A Window Into The Wilds

Greg has devoted much of his photographic career to showcasing the natural beauty of wild landscapes. His attention to detail is apparent in each step of his artistic process, from exploring new vantage points to each image reproduction in the digital darkroom. Every piece offers its viewer a window into the breathtaking and uninterrupted landscape.

For landscape photographer Greg Osadchuk, it was picking up a camera for the first time at the age of 9 that marked the beginning of a lifelong passion and diverse career, which has since spanned more than 50 years.

Following a university degree and formal photographic training at the respected Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, California, Greg returned to Canada, where he launched into a 14-year career as a photojournalist for Vancouver's Province Newspaper.

In the early 1980s, with the newspaper workers on strike and frustrations mounting, he had an idea. He picked up his medium format camera, a pocket full of 120 black and white film, and drove east into the Fraser Valley. By chance, he pulled off to the shoulder of the road and walked into the woods following a creek as it snaked up the hillside.

After many hours immersed in this refreshing, natural landscape, a new interest was born. The seed had been planted.

In 1993, with a young family in tow, he moved to the southeast interior of British Columbia, settling into an eclectic, little mountain town called Nelson. Situated in the middle of wild, mountainous terrain, he was now surrounded by his favourite subject matter.

During his time in the West Kootenay region of BC, Greg owned and operated a gallery and photography business. He later returned to university and received his Bachelor of Education degree. He taught digital arts and photography in the provincial high school system for 16 years before happily retiring to his favourite pastime.

In recent years, and through the trials and tribulations that have accompanied photography's shift to digital, he decidedly embraced the new methods, marrying his traditional photographic training and experiences with new technologies and the 'digital darkroom'.

Greg has since moved back to his hometown, where his interest in photography was first inspired. He continues to pursue his passion for photography, travelling, and planning his next adventure.