The Photography of Owen Perry
Winter 2017/18 brought fierce weather to the west coast of British Columbia. Waves, some 30ft tall, crashed into the rugged shore of Ucluelet's Wild Pacific Trail.
Early morning light from the deck of Passing Cloud. Great Bear Rainforest, September 2016.
The old growth forests in Gwaii Haanas look unlike anything in BC. Here, trees in all stages of their lifecycle protrude through the forest canopy during a late summer afternoon. Haida Gwaii, 2017.
Centered in the Great Bear Rainforest between Gill Island and Princess Royal Island is Whale Channel. The abundant food still available here attracts hundreds of humpback, fin and killer whales throughout the year.
An eagle soars in afternoon light. Strathcona Provincial Park, 2017.
The crest of a beear is depicted in a mortuary pole at SGang Gwaay. Gwaii Haanas National Park, Haida Gwaii, 2017.
A couple walks along South Chesterman's beach on a foggy August day. Tofino, British Columbia, 2016.
A fierce-looking wave during a Winter strorm. Ucluelet, British Columbia. November, 2017.
Fierce winter swell collides with the rugged coast of Ucluelet, British Columbia. November, 2017.
A tufted puffin (Fratercula cirrhata) as seen during a rainy day in Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve, Haida Gwaii. Summer, 2017.
A pod of humback whales feed in the nutrient-rich waters around Gill Island, Great Bear Rainforest. September, 2016.
Fog enshrouds a mountainside filled with old growth rainforest near Khutzeymateen Inlet, Great Bear Rainforest. Autumn 2016.
A spirit bear emerges from the forest in search of a fishing hole. Great Bear Rainforest, September, 2016.
A healthy-looking bald eagle, as seen in Khutzeymateen Inlet. Great Bear Rainforest, September 2016.
Looking up from the base of a giant old growth western red cedar. Pacific Rim National Park, 2016.
Usnea (lichen). Pacific Rim National Park, Tofino, British Columbia, 2016.
An early morning session with snow falling at Cox Bay. Tofino, British Columbia, January, 2017.
Local surfer, Reed Platenius, checks the waves at Cox Bay during a wintery morning in January, 2017.
A surfer enters the water during a foggy August evening at Schooner Cove, Pacific Rim National Park. Summer, 2017.
Captain Russel Markell reviews the day's journey, and plans the next day's course aboard Passing Cloud in the Great Bear Rainforest. Autumn, 2016.
Golden hour lights up the deck of the Passing Cloud in the Great Bear Rainforest. Autumn, 2016.
Golden hour light aboard Passing Cloud. Autumn, 2016.
Sailing during a perfect afternoon in the Great Bear Rainforest. Autumn, 2016.
Lush rainforest meets the blue waters of Rennell Sound. Graham Island, Haida Gwaii. Summer, 2017.
A mother and her calf rise for air near Gill Island. Great Bear Rainforest, Autumn, 2016.
A drone image of an estuary near Bella Coola, British Columbia. Autumn, 2016.
A drone capture of the estuary at Khutzeymateen Inlet. Autumn 2016.
Passing Cloud makes its way around a sacred first nations burial island. Great Bear Rainforest, Autumn, 2017.
Golden hour brings out the most remarkable textures and colours on the waves hitting Cox Bay. Winter, 2016.
Combers Beach, Pacific Rim National Park, Summer 2017.
The Milky Way reflects on a small creek leading into the Pacific Ocean. Combers Beach, Pacific Rim National Park, 2017.
Kiliii Fish, a kayak guide and professional photographer, stares up at the stars during a clear night in the San Juan Islands. Summer, 2015.
An old fishing boat lays shipwrecked on Florencia Beach. Autumn, 2016.
Rose Spit, Haida Gwaii, is one of the only places in British Columbia where it's possible and permissible to drive your vehicle on the beach. Summer, 2017.
Rose Spit is where the waters of the Hecate Straight meet the Dixon Entrance. According to Haida mythology, this is the site of creation, where a raven first brought people into this world by coaxing them out of a clam shell.
Located near Tlell, Haida Gwaii, the Pesuta was a 264 foot log barge, shipwrecked in a winter storm in the Hecate Strait in 1928. Autumn 2017.
The southeast coastline of Gwaii Haanas National Park and Reserve, Haida Gwaii. Summer 2017.
Greens, blues and yellows colourize a sunset and moonrise in Pacific Rim National Park. Summer, 2016.
Summer, 2015.
A layer of forest fire smoke gives a coastal sunset bright orange and purple hues. Summer, 2017.
A layer of forest fire smoke gives the sunset bright orange and purple hues as surfers wait for waves. Summer, 2017.
The sun as seen through a mix of fog and forest fire smoke. The tiny black speck on the sun is a sunspot called AR2665 that’s 74,560 miles wide – about 19 times bigger than Earth. Yeah, the sun is quite large. It’s feared the gigantic blemish is unstable enough to produce an “M-class” solar flare... would create some amazing auroras, but also threaten communication satellites and astronauts living on the ISS... Nikon D500 + 70-200 F/4
As seen from the Oregon coast in 2017
Kings Throne hike, Kluane National Park
Road running west towards Alaska in Kluane National Park
Autumn along the Icefields Parkway, Banff National Park
As seen heading towards Kluane National Park
Brush ignites in golden colours as the sun sets in Kluane National Park
Snow makes its appearance on the mountains around Stone Mountain Provincial Park, Northern British Columbia.
Fall colours at the foot of one of the most beautiful mountains in the Rockies.
Change of colour in Kluane National Park
Autumn in the Yukon
Morning in Mt. Robson Provincial Park
Stewart / Hyder BC
Summer, 2015
Summer, 2015
Summer, 2015
Tofino, 2016
Tofino Inlet, 2016
A layer of forest fire smoke and fog results in a uniquely coloured sunset at Cox Bay, Tofino BC. Summer, 2017.