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Peter Carroll Photography

My name is Peter Carroll and I am a Canadian freelance photographer based in Edmonton, Alberta.

What drives me to pick up the camera and take pictures? Well, I'm a glass is half full kind of guy. Why concentrate on the negative when there is so much positive to see if you just look? I love life's little moments and I aim to bring that passion to my work. I use the camera as a tool to draw attention to what I see as the extraordinary in the everyday. It is this focus on the beauty and wonder of life that drives me to pick up the camera and create images.

Photography, for me, is an artistic pursuit with endless rewards. I consider myself quite fortunate, since I have an interest in landscape photography, to be living in Western Canada. My home is the land of big sky and rich colours. I am surrounded by nature's beauty - from the flat farmland of the Prairies to the majestic peaks of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. I'm also fortunate to live in an area of the world that experiences the diversity of four distinct seasons. The range of subjects and their changes throughout the year make Western Canada a magical playground for me and my camera.

The creation of an image is always an exciting journey. It is a powerful experience for example to witness the rising of the sun to the call of the loon on glass still lake. The challenge, for me as a photographer, is to use the camera as a tool to record my response to such a moment in time. My goal is to give an image its own voice. It is my hope that my images speak to you of the beauty and wonder of the world around us.