Sundog

Stein Wilderness, BC (Artist Statement)

Sundog: Stein Wilderness, BC, Canada (2002) - Lifestyle photo showing the silhouette of a dog against a dramatic solar halo and distant mountain ranges

High on a ridge at the edge of the Stein Wilderness, I was enjoying the cool mountain air and the scent of melting snow all around me. Our dog, Nido, was loving the day too – running ahead and back to join us, covering three times as much ground as everyone else.

There was a halo around the sun in the high, icy overcast. Ahead of the group, I stopped to rest and photograph the enormity of the spectacle – the giant coloured ring dwarfing the distant mountains. Nido suddenly bounded into the scene and sat down. I managed a quick photo of him silhouetted against the skyline before he took off running in another direction.

Our time with Nido didn't last long, but I will always remember him like this – larger than life and lording over the open space and the wind.

— Sundog: Stein Wilderness, BC, Canada (2002)

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