Thanks for stopping by! I’ve been passionate about photography since I was 10, starting with snapping shots on school field trips and later serving as my high school’s yearbook photographer. After graduating, I chose to keep photography as a hobby and invested in a Pentax camera with multiple lenses. Over time, my gear has grown, and now I shoot with a Canon 5D Mark IV, Canon RP, Sony A7sii, and GoPro 11, editing all my photos in Lightroom. Since 2019, I’ve also been involved in citizen science as an Aurorasaurus Ambassador, reporting auroral observations and contributing to various projects.
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About Donna . . .

My life is in rural Manitoba. 

Family pass-times include curling, quadding, hockey, skiing, fishing, camping, canoeing, travel, gardening, campfires, swimming, sharing good times with friends and family . . . and my favourite hobby of photography.  I watch the space weather reports and venture out on clear nights to capture the aurora and beauty of the night sky.

Our simple life is full every week.  On Sundays we attend the local church to fill our tanks with God's Holy Word and Sacrament so we may continue worshipping joyfully through each next week.

"Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength, they will soar on wings as eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint."  Isaiah 40:31
I have been taking photos of the Aurora Borealis since 2014. It is one of the most amazing sights to experience.  Capturing can be a challenge and I relish every moment.  We see distant aurora often, and overhead aurora occasionally.  2024 has been an incredible aurora year as we experience solar maximum. I follow aurora forecasters and web data to decide when it will be visible.  Sometimes I will drive to outrun the cloud cover, or go north to be under the aurora oval. When the conditions and forecasts are right, the best tool is patience!
​Some of my favourite subjects are our native flowers in their natural habitat.  We are fortunate to live close to Arden where the Prairie Crocus blooms abundantly in April.  Our ditches have all sizes of the Yellow Ladyslipper in June, and the Showy Pink Ladyslipper at the end of June.
​​The harvest sunset has always been a thrill to get on film or digital image.  I don't often have my camera with me in the field, but I always have my cell phone to capture the story of our rural life.