Featuring Val Lieske, Artistic Director of Fire Exit Theatre Some stories are easy to tell. They resolve cleanly. They fit neatly into categories. They offer answers. And then there are the stories that don’t. The ones that sit in the tension between belief and doubt, certainty and questioning, faith and lived experience. Those are the…
Some artists hang their work on walls. Tattoo artists create something different. Their art moves through the world with people. It ages with them, travels with them, and becomes part of their identity. For this VISIBLE interview and photoshoot, I spoke with Calgary tattoo artist Mike Wagler, an artist whose work is helping shape the…
Stewardship of creation is not a political statement, but a personal responsibility. This photography project was born out of that conviction. Let me begin with something that may surprise you: I am not an environmental activist. I believe in progress. I believe development is necessary. Growth, innovation, and expansion are part of human advancement. But…
Light painting is a mysterious and deeply reflective experience for me. There is something almost sacred about sitting in a completely dark room and slowly revealing a subject with a single flashlight. As the shutter stays open, the image forms quietly, curve by curve, detail by detail. When I look back at the camera and…
There is something profoundly healing about water, something that reaches beyond the physical world and touches the spiritual. The sound of waves crashing against the shore slows the mind in ways almost nothing else can. In a life filled with noise and pressure, water interrupts the rush. It gives us permission to breathe again. If…
No matter your situation, it is never too late to follow your dreams. One of the biggest fears so many of us carry is the quiet belief that somehow, somewhere along the way, we missed our chance.That we’re too late! We are too old, too behind, too far off-track to start again. And that fear…
Ever since I was a kid, I’ve been drawn to the color red.Red Skittles, red candy, red shirts, red shoes; if it came in red, I wanted it. Even my wedding flowers were red roses. There’s something about red that just speaks to me. It’s bright, bold, and alive. It commands attention without even trying….
Professional headshots in Calgary aren’t just about a perfect smile; they’re about capturing who you are. Beauty is not just about your physical appearance, it’s about you: your personality, your quirks, and the energy you bring into a room. That’s what makes portrait photography so powerful. It captures not just what you look like, but…
Overcoming life’s valleys can feel impossible some days. I am not sure if this feeling is unique to artists, but there are times when, as both an artist and a human being, I feel completely stuck as if I am standing in a deep valley surrounded by tall immovable mountains of other people’s success. It…
Finding purpose in life can feel impossible when everything around you is covered in fog. You cannot see what is ahead. You do not know what will happen next. And more than anything, you feel entirely alone. But the truth is, we are never alone. For me, this piece of photography, a lone surfer surrounded…