Message from Carole Valkenier
Please note: to communicate with us, please email: idpcjv@gmail.com
Born and raised in Alberta, Carole had a great fear of water since childhood. However, enrolling in an adult swim class called “Aquatics Anonymous” (for scared-y-cat adults) at age 35, she worked her way from learning to put her face in water to instructor and lifeguard, and then through thirteen scuba levels.
Carole considers herself privileged in being able to experience the underwater realm and began underwater photography in 1991. British Columbia, considered the best cold-water diving in the world by Jacques Cousteau, serves as inspiration for Carole’s underwater images.
Having a deep sensitivity to this hidden wilderness, she conveys her personal perceptions of our fragile underwater environment. In this regard she has participated in underwater photography for many marine research projects, such as: Underwater Archaeological Society of BC, Marine Ecology Station in Sidney, Vancouver Aquarium, Artificial Reef Society of BC, and Reef Environmental Education Foundation. Her award-winning photographs have been shown in exhibitions (University of British Columbia) and published in pamphlets and magazines including Canadian Camera, Oggi (Japan), Diver Magazine, and others. Carole has also been guest speaker with her slide essays at the national "Canada Camera Conference", at the Fredericton (New Brunswick) Photographic Society, and at various groups around British Columbia. Her underwater British Columbia art cards are distributed to gift shops around Vancouver Island and lower mainland. She has also produced an annual underwater BC calendar for each of the past 21 years. Carole is pleased to share the surprising underwater beauty of British Columbia.
All photos are for sale as photo art cards and enlargements, and also by way of an annual underwater BC calendar.
All photos are copyright. Please request written approval for any usage.
Looking forward to hearing from you. Carole & Ian
idpcjv@gmail.com
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