Kevin Pepper

Without the love and support of my friends and family, I couldn't lead photography tours across Canada and around the world. They are very much a part of my success by just supporting me and this crazy passion I have for photography. 

My first love is photographing nature, regardless of the season or weather conditions; the Canadian landscape and wildlife are my inspiration. But you will also see other styles of photography in my portfolio. From street photography in Paris to urban exploration of abandoned buildings, I love to capture it all with my camera for my corporate clients and growing personal portfolio.

My images have been used in Canadian Nature Photographer, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario Canada/Ontario 150 initiative, PHOTONews Canada, Photo Technique Magazine, OP Magazine, Quebecor Media, The Weather Network, Newfoundland, and Labrador Tourism advertising, Yukon Tourism Social Media promotions, and National Geographic Online. To date, my work has also been used by companies such as Villanova University, the Government of Yukon, the Yukon Wildlife Preserve, City of Cambridge, Panasonic, Olympus, Sigma, Manfrotto, GORE Mutual, Mary Browns Inc, and African Lion Safari.

I get asked all the time, "What makes a good photo”? My answer is always, “In my opinion, a good photograph is one that evokes some kind of emotion. So many people get hung up on composition rules that they are bombarded with online, they forget to personally connect with their subject matter to tell a story of what they saw at that very moment with their image.” 

That’s what I try and empathize in my workshops... You see, taking photos is something that I love to do, but more than taking photos, what adds to my continued amazement, and fuels my love of photography is guiding people and helping them. Watching the smiles and hearing the excitement in people’s voices, they are seeing something for the first time. Something that I helped them connect with on an emotional level. That’s what makes what I do special and keeps me out in the field. 

Please visit the workshop page to see all the tours and workshops I am involved in.

My Photography Gear

Cameras: Nikon z7ii and the Nikon Z9

Nikkor Lenses: Nikkor Z 20mm f/1.8 S, Nikkor Z 24-70mm f/4 S, Nikkor Z 70-200mm f/2.8, Nikon NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S, AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR, and the Z TELECONVERTER TC-1.4x

Tripods and Tripod Heads: RRS TVC-33 MK2, RRS BH-40 BALLHEAD, and the Jobu PRO2 gimbal head

Backpacks: Mindshift 36L – The BackLight 36L back panel opening allows access to all of your gear when taking the pack off is not an option. The backpack features 11 liters of daypack capacity providing plenty of space for personal gear, including separate dedicated compartments for a 10" tablet and 15" laptop.

Memory Cards: Because I shoot a lot of wildlife and video, I use the SanDisk Extreme Pro Memory Cards. For my Z7ii, Z9 and my D850, I use XQD memory cards.

Software: Lightroom, Photoshop, and NIK

Filters: a complete assortment of Breakthrough filters from polarizing to ND3 and ND6 filters. LEE ND filters