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I take photography seriously. I shoot raw exclusively in my landscape and nature work, with a workflow dedicated to maximizing the quality of the image files I capture. So, why would I ever consider shooting with an iPhone?
I also like to test boundaries. I’m not afraid to leave behind my full-frame Nikon in favor of a more spontaneous and nimble system, like my 1” sensor Sony RX-10iii. You see, shooting raw, allows me to extract the highest quality possible from my equipment, small sensor or large. But why an iPhone with its even smaller sensor and minuscule pixels?
Photography may be about equipment, but photographs are all about emotional response. Over 40 years ago I was taught that, although, at the time, I didn’t listen. Back then, I couldn’t understand why a photo made with a 110 Instamatic came ahead of my 2nd place 35mm SLR photograph. It wasn’t until much later I realized people were buying my work for the emotional response stirred in them by the scene or subject of the phot...

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Terry McDonald is an artist, author and educator, working in fine art landscape and nature photography. He approaches photography as both an art and a craft: a solid grounding in technique frees him to explore a variety of visual styles. As a photographer his goal seems simple enough: capture and recreate the inherent art in nature. However, nature is not always so accommodating! Although Terry grew up and has lived most his life in Canada, he has lived, worked and photographed overseas for 10 years in Tanzania, Germany and, more recently, England. Additional travel destinations have included much of western Europe, across Canada to two of three coats, South Africa, south Florida, the Galápagos and Iceland. Terry lives with his family in Guelph, Ontario, his home base for hiking, backcountry canoeing and nordic skiing. When time permits, he offers classroom and field workshops throughout the year. Terry’s work has been featured in Photo Life and Light & Landscape and is in private collections on three continents. His work may be viewed at luxBorealis.com or at his luxBorealis Flickr account.
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