About seawallrunner / Vida J Morkunas

my mind must think
my soul must create
my body must move

I cannot sit still

NEW !! I just published a book of my 100+ favourite photographs!

Images of Wilderness By VIDA J MORKUNAS Book Preview

Vida Morkunas grew up in Montreal and obtained a baccalaureate in music (piano) before earning a Bachelor of Arts followed by graduate studies in Computer Science at McGill, and an MBA at Simon Fraser University.

She is an enthusiastic hiker, kayaker, yoga practitioner and runner who documents her adventures in still images and stop-motion films using high-end digital cameras.

Vida’s outdoors wilderness images are licensed to the Washington State Tourism web site. Her work is also featured in a recently-published book about portrait photography. Vida's outdoors photography was shown at Exposure Gallery in Vancouver in the following expositions in 2006: "Vancouver", “Big Pictures”, “Pictures With Stories”, “Summer Salon” and "Winter Salon". Her work also appeared in CBC’s Zed and Radio3 – and was featured in a seven-minute segment on Radio Canada. In 2007, one of her photographs from Ross Lake was featured in Sundance and SXSW in a short film directed by Laura Dunn and executive produced by Robert Redford. Vida continues to show her work, most recently at the Yaletown Gallery in Vancouver in March 2008, part of the Landscapes of Vancouver exhibition.

Vida currently resides in Vancouver, BC Canada

See my video work on VIRB

Current Photo Equipment

Canon EOS 5D
Canon EOS 350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 USM
Canon EFS 10-22mm f/3.5 USM
Peleng 8mm f/3.5 Fisheye
Cokin P-Series Filters (ND4, ND8, Grad-ND8, IR, Gels)
Canon IXUS S400 Ultracompact (two of 'em - one refuses to die for good)
iPhone Cameraphone (g'bye Treo 600, we hardly knew ya)

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Testimonials

leftantler says:
"Vida is one of the best photographers I've ever encountered and I always look forward to seeing her latest posts on flickr.

Vida also has an incredible talent of combining her beautiful images with an in-depth knowledge of her chosen subjects. Resistance is futile - you just have to go visit these places for yourself."

Flocker24 says:
"Vida has a wonderful collection of photos!! I can only dream to have captured the beauty that she has captured here!! What a large collection...each and every one of them is charged with so much creativity and inspiration. I can spend hours looking at her collection!! Thank you for sharing it with us!!"

sharply_done says:
"Seawallrunner sees all - what a treat it is to be part of her adventures!"

gaz3 says:
"I don't think I've ever commented on her photos, because usually there are already tons of comments that say what I would have said. I'm enraptured by her ability to turn nature into something otherworldly and surreal. She has an amazing eye for bringing out the beauty in this part of the world. Anyone who loves nature photos should add her as a contact."

Broken Haiku says:
"Thank you, for always having something new to show me, be it a perspective, concept or bring out a positive feeling in your images, that I often self lack the oomph for."

austin_spraker says:
"She is a professional photographer that captures nature at its best."

Wilson Low says:
"I like all her presentations from her photos, she has captured nature and sceneries at their best and i enjoyed her creativity too ;-D Its really nice to have make friends like Seawallrunner in Flickr.com.
ps: a very nice portrait you have! ;-)"

la legione di resistenza says:
"A talented person which one day, I hope to meet and learn about her world. Her pictures are beyond amazing and without words. She captures the perfect surreal beauty in nature, which is a reflection of her soul."

gem66 says:
"seawallrunner lives in a paradise that I have only been able to visit a few times. She is so good at capturing the beauty of her surroundings in British Colubia! I love to view her photos."

!!MNPhotoGuy says:
"I am relatively new to flickr and wherever I look I see either her work or her energy being expended as an administrator of some group. She is totally encouraging, wonderfully gifted and pleasant. The Flickr community could use many more like her.

Bless you!"

Jeff Clow says:
"Vida (aka Seawallrunner or CWall) is one of those rare talents here at Flickr that should be commended on two different levels:

First, her photo work is superb here....and her ability to capture scenes and moments that might have escaped others looking at the exact same scene is wonderful.

Secondly, this lady is one class act when it comes to viewing and commenting on countless other's work here....she obviously cares about other people and that comes through loud and clear with her kind comments.

Flickr is a better place because of this woman....and here presence here is very much appreciated by many of us....."

Scrambler27 says:
"I have always admired Seawallrunner's eye for the inherent beauty in her not-so-everyday surroundings. It is this in-sight that makes her photos so special and adds a light that only her camera can see. Thankfully, she shares that with us."

StarrGazr says:
"I love to see the beauty she sees through her camera lens. Her nature shots are exquisite and her perspecitve keen. Beautiful!"

Colour says:
"Seawallrunner reminds us by her example to experience the great outdoors. In particular, she explores beautiful BC and brings back marvellous captures.

While I have my hands in my garden soil (in her city) on the weekend, I wonder what trail she's hiking at that moment. Her boundless energy allows me to share remote vantage points I will never reach."

mindfulness says:
"Tranquillissimo (:"

Fianna says:
"Obviously one of FLICKR's brightest lights!"

Nomad Kris says:
"A creative wizard who is lots of fun to talk to and hike with."

bdinphoenix says:
"I love your photography. You always manage to see the photograph within the picture. You seem to be a page ahead of the rest of us."

mikep says:
"Your pictures are outrageously fantastic; the world you capture through your lens is breathtaking. Your exploits seem to have taken you to the farthest corners of the globe, and luckily for us you’ve toted your trusty PowerShot around with you. Your pictures convey the magic and the beauty of the places you’ve visited and make even the most traveled traveler crave an expedition. Awesome."

GustavoG says:
"I look forward daily to your fantastic photos and enticing positive attitude. Thanks for sharing joy and enthusiasm!"

joaobambu says:
"The best condensed Profile I have ever seen of Flickr. Oh yeah, the photography is great as well!"

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