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Paul Skelhorne's photo Multifoliate Folds, a scene taken in Antelope Canyon, near Page Arizona.

Five Ways To Become A Terrible Photographer

So you want to be a great photographer. Why? The world is already bursting with great photographers. Can you really compete with them? I doubt it. Instead of beating your head against the wall trying to be great, become a terrible photographer instead. It’s very freeing.

Paul Skelhorne

Mar 15, 20243 min read

Don't Shoot! 4 Ways To Take Better Travel Photos

Does this sound familiar? You go on a trip, take hundreds of photos, then get home and discover…they’re boring. Like photos you’ve seen...

Paul Skelhorne

Feb 10, 20243 min read

Want More Room To Be Creative? Schedule Your Vices

I live by one simple rule to stay healthy and creative: Schedule your vices.

Paul Skelhorne

Feb 4, 20243 min read

A photograph of a still lake, a boat at the dock that seems to be looking toward an orange glow on the horizon.

A Week on the Water: Photos of BC's Cariboo Region

In this collection I am sharing photographs I took in September 2023 in British Columbia’s South Cariboo.

Paul Skelhorne

Sep 30, 20232 min read

A stunning image of red mountains in the distance, shrouded by clouds. In the foreground, warm evening light dapples the scrubby vegetation and a black road winds toward the mountains.

Shades of Red: Images of Southwest Utah

Today I'm releasing a collection of photographs I took in the fall of 2022 while visiting Southwest Utah. Rather than displaying the images one by one on social media, where they would at best be quickly viewed then forgotten in favour of cat videos, I chose to create this collection so the images could be enjoyed at leisure and as a group.

Paul Skelhorne

Dec 4, 20222 min read

A shot of the ocean from a balcony. The sky is huge and blue, with white clouds. The ocean is rough and waves break violently on shore.

The Saddest Photo I Ever Took

March 2, 2020 was easily one of the worst days of my life — the day I took the saddest photo in my life.

Paul Skelhorne

May 8, 20214 min read

A red-headed woman sits in a canoe, a paddle across her lap as she looks out at a perfectly calm lake, mountains in the distance bathed in golden light.

Photo Featured For River of the Month

Good news! One of my photos has been included in the Western Rivers Conservancy’s River of the Month feature.

Paul Skelhorne

Feb 5, 20211 min read

A canoe sits on a calm, blue lake. The sky above is just as blue and the distant mountains are bathed in hazy blue light. The scene is framed by yellow, fall leaves.

Kootenay Road Trip 2020 Scenes: New Denver Canoe

One of our first stops in the Kootenays was the Village of New Denver. Once a bustling mining town, today New Denver is quiet and pretty, straddling Carpenter Creek on the northeast shore of Slocan Lake. It is the ideal place for a quiet canoe ride on a warm evening in late summer.

Paul Skelhorne

Oct 4, 20202 min read