About Cliff
I was born and raised in southern Ontario. My interest in the natural world began at an early age, when my family took trips to cottage country in central Ontario. In high school, I regularly visited Algonquin Provincial Park during all seasons to canoe, ski, snowshoe and hike. My interest in nature and photography continued to grow. My older brother Gary took me on many of these adventures, and I am very grateful that he tolerated his baby brother. I enjoyed taking photos as a teenager, and my sister, Myra, was instrumental in encouraging me early on. I later discovered photographers such as John Shaw, Galen Rowell, and Art Wolfe.
My interests prompted me to pursue a career as an ecologist. I obtained a Bachelor of Science in zoology and biology from the University of Toronto, and then a Master of Science from the University of Alberta, where I studied the interactions of elk and beaver and the resulting impacts the ecosystem. I have worked as wildlife ecologist for over 20 years in Ontario, Alberta, Wyoming, and British Columbia on a variety of studies, which include: size variation of coyotes in Canada, beaver-elk-willow ecology in the Canadian Rockies, elk population and behaviour characteristics in Alberta, the impacts of roads on wildlife in Wyoming, deer and mountain goat ecology in British Columbia, and more recently, the ecology of wolverine and other carnivores in southwest British Columbia.
My interest in photography became more serious once I relocated to the Canadian Rockies. Banff National Park had an endless supply of wildlife and landscape to photograph. I later followed an opportunity to move to Jackson Wyoming, where I worked as an ecologist with the US Forest Service and spent time honing my photography skills.
I now reside in Vancouver British Columbia, which provides me with access to many beautiful landscapes and a wide variety of wildlife to photograph. I hope you enjoy viewing my website, and feel free to contact me with any questions you may have.
I now reside in Vancouver British Columbia, which provides me with access to many beautiful landscapes and a wide variety of wildlife to photograph. I hope you enjoy viewing my website, and feel free to contact me with any questions you may have.
I sell my work on Etsy and at art shows in and around Vancouver. I also sell stock photos and I am represented by Getty Images
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Cliff at Age 3Stylish at an early age, here I am at the cottage in Bancroft, Ontario feeding an eastern chipmunk. -
Cliff at Age 18Here I am snowshoeing on Algonquin Provincial Park in Ontario. The seeds were planted! -
My FatherPhotography runs in the family! Here is my dad reading Photography magazine, and my older sister Myra studied photography in college. -
Cliff 2018Overlooking the Grand Canyon (South Rim) -
Cliff 2019In Colorado taking an evening stroll -
Cliff 2018Just outside of Prince Alberta National Park in Saskatchewan -
Cliff 2020Pandemic beard -
Art Show DisplyOne of my displays at Make It Vancouver, December, 2022 -
Canadian Geographic 2018 CalendarImage of mine used: Nova Scotia
