Equipment and Gear | Nature Photography by Martin Ryer

It’s all about the View 2.0

In April of 2020, I paddled out and camped on Penn Islands Southwest – It’s all about the view. Like last time, I launched out of Coulter Bay on Cortes Island...

Category: Adventures and Expeditions, Conservation, Equipment and Gear, Friends Tags: BC Marine Trails, British Columbia, Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions, Canada, Conservation, Cortes Island, Delta Kayaks, Humpback, Humpback Whale, Marine Education and Research Society, MERS, Nick Templeman, Pacific Northwest, Penn Islands, Photography, Raza, Raza (BCXuk2018#5), Sea Kayaking, Vancouver Island, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography

2023 Calendar

My 2023 Calendar is available for purchase here. To the Indigenous cultures of the Pacific Coast, the Hummingbird is a messenger of joy. It stands for intelligence, beauty, devotion, and love....

Category: Adventures and Expeditions, Conservation, Equipment and Gear, Friends Tags: 2023, British Columbia, Calendar, Canada, Hummingbirds, Photography, Vancouver Island, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography

Milties Beach

Vargas Island has always been one of my favorite places. This was my 7th visit but not since 2018, so I’ve definitely missed this spectacular area. The only part of the...

Category: Adventures and Expeditions, Equipment and Gear, Friends Tags: BC Marine Trails, BCMT, BCMTNA, Beach, British Columbia, Calyoquot Sound, Camping, Canada, Delta Kayaks, Dick and Jane Beach, Fog, Milties Beach, Opisat, Pacific Northwest, Pacific Ocean, PNW, Rassier Point, Sea Kayaking, Sunset, Surf, Tofino, Tofino Sea Kayaking, Vancouver Island, Vargas Island, Werner Paddles, Westcoast, Wolves

Vintage Saskatchewan

Exploring Saskatchewan's "Ghost Town Trail."

Category: Adventures and Expeditions, Equipment and Gear, Friends Tags: Abandoned, Antinque, Canada, Church, Composition, Farm, Farm Equipment, Fences, Gathering Dust Photography, Ghost Town Trail, Grass, Highway 13, Horizons, Kyla Black, Landscape, Landscape Photography, Nature, Old, Photography, Prairie, Roads, Saskatchewan, Sky, Southern Saskatchewan, Space, Sunrises, Vintage, Western Canada, Wide Angle, Wolf, Wolves

T123A – Stanley

A Breaching Killer Whale!

Category: Adventures and Expeditions, Conservation, Equipment and Gear, Friends Tags: #biggsarethebalance, #chiefwhalespotter, British Columbia, Campbell River, Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions, Eco tourism, Killer Whale, Nature photography, Nick Templeman, Nikon D810, Orca, Pacific Northwest, Pacific Ocean, Rain, Stanley, T123A, Vancouver, Vancouver Island, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography, Wind, Yukon

Humpback, Orca and Black Bears

Sea Kayaking - Nootka Island

Category: Adventures and Expeditions, Conservation, Equipment and Gear, Friends Tags: BC Marine Trails, BC Marine Trails Code of Conduct, BCMT, Beach, Black Bear, British Columbia, Delta Kayaks, Esperenza Inlet, Espinosa Inlet, Explore, Fishing, Fog, Forests, Garden Point, Humpback, Little Espinosa Inlet, Mountains, Nootka Island, Old Growth, Orca, Pacific, Pacific Northwest, Pacific Ocean, Paddle, Paddle Canada, Porpoise, Republic of Vancouver Island, Sea Kayaking, Sea Otter, Seals, Seaward Kayaks, Snake, Sun, Sunsets, Trak Kayaks, Vancouver Island, Zeballos

T090C

T090B - Breaching Killer Whale

Category: Adventures and Expeditions, Conservation, Equipment and Gear, Friends Tags: #biggsarethebalance, #chiefwhalespotter, British Columbia, Campbell River, Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions, Eco tourism, Killer Whale, Nick Templeman, Orca, Transient Orca, Vancouver Island, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography, Wildlife Tours, Wildlife Viewing

Spy Hop Beach

Sea Kayaking and camping in Johnstone Strait

Category: Adventures and Expeditions, Conservation, Equipment and Gear Tags: A73, Adventure, BC Marine Trails, BCMT, Black Diamond Tent, British Columbia, Camping, Delta Kayaks, Documentary, Ecological Reserve, Humpback Whale, Killer Whale, Ocean, Orca, Pacific Ocean, Robson Bight, Sea Kayaking, Spirit, Springer, Storm, Vancouver Island

Blinkhorn Peninsula

Surprisingly, it’s been nearly two years since I’ve paddled and camped solo. My intent was to spend a few nights in the Pearse Islands and conduct some site assessment work for...

Category: Adventures and Expeditions, Equipment and Gear, Friends Tags: BC Marine Trails, BCMT, Black Diamond Tent, Blackfish, Blinkhorn Peninsula, British Columbia, Campfire, Camping, Delta Kayaks, Explore, Grey Wolf Expeditions, John Kimantas, Johnstone Strait, Kayaking, Mountains, Orca, Pacific Northwest, Pacific Ocean, Paddle, Paddle Canada, Recreation Sites and Trails BC, RSTBC, Sea Kayaking, Telegraph Cove, Vancouver Island, Waterfalls, Wildcoast Publishing

ORCA DREAMS

Spy hopping and breaching Orca!

Category: Adventures and Expeditions, Conservation, Equipment and Gear, Friends Tags: #chiefwhalespotter, Blackfish, British Columbia, Campbell River, Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions, Killer Whale, Marine Wildlife, Mountains, Nature, Nature Photographer, Nick Templeman, Ocean, Orca, Pacific Ocean, Vancouver Island, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography, Wildlife Tours, Wildlife Viewing, Yukon

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Nature Photography by Martin Ryer

Adventures and Expeditions and a few other things too...