We Are All Creators

We Are All Creators

Every year, World Photography Day celebrates the art, craft, science, and history of photography. The day also encourages photographers from around the globe to share a single photo that encapsulates their world and helps them communicate their feelings and express themselves through the art of photography.

In honour of the day, we want to show appreciation to the people that help make Henry’s Canada’s greatest camera store – our Henry’s family of photographers – by celebrating their talent and expertise, showcasing their work, and sharing their passion.

Read on to find out more about our associates from coast to coast. Look for us or come talk to us in-store! #WeAreAllCreators


Anthony Jackson

Anthony Jackson

Handle: @werosenetwork

Bio: When I first started photography and decided this is what I am going to do with my life, I moved myself, my now wife, and my dog into an 11ft trailer and sold all my possessions except for a rolling camera bag and a few light stands. I knew in the beginning I wasn’t going to make much money but if I minimized my expenses, I could spend less time working and worrying about bills and more time looking for photo work. I literally slept with my head next to a Cameron C-Stand for a year lol. The lesson learned was, if you are passionate about something, ditch your plan B and jump in.

Henry’s Store Location: Toronto

Favourite Photography Genre: Portraits – when you have a good understanding of how to light something, how you look at pictures changes and you start to understand how a photograph was lit. You can really start to break any photograph down and understand it better.

Basketball Player

London Lightning

Genre: Portrait
Camera: Fujifilm XT2
Lens: 16-55 F2.8
Settings: F5.6, 1/125th, ISO 400


Ara (Aradhana Mullolipuram)

Ara (Aradhana Mullolipuram)

Handle: @arabond__

Bio: I am Ara, Coffee snob, addicted to technology and connecting with people.

Henry’s Store Location: Vancouver

Favourite Photography Genre: Create art with lights for myself and hope other can enjoy it, its a kinda meditation!
Portrait

“Shades of grey” – Just like an yin yang, shape the light to bring portrait to life

Genre: Portrait
Camera: canon 5D mark IV
Lens: 24-105 L
Settings: F/8 , shot with profoto strobe lights


Casey Haughland

Casey Haughland

Handle: @haughlandmedia

Bio: Hey! I’m Casey – photographer, designer, geek, and proud Hamiltonian for over 10 years. I’ve been capturing special moments, events and milestones.

Henry’s Store Location: Lime Ridge

Favourite Photography Genre: Events – specifically weddings, I’m a big romantic.

A rainbow in lights

Proud – A rainbow in lights

Genre: Abstract
Camera: EOS 70D
Lens: Sigma 17-50 2.8
Settings: 1/10 f2.8 iso 100


Charles Chuck-Desjardins

Charles (Chuck) Desjardins

Handle: @chuckdphotography

Bio: I have been an avid wildlife and nature photographer for over 10 years. I’ve traveled to Mexico, Africa, Belize, and Costa Rica in search of wildlife. I’ve been with Henry’s for 4 years.

Henry’s Store Location: Kanata

Favourite Photography Genre: Wildlife. I love the challenge of finding wildlife with good lighting.

Cheetah on the lookout

Cheetah on the lookout. This photo was taken in the Maasai Mara in Kenya. She was waiting patiently for a gazelle to cross her path.

Genre: Nature
Camera: Canon 7DII
Lens: Sigma 150-600
Settings: F10 1/1000 ISO 800


Charlie Beerling

Charles Beerling

Handle: @charlesanthonyphoto

Bio: Originally from the UK, I left university with a Bachelors degree in Photography and have spent the last 10+ years experimenting with my style and subjects. I’ve carried a consistent look and feel of nostalgia and capturing moments to portray a narrative from concerts, travel, editorial shoots and more recently, portraiture. I also work as a video editor where I enjoy delving deeper into exploring narrative through content, colour schemes and music.

Henry’s Store Location: Vancouver

Favourite Photography Genre: Portraiture, it’s an amazing way to meet new people and get creative! You can create something unique depending on who you are shooting.

Deep Cove

Deep Cove. (Shot on Portra 400)

Genre: Nature
Camera: Minolta X-300
Lens: Miranda 28mm, f/2.8
Settings: N/A


Cory Lyon

Cory Lyon

Handle: @corylyonphotography

Bio: Fashion, Beauty, Event, Performance & Landscape Photographer and Makeup Artist living on Unceded Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Territory.

Henry’s Store Location: Vancouver

Favourite Photography Genre: My favourite photography genre would likely be performance/event photography. I love being able to showcase parts of a performance or event and be able to feel the excitement & emotions felt during that time.

Nature

Flying over the Rocky Mountains

Genre: Nature
Camera: Sony A7III
Lens: Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8
Settings: 1/1000 f/8 ISO 400


Eric Ballard

Eric Ballard

Handle: @ballardwildlife

Bio: Eric is a photographer from Winnipeg who specializes in wildlife, film, weddings, and portrait photography.

Henry’s Store Location: Winnipeg

Favourite Photography Genre: Wildlife, birds are fascinating!

Snowy Owl in Flight

Snowy Owl in Flight

Genre: Nature
Camera: Nikon Z6
Lens: Sigma 150-600 C
Settings: ISO 200, 1/2000 f6.3 @ 600mm


Katie Purdy

Katie Purdy

Handle: @pigeonpen

Bio: 5+ Experience behind and in front of the camera I know how hard getting pictures taken can be. My goal is to make the process as easy as possible. I’m able to make my clients feel comfortable and capture their best expressions. I aim to make every interaction with my subjects a fun and memorable one.

Henry’s Store Location: Oakville

Favourite Photography Genre: Cosplay photography is my favourite. I love being able to capture the subjects hard work that they put into their costumes as well as making them look like they walked off a movie set.

The Mandalorian Portrait

The Mandalorian, a majestic photo of Mando with his cape flowing in the wind.

Genre: Portrait
Camera: Canon 6D
Lens: EF24-105 f/4L
Settings: 1/125s f/5.0 ISO 125


Ken Cheng

Ken Cheng

Handle: @trainerKEN

Bio: Originally from Taiwan and the US, I became a resident of BC, Canada in 2011, I am heavily influenced by the beautiful environment that surrounds me. My work includes wildlife, portrait and headshots, lifestyle, wedding, landscape, candid and architecture.

Henry’s Store Location: Vancouver

Favourite Photography Genre: I love portraits, and I love street photography, but for me, I would say the wildlife genre has a slight edge because the satisfaction of capturing wildlife in their natural environment just can’t be beat!

Woman in a Dress

Ashley

Genre: Portrait
Camera: Sony a7RIV
Lens: Sony FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM
Settings: F11, ISO100, 1/250


Marley Husein

Marley Husein

Handle: @_mueno

Bio: I love film. Film photography advocate. Stay broke shooting film.

Henry’s Store Location: Vancouver

Favourite Photography Genre: Anything as long as it’s shot on film/Polaroid.

Polariod

Polaroid on sunset beach

Genre: Portrait
Camera: Polaroid now
Lens: Not too sure to tell you the truth
Settings: Auto


Mary Frankruyter

Mary Frankruyter

Handle: @maryfrankruyter

Bio: I’m Mary and I’m just a photography enthusiast. I typically due portrait and boudoir but nature and wildlife have such a massive spot in my heart. I’m covered in animal tattoos!

Henry’s Store Location: Barrie

Favourite Photography Genre: It used to be portraiture but nature and wildlife are where I find I am at my absolute happiest.

Gorilla Falls

Gorilla Falls

Genre: Nature
Camera: Sony A7III
Lens: Sony 24-70 F/2.8 GM OSS
Settings: F/2.8, ISO 100, 1/125


Mehrshad Sherafat

Mehrshad Sherafat

Handle: @mershool

Bio: I have been doing photography for 5 years. I started with street photography and tried to learn composition, and as i was learning, i tried different type of photography like portrait, modeling, and etc. i always tried to make my photos unique of what has been already done.

Henry’s Store Location: Vancouver

Favourite Photography Genre: Street photography during night time, because you can play with lights, and in general street photography during night time has a different vibe.Neon Lights

Who am I? – I tried to take this photo with neon signs, LED mask, and a prism

Genre: Street
Camera: nikon z6
Lens: 50mm f/1.8
Settings: SS=1/160 A=1.8 ISO=320


Nick Vo

Nick Vo

Handle: @enviousnick

Bio: Nicolas Vo is a multi-disciplinary artist based in Toronto, Canada. He has completed his BFA in Photography at OCAD University in Toronto, Canada. Primarily working in photography and sculpture, his practice explores themes of isolation, intimacy, and the ephemeral. As a result, he often uses nature as a metaphor to express these themes within the individual.
His recent works focuses on perception of memory, specifically dealing with the loss of details held within these past experiences that we once cherished and our inaccessibility to these moments in time.

Henry’s Store Location: Oakville

Favourite Photography Genre: Street photography trains the eye to notice things that might be otherwise forgotten or overlooked in everyday life.

Man and Woman on a Street

Hot Summer Day

Genre: Street
Camera: Bronica SQ-A
Lens: 75mm 3.5
Settings: F3.5, 1/250th


Rafal Niskiewicz

Rafal Niskiewicz

Handle: @rafaln_photography

Bio: Photography is an art, its a passion. It stops time and shows us the emotions, ideas and passions of life.

Henry’s Store Location: Kitchener

Favourite Photography Genre: I shoot everything, Because time never stops.

Whale Jumping off BC Coast

Whale jumping off BC Coast

Genre: Nature
Camera: Sony A7R IV
Lens: Sony FE 70-200 GM 2.8
Settings: 1/2000Sec F4.5 ISO 100


Ryan Funk

Ryan Funk

Handle: @ryanfunkphotography

Bio: Ryan is a Concordia University Graduate, and owner of Ryan Funk Photography a Wedding Company.

Henry’s Store Location: Vancouver

Favourite Photography Genre: Weddings because I get to go to a party every weekend!

Digital Abstract

Naturally Digital, Created with fire works using a long shutter speed and shakeing the camera like hell.

Genre: Abstract
Camera: Canon powershot G2
Lens: Built in lens
Settings: 4 sec, f8,


Zane Andres

Zane Andres

Handle: @zane.andres

Bio: I’ve always been obsessed with cameras and photography, ever since I received my first point and shoot film camera when I was six years old. To me, photography is a medium for artistic expression through experimentation, and you shouldn’t get hung up on rules or technique. The most important thing is to have fun while taking photos. If you are having fun, that emotion will come through in your final image. I do not specialize in any one type of photography, taking pictures of whatever I want, whenever I see the chance to capture an image.

Henry’s Store Location: Lime Ridge

Favourite Photography Genre: Everything and Anything.

Crescent Moon

Crescent Moon

Genre: Nature
Camera: Canon R6
Lens: Canon 800mm F11
Settings: F11, ISO 100, 1/200

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