Julie Cape Hamilton Photography

April isn’t the best time to be in Canmore. My enthusiasm for skiing wanes, snow is melting exposing fall debris now wilted and mouldy and of course leaving a lot of evidence of Elk activity. Stewart and I travelled to Tofino via Nanaimo in mid April. A four day trip to Pacific Sands Resort in…

The Master’s Golf Tournament held in early April every year at Augusta National Golf Course has been an important fixture in my calendar for years. It is a sign that winter in Alberta is waning and golf is not too far off. The extent of the television coverage is far greater than any other golf…

Photography in winter weather is an opportunity to build character. My photography skills and my endurance for being outside in cold weather are put to the test. I last as long as my fingers are able to press the shutter and my viewfinder doesn’t get too frosted up with my breath and nose drippings. Harsh…

We arrived at Rum Planet Camp around noon in the desert, where we were greeted by the owner Ahmad Mara’yeh.   The Bedouins, which he is, are a very welcoming people.  They greeted us as friends ensuring that we were comfortable and our needs looked after.  Ahmad speaks very good English, having learned it, according to Freeman, by listening.  Stewart…

Petra was recognized in 1985 as a UNESCO world Heritage Site.  It is a living museum of over 6,000 years of human history. Many civilizatons have lived and died here, including Nabataean, Romans, Byzantines, Crusaders and Muslims. As much as 85% of the ancient city is still buried under centuries of dust and sand, yet what…

While attending a workshop in St. Martins, Stewart and I asked Freeman if he was planning another trip to Israel as we had seen several of his images and read his periodical letter about his trip in 2020. Israel was a country that we really wanted to visit and a photo excursion would be a…

In October 2021, I attended a week long workshop given by Freeman Patterson and Andre Gallant in St Martin’s, in southern New Brunswick. Using their inspirational photographs, Freeman and Andre were able to teach and illustrate the building blocks of visual design, abstraction and various photographic techniques which result in emotive and extraordinary images. The…

Photography has become a major part of my creative expression, and has been influenced greatly by Freeman Patterson and Andre Gallant, two professional photographers from New Brunswick. Using the principles of visual design, I compose my images to bring a variety of elements that result in my interpretation of what I see through my camera…