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An interview with NIKON CREATOR Katie MacDonald Mont Tremblant, Quebec • Shot with: Nikon Z8 Nikkor Z 24-70 mm f/2.8, ISO 800, 1/500s, f/ 5.6, 70 mm. Katie MacDonald is a Canadian adventure seeker and photographer. A photography lover since childhood, her camera has been a constant companion. Following a life-altering pulmonary embolism when she was 22, Katie began hiking to remain active during her recovery. She has since embraced and combined her passions for the outdoors, travel, and photography, working as a full-time content creator. We spoke to Katie about her work and adventures as a Nikon Creator. Yosemite National Park, California • Shot with: Nikon D4 Nikkor Z 24-70mm f/2.8, ISO 500, 1/80s, f/2.8, 24mm. photoED: How did you learn photography? KATIE: When I was around seven years old, a family member handed me a DSLR camera and said I could play with it. After that first encounter, I begged my parents for a camera of my own. I received my first Nikon camera for my eighth birthday, a Nikon Coolpix. I went on to study photography in high school and then in college. I’ve shot weddings, real estate, commercial work, and more, all along the path towards finding my love for outdoors and travel adventures. I now have the privilege of using a camera every day for my work, but still find it a tool for fun and creative explorations. There is always more to learn, to capture, and to be inspired by. photoED: What do you love most about sharing stories through photography? KATIE: Photography is a universal language. There’s a story in every photo and a unique perspective in every image. You can send three people with cameras to the same place and have completely different photographs taken. I love to use my camera to document my travels, and hopefully inspire others to enjoy the outdoors. Whistler, British Columbia • Shot with: Nikon D7100 NIKKOR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G, ISO 800, 1/100s, f/ 4.0, 105mm. photoED: Whose work has influenced yours? KATIE: A few of my biggest inspirations are Rob Stimpson for his landscape and wildlife photos, Peter McKinnon for his constantly new takes on well-travelled places, Paige Deas for how she tells a story with her images, and Renee de Ronde for her nature-focused captures. photoED: What makes a good photograph? KATIE: My favourite photographs are ones that evoke emotion in some way, whether it is wonder, awe, joy, sadness, wanderlust, or even confusion. These types of photos are always the ones that stick with me. Sometimes photographs make you notice details you otherwise might not. I love looking at images where I get to think about what the artist was doing to achieve the shot; whether it was a sunrise they woke up at 3:00 a.m. for, a remote location that required a lot of planning, a bridal photo where you can only imagine what went into posing a large group of people, or a dramatic wildlife capture. A good photograph is entirely subjective, but if it makes you feel something, then I think it has done its job. Niagara Falls, Ontario Canada • Shot with: Nikon D4 Nikkor Z 24-70mm f/2.8, ISO 800, 1/60s, f/ 2.8, 24mm. photoED: How has working in photography influenced you personally? KATIE: Every time I set foot in nature, I feel like I am getting lost to find myself. It’s the same when I pick up my camera, I feel like I am translating the way I experience the world for others to see. It’s a constant reminder for me to be intentional, to get creative, and to simply be myself. It combines everything I love and I am able to share it with others. Photography allows me to preserve and translate the feeling of what it was like to be where I was standing. photoED: What has been your favourite or most personally impactful adventure? KATIE: My most impactful destination as a photographer, and as someone who loves to get outside, is Algonquin Park. I have been going to the park since I was a little girl, and seeing my photographs of the same place change over the years has been special to me. The same place can tell a completely different story depending on the season, the conditions, or even the mood I’m in that day. It’s wonderful to get to know one place well yet still be completely surprised by it on every visit. Algonquin truly is magic. Stokksnes, Iceland • Shot with: Nikon D4 Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8, ISO 400, 1/6400s, f/ 2.8, 24mm. photoED: Tell us about your hardest or most challenging day as a photographer. KATIE: My most challenging day as a photographer was when I was shooting a wedding and my second shooter had an emergency, and their backup was very ill. I shot the wedding alone, which was not new to me, but it definitely made for a lot of last-minute plan changes with how the day was to unfold. The bride, groom, and their families and friends were all lovely and accommodating, and everything went well given the circumstances. To this day, they are some of the most wonderful wedding photos I have ever taken! photoED: What advice do you have for photographers just getting started? KATIE: My advice is simple: Keep shooting. You truly never know when you’re going to take your new favourite photo. Sometimes it’s just around the corner from home. I also encourage people to keep playing to find what brings you joy. There will never be too much art in the world. There is space for yours too. Whiteface Mountain, New York • Shot with: Nikon Z6iii NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8 VR, ISO 400, 1/640s, f/6, 79mm. photoED: What are your top travel tips or hacks for travelling with photography equipment? KATIE: Browse around for a backpack that can strap in a lightweight tripod so you have your tools on you to not miss out on any shots. Too many times have I not brought a tripod and kicked myself for it. If you’re anything like me, buy some extra lens caps and cords for them so you don’t have to worry about losing them. Get a zoom lens for when you travel, just in case of wildlife! A mirrorless camera is great for travel too because it can be quite light. GEAR UP What camera and equipment do you most use now? What’s your favourite lens? Tell us about your experience using NIKON products. KATIE: I mainly shoot with my Nikon Z 6III. My favourite lens right now to travel with has been the Nikkor Z 28–400mm f/4–8 VR. I’ve used various Nikon cameras over the years, but for picking up my gear to head out on my adventures, these two are my sidekicks! Check out all Katie's favourite Nikon gear, HERE. Katie MacDonald To see more of Katie's work, check out: yourmatiekatie.com

TOP PHOTOGRAPHER WINNER: Daniel Calicchio • Portugal Billed as the world’s greatest photo game, GuruShots is an international competition platform for photographers. Players get feedback from more than three billion monthly voters and try to work their way up through rankings, from Newbie to the ultimate status (and bragging rights) of Guru. GURU'S TOP PICK WINNER: Драган Стојков • Serbia TOP PHOTO WINNER: Martin Filčík • Slovakia The Travel photography challenge showcases an exceptional collection of images by photographers from around the world. GuruShots’ challenges are voted on by the platform’s Gurus and the wider community, with a fresh challenge every day. Winners can receive prizes from GuruShots’ sponsors such as Adorama, Kodak, Lowepro, and Lensbaby. Paolo De Leo • Italy Saurav Dutta • Germany David Brinkman • USA Barbara Miers • USA Zennifer • USA Janelle Freiman • USA Jean Gibson • USA To find out more, and take part in the next challenge, visit www.gurushots.com Also, check out GuruShots’ newest app AI Art Master.

WE INVITED OUR PATREON PATRONS to participate in a creative conversation through images. photoED Magazine commissioned an original poem by Tennille Campbell a Dene/Métis author and photographer from English River First Nation, Saskatchewan. Our contributors responded to Tennille's words with an image of their own. The following is a presentation of where our contributors took this story. HENRY VANDERSPEK, A rainbow in the spray created by our tour boat in Western Brook Pond, Newfoundland. THIS SUMMER,WE TRAVELLED THIS SUMMER, we travelled through prairie fields and under prairie skies th rough the badlands and through the foothills through mountains peaks and valleys th rough an old growth forest and by the charred remains of ancient woods in transition... JOHN HEALEY, “Roots,” 2023. Attachment, support, nourishment. SHELLY PRIEST, This poem rests deep in my heart. I can visualize those that lived here before me. Though lives have changed, the land still beckons us to explore and discover for ourselves. MICHELINE GODBOUT, “Peeking Through Mist,” taken at the Hendrie Valley Sanctuary, on Anishinaabe land. DAVID BRANDY, "When I stood in this location at Salt Spring Island I felt the majesty of the land rising out of the surrounding ocean. But I also felt the irony of the colonial trope of a numbered picnic table and manicured lawn in this exquisite setting." KEN UDLE, "The life source that is Turtle Island. Mountains, valleys, and pathways, a witness to history and an endurance towards our future." TRACEY HALLADAY, "This house in Southern Alberta brought to my mind questions about the people who settled here and what they may have experienced here." PATRICIA PARSONS, "The plaque at this gravesite in Dettah, NWT, simply reads a name, dates, and “Proud Father.” I was touched that a chair had been placed at this site to sit beside a loved one." CB CAMPBELL, "Within minutes the sky went from clear to smoke-cloud-filled. Fire is a harsh reminder that our mistreatment of the Earth has dire consequences for all of us." RAMO/HCKYGRLPHOTO, “and we arrived to the stairs of the cathedral and the pilgrimage suddenly made a higher sense” AS WE DROVE I named out loud the lands who we were guests on who had lived here continued to live here the cree and the dene the metis, dakota and the blackfoot telling stories of friends who lived nearby cousins who had travelled through here before... LORI RYERSON, “Energy Savings.” Out of the acres and acres of available land in the Owens Valley in California, why was it necessary to run a power line THROUGH this Native American burial ground? COLLIN J. ÖRTHNER, "I think of the many eyes that have witnessed the same scene over thousands of years past. How were their thoughts and ideas of these magnificent peaks different than mine?" DAVID J. KENNY "…and how we continue on. Schoolchildren respond to what they learn about shelter and those who came before them." GERALD WOLFE, “Howe Sound Blues.” MANDY KLEIN, "A regional Ontario site that has so far been left in its prairie-like state." CASEY HAUGHLAND, "In Newfoundland, the ocean bursts against the rocky shores. Uninhabited and untouched by human hands." ...DAY TURNED TO NIGHT the names of our lands and our kin continued on the stoney and the tsuutina the shuswap and the tkemlups the squamish to the hesquiath se as of prairies fields turned to chilly mountains tops fading into low valleys of fruit and fishing fa lling into pacific beachside and white tipped waters... MARK WALTON, “Migration,” from the Complicity series. This image was taken along Hwy 16 in Manitoba. MELISSA KRISTENSEN SMITH, "We are nothing without the land. We live on it, we live off of it. Our time can be short upon it. Why do we not make more effort to preserve it for others?" FRANK MYERS, "A cutover forest in Northwestern Ontario speaks of what settler culture and its rampant consumerism has cost the land." LORETTA MEYER, “As above. So below.” ...THIS LAND WAS REMEMBERED spoken out into the wind an acknowledgement of who had been here and how we continue on CHRIS ALIC, "This poem made me think of the land before humans eroded it and built over it." This story featured in the LAND issue. Did you enjoy this FREE read? Consider supporting us We'd love your support to continue producing great content for you to enjoy! • JOIN US AS A PATRON • SUBSCRIBE FOR PRINT DELIVERY Follow us on Patreon, Facebook, and Instagram, and sign up for our e-newsletter to keep up with all our adventures!

photoED Magazine shares the stories behind photographers work. Emerging and established photographers are published with us! SHARE YOUR WORK WITH US IN PRINT photoED magazine is published 3 X / year in print editions, released in: MARCH + AUGUST + NOVEMBER In addition reviewing work through our Open CALLS FOR SUBMISSIONS, we also welcome feature article pitches from writers. Short synopsis of the idea, links to further information, and an explanation of which of the themes the feature idea relates to may be sent to the editor at any time. Content considered for the print editions must align with the themes listed below. We HIGHLY recommend reading a full print or digital replica of our most recent edition in advance of sending us your pitch. This research step will assist YOU in determining if your work is a fit for our publication. photoED print edition themes in 2026 - A year of contrasts Now accepting feature story proposals on these themes: Order VS Chaos Home VS Away Real VS Imagined WRITERS TAKE NOTE: photoED magazine aims to be a welcoming space where understanding of art is accessible to everyone. Please draft text with this awareness. We use language that respects all our readers and is accessible and understood by all. No formal academic writing please. Connect with the EDITOR: rita@photoed.ca Small print: Submitting to PhotoED Magazine does not transfer any rights of ownership - the photographer retains full rights. We do not ask for exclusivity and the photographer is free to submit the image to any other publication/ project or exhibition. The owner of the photograph allows us the rights to publish and promote their work with credit, on our print and digital platforms . By submitting, the photographer acknowledges that they have full rights to the images and has obtained proper releases where warranted.

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The magazine for people who love photography with purpose. MOVEMENT - Issue #75 MEMORY - Issue #74 The MELD issue #73 Winter 2024/ 2025: COLOUR Fall 2024: TIME Spring/Summer 2024: LIGHT Fall 2023: WATER Spring/ Summer 2023: FOOD photoED magazine is for: Culture Vultures. People who feel good about surrounding themselves with quality content and ideas. The Community. For intentional photographers seeking authentic, process-driven stories. “It’s the kind of magazine you want to revisit—slow down with, learn from, and maybe even pass along to someone else who’d appreciate it. Highly recommended—and not just for one read, but many.” - Sandrine Hermand-Grisel, AllAboutPhoto.com Featured Blog Articles Current Edition CANADA + USA orders INTERNATIONAL ORDERS Order vs Chaos - Issue #76 Order vs Chaos - Issue #76 Order vs Chaos - Issue #76 Order vs Chaos - Issue #76 “Any order is a balancing act of extreme precariousness.” — WALTER BENJAMIN In this print edition, we have taken the opportunity to flip the script on how readers experience our magazine. From the cover, the publication opens as per usual, but somehow concludes in the middle. Flip the print edition on its back to find another beginning, a different entry point, through a second cover, again concluding in the middle. Featuring... Quincey Spagnoletti in conversation with Pelle Cass Crafted compositions with Milad Safabakhsh by Sherry Chunqing Liu The Meditative Practice of Anthony Gebrehiwot by Craig D’Arville Wes Bell: Lost for words by Sherry Chunqing Liu One Thing After Another, An exquisite photography retrospective at the AGO by Corinna vanGerwen Geomatic Meditation by DW Alexander Laura Kay Keeling : Untitled Portals by Rita Godlevskis Daniel Everett : Systems of (Dis) Organization by Alan Bulley + PORTFOLIO Artists from our International Call for submissions: Rebecca Tunks (AUS), Julia Zyrina (NL), Paulo de Tarso Souza (BR), Violetta Lorentzou (UK), Fausta Facciponte (CAN), Ava Margueritte (CAN), Henry VanderSpek (CAN), Franciszek Chilinski (POL), Tash Damjanovic (CAN), Shira Gold (CAN), and Jung Ui Lee (KR). AND... 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We take our work seriously, and approach every artist at any level of their experience with the same respect. We do not commission new works and currently only publish existing projects. Does publishing with photoED magazine restrict my work? Submitting to PhotoED Magazine does not transfer any rights of ownership - the photographer retains full rights. We do not ask for exclusivity and the photographer is free to submit the image to any other publication/ project or exhibition. The owner of the photographs allows us the rights to publish and promote their work with credit, on our print and digital platforms. By submitting, the photographer acknowledges that they have full rights to the images and has obtained proper releases where warranted.