Past Presentations
I love to present! My presentations are informative, inspiring, and sprinkled with humour. They're suitable for a wide range of audiences - nature and photo clubs, student groups, corporate events, and more!
Watch example presentations, read testimonials, see my presentation topics and contact me if you're interested in having me speak at your event.
November 20, 2024 - Bowmanville, Ontario
Presentation: Tales of a Canadian Explorer
Audience: Bowmanville Garden Club (Horticultural Society)  
October 15, 2024 - Bancroft, Ontario
Presentation: Tales of a Canadian Explorer
Audience: Bancroft Field Naturalists  
August 28, 2024 - Trenton, Ontario
Presentation: Tales of a Canadian Explorer
Audience: Quinte West Public Library
November 28, 2023 - Belleville, Ontario
Presentation: Backyard Birds
Audience: Belleville Garden Club  
October 19, 2023 - Trenton, Ontario
Presentation: Backyard Birds
Audience: Trenton Horticultural Society & Garden Club  
September 29, 2023 - Bayfield, Ontario
Presentation: Tales of a County Birder
Event: Bayfield Fall Foto Fest  
April 24, 2023 - Oshawa, Ontario
Presentation: Tales of a Canadian Explorer
Audience: Durham Region Field Naturalists  
April 12, 2023 - Trenton, Ontario
Presentation: Backyard Birds
Audience: Quinte West Public Library  
April 11, 2023 - Oshawa, Ontario
Presentation: Tales of a Canadian Explorer
Audience: General Motors Retirees  
March 7, 2023 - Tweed, Ontario
Presentation: Backyard Birds
Audience: Tweed Horticultural Society  
January 16, 2023 - Belleville, Ontario
Presentation: Tales of a Canadian Explorer
Audience: Quinte Field Naturalists  
October 6, 2022 - Bayfield, Ontario (Online)
Presentation: Tales of a Canadian Explorer (Part 3) (Watch on YouTube)
Audience: Photography Club of Bayfield   
September 27, 2022 (Online)
Presentation: How to Identify and Photograph Birds (Watch on YouTube)
Audience: Canadian Wildlife Federation   
April 25, 2022 - Hanover, Ontario (Online)
Presentation: Tales of a Canadian Explorer
Audience: Saugeen Nature   
April 11, 2022 - Kingston, Ontario
Presentation: Backyard Birds
Audience: Collins Bay & District Horticultural Society   
March 25, 2022 - Willow Beach, Ontario (Online)
Presentation: Tales of a Canadian Explorer
Audience: Willow Beach Field Naturalists   
March 8, 2022 - Salmon River, Ontario (Online)
Presentation: Backyard Birds
Audience: Friends of the Salmon River & Friends of the Napanee River   
April 26, 2021 - Prince Edward County, Ontario (Online)
Presentation: Beauty is Close to Home
Audience: South Shore Joint Initiative   
February 4, 2021 - Bayfield, Ontario (Online)
Presentation: Lessons from a Pandemic
Audience: Photography Club of Bayfield   
January 21, 2021 - Belleville, Ontario (Online)
Presentation: Life Lessons of a Canadian Explorer
Audience: Canadian Federation of University Women - Belleville & District   
January 29, 2020 - Belleville, Ontario
Presentation: Life Lessons of a Canadian Explorer
Audience: Photo-Nat Photography Club   
November 25, 2019 - Waterloo, Ontario
Presentation: Life Lessons of a Canadian Explorer
Audience: Waterloo Region Nature   
September 12, 2019 - Cloyne, Ontario
Presentation: Backyard Birds of the Land O' Lakes Region
Audience: Land O' Lakes Garden Club   
April 7, 2019 - Wellington, Ontario
Presentation: Life Lessons from the Arctic
Audience: Prince Edward County Photo Club
March 19, 2019 - Madoc, Ontario
Presentation: Tales of a Canadian Explorer
Audience: Madoc Photo Club
January 28, 2019 - Belleville, Ontario
Presentation: Life Lessons from the Arctic
Audience: Quinte Field Naturalists	
January 10, 2019 - Belleville, Ontario
Presentation: Life Lessons from a Nature Photographer
Audience: Quinte Photo Club	
January 7, 2019 - Kingston, Ontario
Presentation: Life Lessons from a Nature Photographer
Audience: Kingston Photographic Club	
May 3, 2018 - Bayfield, Ontario
Presentation: Life Lessons from the Arctic
Audience: Photography Club of Bayfield	
April 17, 2018 - Madoc, Ontario
Presentation: Life Lessons from the Arctic
Audience: Through the Lens Photo Club  
January 25, 2018 - Frankford, Ontario
Presentation: Life Lessons from the Arctic & Introduction to Photography
Audience: Patrons at ArtiZen Café   
May 4, 2017 - Bayfield, Ontario
Presentation: Life Lessons from a Nature Photographer
Audience: Photography Club of Bayfield  
March 29, 2017 - Belleville, Ontario
Presentation: Life Lessons from a Nature Photographer
Audience: Photo-Nat Photography Club  
March 23, 2017 - Ottawa, Ontario
Presentation: Life Lessons from a Nature Photographer
Audience: Colonel By Talks at Colonel By Secondary School
March 21, 2017 - Madoc, Ontario
Presentation: Life Lessons from a Nature Photographer
Audience: Through the Lens Madoc Photo Club  
November 13, 2016 - Toronto, Ontario
Presentation: Entrepreneurial Lessons From A Nature Photographer
Audience: DECA Gumption Risk Intuition Tenacity (GRIT) Conference  
May 19, 2016 - Kingston, Ontario
Presentation: North American Photo Stories
Audience: Kingston Field Naturalists Annual Dinner
May 10, 2016 - Napanee, Ontario
Presentation: Go West (and North!) Young Man
Audience: Napanee Photo Club 
March 11, 2016 - Mississauga, Ontario
Presentation: Canadian Photo Stories
Audience: WoodsTalks at The Woodlands School
February 22, 2016 - Belleville, Ontario
Presentation: Go West (and North!) Young Man
Audience: Quinte Field Naturalists  
December 15, 2015 - Madoc, Ontario
Presentation: Go West (and North) Young Man!
Audience: Madoc Through the Lens Photo Club  
December 1, 2015 - Brighton, Ontario
Presentation: Go West (and North) Young Man!
Audience: Brighton Photo Group  
November 1, 2015 - Wellington, Ontario
Presentation: Go West (and North) Young Man!
Audience: Prince Edward County Photo Club  
June 18, 2015 - Kamloops, British Columbia
Presentation: North American Photo Stories
Audience: Kamloops Naturalist Club  
June 17, 2015 - Merritt, British Columbia
Presentation: North American Photo Stories
Audience: Nicola Naturalist Society  
June 8, 2015 - Hay River, Northwest Territories
Presentation: SHAD
Audience: Staff & Students at Diamond Jenness Secondary School  
May 31, 2015 - Lac La Biche, Alberta
Presentation: North American Photo Stories
Audience: Lac La Biche Birding Society  
May 25, 2015 - Thunder Bay, Ontario
Presentation: North American Photo Stories
Audience: Thunder Bay Field Naturalists  
May 22, 2015 - Aroland, Ontario
Presentation: North American Photo Stories
Audience: Staff & Students at Johnny Therriault School  
April 14, 2015 - Napanee, Ontario
Presentation: North American Photo Stories
Audience: Napanee Photo Club  
February 24, 2015 - Bloomfield, Ontario
Presentation: North American Photo Stories
Audience: Prince Edward County Field Naturalists  
January 20, 2015 - Madoc, Ontario
Presentation: North American Photo Stories
Audience: Through the Lens Camera Club  
September 24, 2014 - Belleville, Ontario
Presentations: North American Photo Stories & Introduction to Adobe Lightroom
Audience: Photo-Nat Photography Club