RDow Images

08/29/2026

Early morning sunlight hitting this beautiful buck in velvet. It won't be long until he sheds the fuzzy rack to reveal the bare bone antlers. Eventually, the antlers will fall off, and they will grow back, usually stronger and bigger than the year before. Truly a wonder of nature.

08/21/2026

Alpha Jet training.

08/16/2026

The sunflowers were looking a bit tired this evening, but one managed to pose for me 🙂

08/15/2026

In 2022, I set out on a mission to film and photograph North America's tallest bird, the whooping crane, during their migration from nesting grounds in Wood Buffalo National Park to the Texas Gulf Coast.

In the 1940s, the wild population had dropped to just 21 birds, but today, there are over 600.

Their comeback is one of conservation's greatest success stories:

Filming Whooping Cranes in Saskacthewan (2022).

08/14/2026

First blog post is up 📸🖊️

Given their story, this was a special experience — one that may never have been conceived had it not been for Covid.

08/12/2026

I published a website, and I'm pretty stoked about it.

https://www.rdowimages.com/

07/25/2026

Toronto 2026-07-23. The place of my formative years, one that will forever hold a special place in my heart. Grateful to experience the very best that this city has to offer with my family.

04/26/2026

I finally got the shot I’ve been chasing for a few years now. With my work schedule and temperatures on the rise, today was likely my last opportunity, so I’m feeling great about that.

In addition to years of trial and error, getting this shot involved standing ankle-deep in cold marsh water during the critical dawn window. I stood at a calculated angle, hoping the Red-winged Blackbirds would get accustomed to my presence and land within the frame I had set up. I'm glad to finally check this one off the list and move on to some new subjects and challenges.

04/19/2026

04/04/2026

My process for editing RAW images [cropping focus]