Bringing nature indoors to people is what award winning Nelson B.C photographer Corvus Udall is all about. His stunning observant portraits of nature capture exquisite beauty showing a keen appreciation of the natural world.

Corvus’ current exhibition entitled “Water in the Lens ” is currently showing at Cowan’s in Nelson, B.C. is an observation of water in our background, an appreciation for the abundant clean water that of the Kootenay landscape.

“I am trying to deepen my own awareness of the quality of water and looking to bring that awareness to people without judgement, drawing their attention to the natural environment through my photography. The best ecology is letting nature keep the balance and humans living in harmony with it.”

English born, Corvus’ appreciation for nature comes from the British countryside, growing up in a little village in Derbyshire on a country estate. Corvus says that he received his sensibility for imagery and visual arts from his father who worked as a painter and decorator in the state home as well as being a landscape painter.

“When I was a kid, my family holidays were research for my dad’s paintings. We would go on a hunt for a village in a painting – each holiday was an adventure. England is big cities, farm land, and a small portion of wilderness. Here in the West Kootenays, it’s city surrounded by wilderness. Wilderness comes into your backyard at night; we have bears and cougars roaming around. Nature is very untamed here and I feel it’s our responsibility to allow it to stay so.”

Before coming to Canada; Corvus shares, he always wanted to go live in the mountains. His grandfather who read old western stories always talked about Canada, wanting to ride horseback through the Rockies, and saw himself in his imagination as a pioneer.

Corvus ended up living that pioneer dream, coming to B.C. 11 years ago, where he learned a carpentry trade. When his baby was born last year, Corvus had the urge to get back to creativity, saying, “even though economically it was better to stick with carpentry, I had to get back to my roots – interact with nature, take a risk and devote more time to photography and art. I want my daughter to see me as a happy person, a person doing what they are meant to do.”

Today, the British art school graduate does just that…by having his own carpentry business, and finding time for his photography which includes restoration work, and participating in family adventures on weekends that sometimes are a research mission for his photos. To see more examples of his business momentxmoment Imagery, email him at corvus_udall@hotmail.com (352-6109).

Corvus has maintained another passion for the past 12 years writing haiku poetry. He beilieves it is the simplest and most direct way for a writer to express himself about a particular moment in time; saying, “I hope that my photography gives the same impression as a haiku poem – its purity… and people would just enjoy it.”

Corvus’s statement as a photographer is simple yet intriguingly complex when he says, “I want to draw people’s attention to things that are simple yet profound in their natural environment. I want to show the beauty of nature – bringing it indoors and framing it.”