photography — Brandon Earl MacLeod

Portraits & People

'Forties, Rollies, and a Polar Bear on the Bay'

'Forties, Rollies, and a Polar Bear on the Bay'

Sam Hunter smoking in his cabin on the coast of Hudson Bay (2016)

'Adrian & Monika'

'Adrian & Monika'

Adrian Lawrence and Monika Batta, North Spirit Lake (2017)

'Storyteller'

Louis Bird of Weenusk First Nation (2015)

'Idle No More: Kehewin Cree Nation'

'Idle No More: Kehewin Cree Nation'

People from Kehewin Cree Nation gather for an Idle No More demonstration (2013)

'2018'

Georgette Keno and Shepherd crossing Beaver River Trestle (2018)

'(in search of) A Montreal Pub'

'(in search of) A Montreal Pub'

Georgette Keno in Old Montreal (2018)

'Caring'

Georgette Keno on North Spirit Lake (2016)

'Rabbit Hunting'

'Rabbit Hunting'

Fifty below zero and bundled up (2017)

'Polar Bear Guide'

'Polar Bear Guide'

Sam Hunter walks the coast of Hudson Bay (2016)

'Fresh Caribou'

'Fresh Caribou'

Jordan Laurel tastes fresh caribou meat (2016)

Lands & Scapes

'PKOLS'

A person atop PKOLS in Victoria (2014)

'They Call It Prairies'

'They Call It Prairies'

A building, field of canola, Saskatchewan (2018)

'Pay Day'

North Spirit Lake (2018)

'North Spirit Reflections 2'

'North Spirit Reflections 2'

Sunset on North Spirit Lake (2016)

'North Spirit Reflections 3'

'North Spirit Reflections 3'

Evening on North Spirit Lake (2016)

'Daisies & Mountains'

'Daisies & Mountains'

Side road stop off Highway 16 (2012)

'Tofino'

Fishing the shores of Tofino (2012)

'Winter's Colours'

'Winter's Colours'

North Spirit Lake (2016)

'Winter on the coast'

'Winter on the coast'

Breakwater, Victoria, British Columbia (2014)

'Nouvelle'

Night sky and roadside grass in Alberta (2013)

'McBride Peak'

Jordan traverses a range in the Caribou Mountains (2012)

'Camp Spot'

Forest near Marie Creek, Alberta (2017)

Flora & Fauna

'Camellias In Bloom'

'Camellias In Bloom'

A camellia in Victoria (2015)

'Taking Time'

Sedges along the shores of the Winisk River (2015)

'Orange'

Blueberries near North Spirit Lake (2016)

'Another World'

'Another World'

Vegetation near the Hudson Bay coast (2015)

'The Forest Floor 1'

'The Forest Floor 1'

Lichen, moss, and other plants near North Spirit Lake (2016)

'The Forest Floor 2'

'The Forest Floor 2'

Lichen near North Spirit Lake (2016)

'The Forest Floor 3'

'The Forest Floor 3'

A shot-out pail in lichen near North Spirit Lake (2016)

'Berry Picking: Part 1'

'Berry Picking: Part 1'

Bohemian waxwings pick berries in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan (2016)

'Kehewin Bird Watching'

'Kehewin Bird Watching'

Watching the birds near Kehewin Cree Nation (2014)

'Hopeless Romantic'

'Hopeless Romantic'

Red-legged grasshopper with a bouquet of flowers (2016)

'Habituated'

Elk near Jasper, Alberta (2016)

'Common Man Meet Common Merganser'

'Common Man Meet Common Merganser'

A common merganser in Telegraph Bay, Victoria, British Columbia (2015)

'Cold Lake Diner'

'Cold Lake Diner'

Catching its dinner in Cold Lake (2013)

'Guardians Of Mt. Baker'

'Guardians Of Mt. Baker'

Cormorants sit just out from Sidney harbour, British Columbia (2014)

Peawanuck (Weenusk First Nation)

'Wanderer'

A polar bear along the coast of Hudson Bay, Weenusk traditional land (2016)

'Flooding, Fire, Sky, and Forests'

'Flooding, Fire, Sky, and Forests'

Forest near Peawanuck, Ontario (2015)

'Winisk'

The Winisk River bank just below the cliffs, upriver from Peawanuck (2015)

'Sunday Service'

'Sunday Service'

The Peawanuck church among wintry fog (2015)

'Huge'

A polar bear walks the shores of Hudson Bay in Weenusk First Nation territory (2015)

'Keeping Guard'

'Keeping Guard'

Sam Hunter keeps a lookout for polar bears (2016)

'The Bay'

Hudson Bay shoreline near the mouth of the Winisk River (2016)

'Bay Skies 1'

Storms inland along the Hudson Bay coast near Peawanuck (2016)

'Polar Bear Guide'

'Polar Bear Guide'

A polar bear enters the frigid waters of Hudson Bay, downriver from Peawanuck (2015)

North Spirit Lake First Nation

'Starboard Sun'

'Starboard Sun'

Making our way home from Margot Lake (2016)

'Morning Tea and a Cigarette'

'Morning Tea and a Cigarette'

Arnold Thompson at a hunting cabin on White Loon Lake (2016)

'Margot at Sunset'

'Margot at Sunset'

Arnold Thompson fishing Margot Lake (2016)

'North Spirit and a Rose'

'North Spirit and a Rose'

Mist along the shore of North Spirit Lake (2017)

'Warm-Weather Activities'

'Warm-Weather Activities'

Brandon Rae and Arnold Thompson crossing North Spirit Lake in -50 degrees Celsius (2017)

'Cliffdweller Skies: Part 1'

'Cliffdweller Skies: Part 1'

Moonrise over North Spirit Lake First Nation (2017)

'Portaging'

Carrying supplies from one lake to the next (2016)

'Forests And Beliefs'

'Forests And Beliefs'

North Spirit Lake forest (2016)

'Stay inside and freeze'

'Stay inside and freeze'

A view of North Spirit Lake winter from the window (2017)

The North

'Arctic'

A mid-summer view of the Arctic Circle along the Dempster Highway (2017)

'Frozen Marina 1'

'Frozen Marina 1'

Cold Lake’s Marina frozen over (2013)

'Frozen Marina 2'

'Frozen Marina 2'

Cold Lake’s Marina frozen over (2013)

'Frozen Marina 3'

'Frozen Marina 3'

Cold Lake’s Marina frozen over (2013)

'The Warmest Frozen'

'The Warmest Frozen'

Snowflakes, ice, and some vegetation along the Winisk River (2015)

'Cross Country'

'Cross Country'

Cameron MacLeod cross country skiing near Cold Lake (2016)

'Moonrise Over Cold Lake'

'Moonrise Over Cold Lake'

View of the moon over Cold Lake from the Northwestern shore (2016)

"Frozen Clouds'

"Frozen Clouds'

Cold Lake, frozen (2017)

Night & Skies

'Kinosoo'

A segment of Cold Lake shoreline (2017)

'Provincial Park Boundary'

'Provincial Park Boundary'

Buoys bounce in the evening waters of Cold Lake (2018)

'Highway 55'

An old farmhouse along the highway (2018)

Anti-Gravity

The world pulls away from itself when wonder is turned upside down (2018)

'Foundational Knowledge'

'Foundational Knowledge'

An overnight at the Margot Lake camp (2017)

'Moose Retrieval'

'Moose Retrieval'

The view from Margot Lake camp (2017)

'A Shell of its Future Self'

'A Shell of its Future Self'

The moon over North Spirit Lake (2017)

'Driver-Spotter-Hunter-Killer'

'Driver-Spotter-Hunter-Killer'

Expert guide and hunter Brandon Rae brings family from North Spirit Lake to his cabin at White Loon Lake (2017)

'Night On The Prairies'

'Night On The Prairies'

A night drive on northern Alberta highways (2016)

Northern Lights

'Spirit In The Sky'

'Spirit In The Sky'

Northern lights over North Spirit Lake (2018)

'Spirit In The Sky II'

'Spirit In The Sky II'

Northern lights over North Spirit Lake (2018)

'Invasion'

Northern lights creep in over North Spirit Lake (2018)

'Frozen Sky Fire'

'Frozen Sky Fire'

Northern Lights over North Spirit Lake (2017)

'Frozen Sky Fire II'

'Frozen Sky Fire II'

Northern lights over North Spirit Lake (2017)

Black & Grey & White

'Solitude & Fulfillment'

'Solitude & Fulfillment'

Sitting along the banks of the Winisk River, near Peawanuck (2015)

'The Way I See It'

'The Way I See It'

An old farmhouse in a canola field along Highway 16 in Saskatchewan (2018)

'Marie Creek 1'

'Marie Creek 1'

Spring thawing of Marie Creek (2017)

'Walking To Anywhere'

'Walking To Anywhere'

Walking the Pass Lake Trestle, near Thunder Bay (2017)

In The Daylight

'Moments Past Pehtahbun'

'Moments Past Pehtahbun'

Sunrise over the Winisk River, Peawanuck, Ontario (2015)

'Beauty'

Georgette wandering the canola fields of Alberta for few reasons but freedom (2017)

'Words For Sunrise'

'Words For Sunrise'

Sunrise over North Spirit Lake (2016)

'Some Origins Around'

'Some Origins Around'

A fading sight, but still prominent - grain elevator towers over the village of Canwood (2018)

'Consequential'

'Consequential'

An ant along a branch surrounded by milky green leaves (2016)

'UNofficial Rainforest Tunnel'

'UNofficial Rainforest Tunnel'

Tunnel near Goldstream painted by the public (2014)

Dogs & Dogs

'Humanality'

Shepherd making considerations (2017)

'Stealing The Spotlight'

'Stealing The Spotlight'

Brown Dog knows what the camera wants (2018)

'Lazy Sunday'

Just as the title implies (2017)

'Don't Make Me Model'

'Don't Make Me Model'

Shepherd poses among wild roses (2018)

'Considering the future'

'Considering the future'

Foxish peers out onto a frozen North Spirit Lake (2016)

'Deadly Cuddly'

'Deadly Cuddly'

Foxish going for the fearsome look (2016)

'Deadly Cuddly II'

'Deadly Cuddly II'

Foxish and her frosty face (2016)

'Koopach & Demon'

'Koopach & Demon'

Two friendly dogs from the reserve come down the hill for an afternoon visit, North Spirit Lake, Ontario (2017)

Alternatives & Perspectives

'Have Fun While You're At It'

'Have Fun While You're At It'

A message, misspelled as it may seem, born on the walls where few will find, along Highway 659, outside Bonnyville, Alberta (2011)

'Freedom and Pressure of Expression'

'Freedom and Pressure of Expression'

Light photography revealing itself… (2018)

'Sharp and Extended'

'Sharp and Extended'

Frozen with directions in mind (2015)

'What we can't help but see'

'What we can't help but see'

Light emerges from within (2018)

'Synthetic Naturals'

'Synthetic Naturals'

Night skies and lights along an Alberta highway (2018)

'Wavvves'

Waves crash the Cold Lake Marina breakwater while words float above and below (2017)

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'Forties, Rollies, and a Polar Bear on the Bay'

Portraits & People

'PKOLS'

'Camellias In Bloom'

'Wanderer'

Peawanuck (Weenusk First Nation)

'Starboard Sun'

North Spirit Lake First Nation

'Arctic'

'Kinosoo'

'Spirit In The Sky'

Northern Lights

'Solitude & Fulfillment'

Black & Grey & White

'Moments Past Pehtahbun'

In The Daylight

'Humanality'

'Have Fun While You're At It'

Alternatives & Perspectives