Whispering Wilds Photography

Kayla told me about the time her and her Husband, Fernando, went for a week long trip to Saskatchewan where they opted, on the way home, to go through Kananaskis in order to hike Ptarmigan Cirque. It was a 5KM moderate hike and a friend mentioned it was an adventure not to be missed. They pulled into the parking lot at the end of June an braced themselves for wind and rain at a balmy 4 degrees. Exhausted, she looked over at Fernando and seriously enquired if they are really these people who do this. She was a fair weather hiker. Apparently they were... The hike was as hard as anticipated but the view at the top was equally rewarding. The top displayed an incredible view, with forget me knots splayed out in every directions, crimson trees and even a waterfall. When I asked Kayla, creator of Whispering Wilds Photography, what was one of her favorite photos, she told me about her experience hiking in Kananaskis.

She first invested in an entry level camera in 2017. Her childhood was full of adventures, with being a daughter of a truck driver they traveled often and it was hard to keep places true to how they were. With every photo, a memory and an emotion is brought back from it, and with Whispering Wilds Photography, this is her goal. As great as the clean up, posed photos are, I would describe her photography style as being raw; They’re natural photos that connect some kind of emotions. “They make me feel” she states.

Kayla has been her expanding her portfolio and has recently released Wild & Free Adventure Sessions where she will take you on a half or full day trip into the wild, where your sense of adventure will be both tested and captured on film. Her goal is to provide a memory behind the photo that she takes. She wants a story to come out of the photo captured that is on the wall above your dining room table that will be remembered and explained when your guests comment on that picture. A carefully crafted photo is very nice, when you are directed on how to pose, but it doesn’t capture who you are. Kayla has captured myself, at my boldest when she did a boudoir photoshoot last May. I'm hoping she'll be up for working with my again, but perhaps a snowboard related boudoir shoot in the new year. I loved the photos she took, but mostly I loved how she was able to capture my confidence and how comfortable I was in my own skin, quite literally. Recently, my partner and I went on a Wild & Free Adventure session during hunting season, where it was a 12KM round trip hike on an relatively easy trail near our hometown. At one point, there was a creek crossing, where I didn’t want to fully submersed my Merrills, that I love, but my Partner states that I need to invest in Gortex hiking boots and not merely water resistant shoes. So  I slung the .22 over my back, leaped onto his camoed-up back and we crossed the water way. I was laughing and unsteady and my Partner was patient and kind. I love this story. I have this photo in our dining room. The memory comes flooding back every time the picture is mentioned.

Kayla’s photo sessions are full of personality. Every photo contains a story. Time is very fleeting and she
does an amazing job at capturing memories of those she photographs.

You don't take a photograph, you make it - Ansel Adams