OFFBEAT Contributor Sara Kempner shares some tips and techniques for photographing in windy conditions.

OFFBEAT Contributor Kahli April teaches a meditation technique called Creative Presence that can help photographers find a new connection to the world around them.

OFFBEAT Contributor Sara Kempner reflects on a trip to Mexico and the “photographer’s guilt” that comes up when you’re not taking portfolio-worthy images.

We’re stoked to introduce you to Sara Kempner, a freelance photographer based on Vancouver Island, BC, and valued contributor to both OFFBEAT’s community and workshops.

When wildfires strike, the landscape undergoes a dramatic transformation. While it brings destruction and devastation, the fire also creates atmosphere, stories and unexpected opportunities.

We are constantly absorbing information and imagery. From magazines and books to websites and social media, we are bombarded with images constantly. The endless scrolling we do on our phones has us looking at 100s of images in a matter of minutes. With so much to look at, what will make us stop and really look at an image? Something in the image needs to grab the viewer.

What happens when the self-critique goes wrong? Not wrong with missing certain details in our images, but wrong in the way it can take over the whole workflow?

Landscape photography is a popular genre of photography. It’s certainly is at the core of my passion behind the lens. As with any genre, to capture compelling images there’s more to it than meets the eye. Bettering my own photography is an ongoing process that I’m constantly journeying through. Whilst the art we create is subjective, there’s always a few things that most photographers would agree on to help you get better results from your own time outside with your camera.

Each new year brings us an opportunity to start fresh, set some goals, and see dreams come to fruition. To kickstart 2022, we put this question to members of our OFFBEAT Team: What is your #1 goal for your photography in 2022? Their answers are as inspiring as they are insightful, and might just prompt you to think about what you’d like to accomplish with your photography this coming year.

OFFBEAT Co-founder, Paul Zizka, recently posted a gallery of images from the Torngat Mountains. We’re thrilled to be taking a crew of enthusiastic photographers to this incredible region of Eastern Canada next year! Bring on the wild landscape and photographic potential.

OFFBEAT came out of us talking about building a community of like-minded people. We have so many passionate, amazing people who have attended our workshops, or that we’ve met on or offline over the past number of years who we feel truly connected to. People who share our love of creating, our love of the world around us, and share in the belief that you can only raise everybody up by having a positive, sharing, compassionate outlook on life, and by default, photography.