Join us for an exciting evening with Creston’s Outdoor Photography Show, where the beauty of nature comes to life through the lenses of talented local presenters. Be captivated by breathtaking images of stunning landscapes, wildlife, and outdoor adventures. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to connect with the great outdoors through the art of photography and storytelling.
The event will be held at Kootenay River Secondary School Auditorium (KRSS) on Friday November 22nd, from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. Doors open at 6:30pm. Admission at the door $15, and $5 for youth under 18. Tickets are available at the door on the day of the event!
Local Colours features photographers and storytellers Binil Philip, Jesse Moreton, Lindsay Donald, Robin Louie and Tammy Bradford. We hope to see you there!
Photographer and Storytellers:
Binil Philip moved to Creston in 2019. Back then, he wasn’t a photographer or videographer—He is originally from southern India, and moving here meant he didn’t have any friends who spoke his language. It was a bit lonely at first, so he decided to pick up a hobby. He started going outside, taking pictures and videos, and sharing them on Facebook. To his surprise, people loved them! That inspired him to get a proper camera, a drone, and other gear, and he has been creating photos and videos ever since. Now he does it full-time, and he absolutely love it. Creston reminds him of his home in India, with its beautiful mountains, lakes, and incredible natural beauty. It’s been an amazing five years here, and he so grateful for the wonderful people and the constant inspiration this place provides.
Tammy Bradford spends most of her time at the Creston Museum, where she’s been the manager/curator/executive director/janitor for twenty-five years. When she’s not cataloguing artifacts, creating exhibits, or tracking down some detail in the archives, she’s either driving people nuts with her endless stories of local history or taking long walks with her camera and trying to convince the birds to cooperate for a photo. She’s an avid-though-easily-distracted birdwatcher, a champion deleter of bad bird photography, a figure skater and skating coach, and the world’s greatest crazy aunt.
Lindsay Donald is an international award-winning wildlife photographer. Originally from Scotland, he has a degree in zoology and animal behavior from the University of Hull in the United Kingdom. Lindsay started taking photographs to illustrate animal behavior for a research project in the late 1970’s. He has travelled the world in search of amazing wildlife images. In North America he travels from Florida to Alaska and makes frequent visits to Africa including Botswana, South Africa, Tanzania, Zimbabwe & Zambia. His talk this year will feature images of several species found in the Creston Valley and may also include some polar bear images taken in the Hudson Bay in early November.
Robin Louie is from the community of Yaqan Nuʔkiy and enjoys using the land between the two arches just as his family before him since time immemorial. He shares the culture of the land in hopes for people to understand how to care for the land so that our future generations can enjoy it too.
Jesse Moreton loves getting lost in the mountains and capturing his adventures in picture form. This year’s focus will document a dive into the heart of the Purcells to summit the symbol and center of Kootenay wilderness, Jumbo Mountain. And yes, there you will find grizzlies, not gondolas. Long live Jumbo Wild! This highlight trip will be accessorized by other mountain vistas and colourful landscapes from the region we are lucky to call home.