Thinking About Prints (And Maybe a Calendar)
Getting two photos selected for the 2026 and 2027 Colwood calendar — including the cover — was pretty surreal.
I don’t think of myself as a “calendar photographer,” but it was a reminder that people really do connect with shots of the place we all call home. Even the everyday corners of the Westshore get a second life when you see them from above.
Cole Island
It also planted a little idea:
maybe we should make our own Vancouver Island calendar for 2027.
Nothing fancy — just the quiet, coastal, sunrise moments we’ve been filming and sharing anyway.
And maybe… prints, too.
I’ve been going through old footage and this photo from Cole Island stopped me cold. It’s the old brick boathouse just after sunrise — one of those scenes that looks like it hasn’t changed in a century. I’m printing this one for myself, and maybe for a couple of Christmas gifts.
It also feels like the kind of image locals might actually want on their wall.
So I’m testing the waters:
Would you ever buy a print like this?
Is a Westshore / Victoria calendar something people would want?
No pressure — I’m just curious what people think before putting real time into it.
Either way, I’m going to keep filming the spots that make this place feel like home.
More quiet Island stories coming soon.
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Cole Island at Sunrise — A Quiet Look at a Forgotten Place
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The story behind the sunrise image selected twice for the Colwood community calendar, and the start of a quiet prints-and-calendar direction for Vancouver Island Drones.
