Kathryn VanDorp

Kathryn grew up in the Parry Sound area on the wonderful Georgian Bay.

Fishing, Boating, hunting, and enjoying the various surrounding areas while also working for the Canadian Coast Guard – Lighthouse Department, for a time. God changed things with her marrying a farmer/welder an hour north of Toronto. Changed the landscape and activities but not the hunger for outdoors. In due time, a Tea House went up for serving customers by her garden and through that capturing the wild life that came to enjoy it.

Trees became the landscape for former pasturing land. Photography through children, life happenings and the life around us. In 2015, shingles on the brain and a concussion four months later, followed by a subsequent heart attack  changed life as she knew it – photography became a healing aspect to bring outside in!

Title: Sunflower Extraordinaire

Image Description: A photograph of a stem full of vibrant sunflowers.

Title: Lake Kagawong (Manitoulin), 5 hour kayak

Image Description: A photograph of an open lake with a rock face partly covered in bushy green trees.

Title: Monarch Display

Image Description: A close up photograph of a Monarch butterfly.

Title: Gold Finch Beauty

Image Description: A close up photograph of a Gold Finch bird perched on a thin branch.

Title: Blue Jay Marvel

Image Description: A close up photograph of a Blue Jay bird perched on a snow covered tree branch.

Title: Mr. Cardinal

Image Description: A close up photograph of a Cardinal, perched on a wood surface. The photograph also features a gold Christmas ornament, hanging from a tree.

Title: Lunar Moth (Manitoulin Island, Ontario) Actias luna

Image Description: A close up photograph of a Luna moth with its wings spread out.

Title: Cedar Waxwing

Image Description: A close up photograph of a Cedar Waxwing bird, perched on a bushy tree branch.

Title: Cedar Waxwing

Image Description: A close up photograph of a Cedar Waxwing bird, with its wing spread and its head looking down.

Title: Downey Woodpecker

Image Description: A close up photograph of a Downey Woodpecker, pecking into a pinecone, lightly covered in snow.

Title: Haliburton Deer

Image Description: A close up photograph of a deer standing in grass, turning its head to look behind it.

Title: Northern Loon (Field, Ontario)

Image Description: A photograph of a Northern Loon emerging from an open lake.