if it looks like you don’t belong anywhere; don’t fit in. That feeling…
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People Are Shapes Book
In January of 2019 I began photographing “People as Shapes” as a personal project, in the streets of Vancouver, which then turned into working on publishing a small black and white photo book in 2019. Stay tuned for your opportunity to order. In past I was not a people photographer (yet … never say never)…
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Spring Is On The Way
Spring 2019 is the perfect time for me to return to this blog. Spring time in nature, reflects back to me a time of renewal, peace and contentment, an opening to new energies and opportunities. Spring is a time for new growth, a time to leap and a time to grow. If we choose. Goodwill…
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The Bald Eagle
My favourite bird, for as long as I can remember, has been the Bald Eagle. These birds take my breath away every time that I see one. And every time I see one (or many), something good always happens in my life. Seriously it is true. It’s been even more lucky, if it flies overhead.…
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The GoldenEagle
I recently went to The Raptors on Vancouver Island. It’s a place I have always wanted to visit but in all my years of living on Vancouver Island, I drove by the turn off to get there from the highway, so many times and just drove on by, home. Finally I decided to make a…
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Great Blue Heron Rookery
I feel very fortunate to be able to witness some amazing wildlife and birds on Vancouver Island and on the Gulf Islands. As one who is new to birding, I am thoroughly enjoying the challenge of making images on location, of these majestic birds; the great blue heron. (ardea herodias fannini) Their wingspan, as you…