ICE SHACKS

When winter comes, the ice shacks begin to appear on the frozen ice of the lakes & rivers of Canada.

To capture these photographs, I put on my nordic skis, and head out onto the ice with my camera.

The Ice Shack series is an ongoing multi-year project that highlights the unique architecture of ice fishing huts.
A seasonal undertaking, it captures a little piece of Canadiana, and is a cultural archive of life in the North.

Sometimes I find a solitary shack miles from any other, other times I’ll come across a whole cluster of them like a tiny village on a barren landscape.

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Mostly I love the quiet solitude of being out on the ice. Alone with the sound of my skis and the wind to keep me company.

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AWARDS & EXHIBITIONS

  • Solo exhibition at Rag + Carbon Ottawa 2023

  • NFT NYC Community Showcase 2023

  • Kline Zine Volume 4

  • New York Photography Awards Winner 2022

  • NFT Liverpool exhibition 2022

  • Gold Prize - Architecture - PX3 Prix de la Photographie de Paris 2022

  • Art East Gallery - Winter Exhibition 2022

  • APEX Exhibition - SPAO Ottawa 2022, 2024

  • Monolith Gallery 2022

The Ice Shack Project has received several awards, and has been featured in print, and in exhibitions worldwide.