Instructor
October 2019 tour leader:
Jim Balderston received a BAA in photography from Ryerson University in Toronto. He has worked as a photographer, master printer and educator.
After graduating, Jim went on to exhibit his work and refine his printing skills at Toronto Image Works under the direction of photographer Edward Burtynsky.
In 1993 Jim established Pacific Light Impressions in Vancouver BC; a successful print studio dedicated to producing exhibition quality prints for photographers and artists. Over the years Jim has worked on fine art photo based editions for internationally renowned artists, such as Ed Ruscha, Mike Kelley and Harmony Korine, that have been collected and shown in world-class galleries.
Currently, Jim teaches photography and is program Coordinator of the Photography Certificate Program at Langara College in Vancouver BC.
Jim continues to devote time to pursuing his personal projects, exhibiting his work and leading photography tours to the Yukon and Haida Gwaii.
March 2019 tour leader:
Kevin Lanthier is a photographer, digital retoucher, and visual artist. From 2007-2009, he worked as the photographer on a sport fishing resort on the west coast of Haida Gwaii, where he spent thousands of hours driving a boat and photographing the landscape, as well as whales, orcas, eagles, and of course resort guests. Today, with his company Cake Imagery, Kevin works with top creative agencies and advertising photographers in Vancouver and around the world. He brings this strong technical foundation from the commercial world to his fine art work, building his images from dozens, if not hundreds, of separate photographs to create scenes and convey ideas in ways not possible with traditional photography alone. His current work focuses on distilling and amplifying narratives found in urban spaces via highly controlled, concept-driven compositions. Kevin has been working with Photoshop since before he picked up a camera, and maintains a philosophy that he will use any tool or technique available to realize the images he wishes to create. Kevin most recently led the August 2018 Haida Gwaii Eco-Photo Tour for Langara.
2018 tour leader: Jim Balderston received a BAA in photography from Ryerson University in Toronto. He has worked as a photographer, master printer and educator.
After graduating, Jim went on to exhibit his work and refine his printing skills at Toronto Image Works under the direction of photographer Edward Burtynsky.
In 1993 Jim established Pacific Light Impressions in Vancouver BC; a successful print studio dedicated to producing exhibition quality prints for photographers and artists. Over the years Jim has worked on fine art photo based editions for internationally renowned artists, such as Ed Ruscha, Mike Kelley and Harmony Korine, that have been collected and shown in world-class galleries.
Currently, Jim teaches photography and is program Coordinator of the Photography Certificate Program at Langara College in Vancouver BC.
Jim continues to devote time to pursuing his personal projects, exhibiting his work and leading photography tours to the Yukon and Haida Gwaii.