The 2010 Spring Photography Contest sponsored by Outdoor Photography Canada Magazine is now open. Plenty of prizes for the winning entries.

The theme of this competition is the "HUMAN IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT". Show us how the human race has positively or negatively impacted the environment.

Download the official entry form.

Contest closes midnight May 31, 2010.

Mike's latest coffee table book on "Muskoka", "Ontario's cottage country",  is now available in fine book stores. Located north and northeast of Toronto, it encompasses the scenic areas of  Lake Rosseau, Lake Joseph, Lake Muskoka, Lake of Bays and the Algonquin region. The countryside is renowned for its beauty, particularly for its autumn colors and the variety of cottages, from the quaint to the luxurious.

This summer, Mike will be instructing at the prestigious Niagara School of Imaging in St. Catherines, Ontario. Nature photography is a "dream job" and, in "Making a Living as a Nature Photographer", Mike will share his approach to increasing your odds of being successful in this highly competitive field. Join Mike from Sunday, August 22 to Thursday, August 26, 2010. For more information or to register, please visit:  http://www.niagaraschool.com

Mike's bestselling coffee table book called "Canada" has been reprinted as a soft cover edition. The hard cover version sold out 10,000 copies. Check your favorite book store for quantities of 1to 9. For greater quantities, contact the publisher (Key Porter Books) at 416.862.7777 x222 and speak to Paula Sloss (Special and Corporate Sales) paula.sloss@keyporter.com

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Georgian Bay - Photographs by Mike Grandmaison
Introduction by Gerard Courtin

Published by Key Porter Books

Georgian Bay: A breathtaking photographic portrait of Canada’s “inland sea”

The natural, rugged beauty of Georgian Bay has inspired generations of Canadian artists, such as Tom Thomson and A. Y. Jackson, who have captured the emotional impact that this large body of water and its surroundings have had on those who visit the region. Often called the sixth Great Lake, Georgian Bay is the northeastern arm of Lake Huron, the fifth-largest lake in the world. Located between Manitoulin Island to the northwest (the world’s largest freshwater island) and by the Bruce Peninsula to the southwest, it is more or less separated from the rest of Lake Huron.
Georgian Bay is a vacation haven, with crowds assembling at the many beautiful sandy beaches along its shores. Others seek solitude in the windswept, rocky, and sparsely treed islands that attract cottagers and
tourists alike who visit by motorboat, sailboat, kayak, or canoe.

Mike Grandmaison lived in the Georgian Bay area for some twenty-five years. With camera in hand, he has explored the region by foot, canoe, and kayak to capture those intimate photographs that represent the essence of the area. Whether it is a chunk of glacier-scraped pink or white granite inhabited by a lone, windswept pine shaped by the prevailing westerly winds, or an abstract composition of cobalt blue water shimmering in the afternoon sun, Grandmaison treats us to the beauty and wonder of Georgian Bay.

ISBN-13: 978-1-55263-924-5
ISBN-10: 1-55263-924-X

Outdoor Photography Canada Magazine launched its inaugural issue on April 7, 2007. With that issue, Mike contributed a piece about "The Prairies" as part of a regular feature called "Discovering Canada". Since then, other features have included: "The Rockies", "Gatineau", "Georgian Bay", "16 Favorite Locations", "Rain Forests of British Columbia", "Killarney Provincial Park", "The Northwest Territories", "The Great Saskatchewan Sand Hills" and the "West Coast of Newfoundland". The next issue will highlight "Muskoka" in Ontario, the subject of my next book.

Mike was awarded second prize in the Northern Lights 2007 Awards Canada competition for Excellence in Travel Journalism. His photography was showcased in the May 2007 Travel issue of Canadian Geographic Magazine. The article was written by Linda Goyette in celebration of the the park's 100th anniversary. "Jasper by Starlight" can be read online as a pdf file. The award is sponsored by the Canadian Tourism Commission.

Mike also published a coffee table book on the Canadian Rocky mountains in April of 2007. "The Canadian Rockies", with foreword by Ben Gadd, is available at your favorite book store or through the publisher, Key Porter Books.

You can read more about the Northern Lights Awards Canada for Excellence in Travel Journalism program online. View this year's winners here.

"Laurentian" magazine editor Jennifer Nault interviews alumni Mike Grandmaison in her story about "Natural Worlds", published in the March 2008 issue.

English version - Cover   Text

"En français" - Couverture    Article

Mike's images of northern lights are featured in the Winter 2008 issue of "Whisper In The Woods", an online nature journal produced by Kimberli Bindschatel. The images are accompanied by an article called "Wild Grace - Cathedral of Light" written by Eric Alan. "Whisper In The Woods" was originally published as a printed journal; I must say I was truly disappointed to see the printed version discontinued as it was one of the finest little publications that I had ever come across. You may view the article by linking to www.whisperinthewoods.com or dowloading it here.