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Patrick Viau

My name is Patrick Viau and I'm a content creator currently based out of Ottawa, Canada and I'm pass

05/06/2025

Another one from the series I took during our last night in Barcelona back in October. The sun had almost disappeared, and the last light of day brushed over the sand and rocks. The waves kept moving gently around the shoreline — simple, quiet, and beautiful. A peaceful end to a day on the Mediterranean coast.

04/10/2025

Oh look at that, I’m actually posting again!
Life’s been a bit of a whirlwind the past year and a half, which made regular posting a challenge, but I still have lots of photos waiting to be shared.

Here’s one from back in January while out shooting with , probably the closest I’ve ever gotten to catching a sunset at Emerald Lake. Not quite the epic one I’ve been chasing, but I’ll take it! At least the fog stayed away and we got some beautiful light.

01/16/2025

After our time in Barcelona, we traveled north to Basque Country to explore its dramatic Atlantic coastline and rugged mountainous landscapes. We stayed at the charming Eguzki B&B, hosted by the warm and welcoming Sally and Rober. While Barcelona had blessed us with amazing weather, the rain greeted us upon arriving in Basque Country. Fortunately, Sally recommended a beautiful beach grove near our accommodation, which turned out to be ideal for photography, even on a rainy day.

I've always wanted to try woodland photography, but where I live, there aren't any gnarly trees to spark inspiration. The humid climate of this region kept everything lush, even in October. I was captivated by the vibrant green moss draping the trees, contrasting beautifully with the orange foliage carpeting the ground. We spent over two hours capturing shots in the grove, and I could have easily stayed longer—there were endless compositions waiting to be discovered. Eventually, we tore ourselves away and treated ourselves to some warm, delicious food, a perfect way to end the day.

01/08/2025

Rather than just sharing photos from my trip to Spain, I decided to mix things up and share something from my backlog. This shot was taken last October during larch season while exploring the stunning Kananaskis Country with and . Although the sky was overcast for most of the day, there were moments when the clouds parted, offering a glimmer of hope. While we didn’t get the dramatic sunset we’d envisioned, the light that broke through illuminated the golden larch trees, making them glow beautifully, if only for a fleeting moment.

12/12/2024

On our last night in Barcelona, the sunset may not have been as majestic as I had hoped, but the rugged beauty of this quiet Spanish beach more than made up for it. A peaceful farewell to the Mediterranean before heading to the wild charm of the North Atlantic coast.

11/20/2024

Well, it's been a minute! Although I have been shooting since my last post in March, I have not been as active as I'd like to be, that is for sure. This picture was taken back in May while chasing the lights with and . This was probably the most intense show from lady Aurora I experienced to date. I have a bit of a backlog of images to edit and post, hopefully I can pump them out a bit more frequently than I've been posting in the last year. Cheers!

03/13/2024

Went out to the mountains with and for the first time since November. This is the longest stretch I went without picking up my camera since I started photography back in 2015. I was pleasantly surprised at how much snow is left in the mountains, it is clearly still winter over there! Hopefully I manage to get a couple more shots of the winter landscapes before it melts away, but I would be lying if I said I wasn't looking forward to the warmer season.

Thanks for stoping by, cheers!

02/08/2024

Storms just hit different in the mountains. Once the rain ended, the clouds started breaking and allowing some light to come through which made for such dramatic scenes. I was watching the sky transform just as I was getting off the highway to get onto the Icefield Parkway and I couldn't help myself, I had to pull over and capture this scene unfold over Mount Temple.

01/24/2024

Finally got a chance to capture these little frost flowers back in November before the lake got covered with snow. As me and were driving up to the lake, we were going through a bunch of low clouds that offered no visibility whatsoever and had us worried that it would be a total flop. But once we arrived at the lake, we were faced with different problem, not a single cloud in sight. We pushed on and found our compositions just in case mother nature decided to spoil us with a show and sure enough, as the sun was rising, these soft wispy clouds appeared just in time to catch the last bit of colour. It wasn't the epic conditions we were hoping for, but it is still a win in my book!

12/27/2023

Every time I’ve been to this place, the forecast looked good for a potential sunset. But once I get there, it’s always the same story, the fog rolls in and the chances of a sunset become zero. However, I feel that even without the epic conditions or the mountainous background this location still looks amazing and would even go as far as saying that it looks better as the fog simplifies the scene and removes a lot of the visual noise.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas. Wishing you all a lovely holiday season! Cheers!

12/05/2023

Took this ins September of last year and forgot all about it until now. I don't usually like to shoot mid day as the light tends to be too harsh but the overcast sky cancelled that problem. Despite the flat light, I think the fall foliage being reflected in the perfectly still water was too beautiful not to capture.

11/29/2023

I didn't manage to get much hiking done this year but this hike defenitely made up for it when it came to kicking my ass. I have never had my legs cramp up so much during a hike and I must have quit about a hundred times. But I'm glad I won my most epic mental war to date and kept going because the views from the top were absolutely amazing. It also helped that I have enough of an ego to not want to look like too much of a wimp in front of and as they made their way up that final stretch effortlessly.

Big thanks to for taking this shot of me as I tried not to cry about the fact we still had to hike all the way back to the car.

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