In my life travels I have also earned a degree in Education, which is where my current parking spot in life resides; teaching mathematics, physics and the meaning of life to droves of hormone-imbalanced teenagers.  Don’t let anyone deceive you, it’s an awesome job, both challenging and rewarding in ways that are hard to describe.

My photographic education is hardly formal; my apologies, no Fine Arts Degree here, although I often think it might be interesting to get one.  I have learned my craft the old fashioned way; read alot, hang around other photographers, volunteer, and above all else, experiment with purpose (that is the engineer coming out).  It’s been an interesting journey, and I look forward to all the new things I will learn in the years to come. 

I was born in a small town in .... ha ha, gotcha, no one needs to know that much information.  I am a northern lad though; I like small towns, close knit community, and the fierce independence that is bred in the north. 

Having said that, I have a passion for travelling, and photographing what I find there, be it geographical, sociological or just plain weird and different.  My galleries will attest to this.

I have a degree in Civil Engineering and consequently have a number of the traits that engineers share; intensity, drive, commitment to improve, and of course a healthy dose of anal retentiveness.

I was recently accepted by the Ontario chapter of the PPOC (Professional Photographers of Canada) and continue earn  accreditations for photography in areas such as Environmental Wedding, Animal, Animal Portrait,  Pictorial Scenic, Formal Wedding, Night, and Sports.  For those who are not aware of this organization, it’s basically the original guild hall for photographers in Canada.  www.ppoc.ca  The logo below is your badge of honour; if you don’t pass their scrutiny in your work, you can’t show the logo; it’s one way to help maintain some standards in a field where literally anyone can call themselves a photographer if they own a camera; just recently I became the Chair of the local chapter.  www.pponorthwest.com

This isn’t a dating service so I don’t have to reveal my favourite colour or food (blue and pizza), but when I am not shooting pics or teaching, I like to be outside climbing and paddling, or travelling to see new places or concerts.

The rest I will let my photographs communicate.  Cheers.

Jarron Childs - LLPO, CPA