Collingwood photographer Jeff Wemp captures images of “home” through his lens
by Janet Lees
For most of his life, Jeff Wemp has been coming to the Escarpment and Georgian Bay to hike the trails, paddle and swim. Now that he lives here, he celebrates these landscapes through photography.
“Over the course of my life while living in other places, the urge to get back to the trails and water’s edge started with the quiet murmur of leaves stirred by the breeze and grew until it became too powerful to ignore any longer,” he says. “Yes, this is where I belong. This place I now call home is the spot that I fit into. To be able to share it with others through my images is such a wonderful thing.”
He is a graduate of Conestoga College’s Photography program, where he was introduced to commercial photography and learned the basics of photo editing. “Sharing my images with others, I always felt that they were somehow lacking something, so I set out to learn how to take a better picture,” he says. “Many images later, the gap is now beginning to close.” The resulting photos blend technical knowledge and artistic sensibility to capture more than the eye can see.
To view Jeff’s images and fine art prints, visit jeffwemp.photoshelter.com ❧
