Sainte Chapelle Panorama Poster

Panorama of Sainte Chapelle: one of the most beautiful churches in all of France, and home to one of the most extensive 13th-century stained glass collections anywhere in the world with 6458 square feet of stained glass windows in this upper chapel alone. If you ever want to photograph this incredible site, you should know there's a strictly-enforced no-tripods rule inside the chapel. I knew this ahead of time thanks to the warning from Scott Kelby, so I slipped a Platypod into my camera bag to support the camera on a plate instead of three legs comprising a tripod. Suddenly the rule changed and even my little 5.5' x 7" plate with a 2" high ball head was called out as off-limits. I was told by the custodian governing the chapel (who's purpose until this point had only seemed to be quieting the room when voices got too loud), that "no camera-support of any kind is permitted". Meanwhile, there's a room full of tourists around me holding their smartphones on gimbels and selfie-sticks, but...

As an award-winning, multi-accredited fine-art urban landscape photographer and Branch Chair of the Professional Photographers of Canada, I cater to hospitality and travel companies who are looking for stunning photography. There’s nowhere I won't go to get a one-of-a-kind shot, so I get to travel a lot... which I love! I also enjoy helping other photographers advance their skills. I particularly like landscape and travel photography to harness and freeze the “wow moment” you get when you first approach a scene. I capture the moment for me alone, then enjoy the image’s power to share the scene with others, and hopefully give them an experience of their own. I was born and raised, and currently live in Toronto, Ontario, Canada,...