SANCTUARY
In the winter and spring of 2025, I found myself at a crossroads. Most of the past 15 years I had found myself living in large cities (Toronto + Vancouver), my relationship with nature had always taken a back seat. Sustained only through creative workarounds: paddle sports on Lake Ontario, long drives from Toronto to the Niagara Escarpment, searching for pockets of quiet where I could be alone and reconnect. In 2024, I realized I needed something deeper. So I rented a cabin on the east coast of Nova Scotia and chose to live a quieter life for a few months in order to give myself space to hear my own voice again. It was a return to something I’d long been drawn to during my years of working on film projects in the Maritimes: stillness, solitude, and the kind of clarity that only comes in silence. During my final weeks at the cabin, I captured these photographs. A visual reflection of the shift from spring into summer. The flowers, trees, and grasses were coming to life, so was I. The stillness allowed me to dig deeper, to realign with myself, and to find a renewed sense of direction. It’s an experience I wish more people could have — because often, it’s the deepest questions that rise to the surface in the quietest moments. Here are a few of my favourite photos from that time.
