I am a Canadian fine art photographer based in Kingston, Ontario.
After a thirty-year career as a Royal Canadian Air Force search and rescue pilot, retiring at the rank of Colonel, I now use photography to navigate my transition to civilian life while living with PTSD.
Working with both digital and analog processes, including pinhole and alternative printing, I create projects that weave together personal history, mindful practice, and psychological landscapes that explore themes of isolation, fragility, and resilience.
My research-led practice is shaped by graduate study in Photography at Falmouth University (UK), where I focus on sustainable approaches to production and dissemination within contemporary photographic practice.
Current work includes Meditations on the Rideau, a long-form analog meditation on water, time, and sustainability.
Education
- Masters of Arts (Photography) – Falmouth University (Falmouth, UK), expected Summer 2026
- Fine Art Certificate – Emily Carr University of Art + Design (Vancouver, British Columbia), 2024
- Master of Defence Studies – Royal Military College of Canada (Kingston, Ontario), 2011
- Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Engineering) – Royal Military College of Canada (Kingston, Ontario), 1998
Affiliations
- Canadian Association for Photographic Art – Member
- Friends of the Rideau – Member
- Kingston Arts Council – Member
- Modern Fuel artist-run centre – Member
- Union Gallery – Member
Selected Projects
- Bicentennial Reflections: Art and Heritage of the Rideau Canal – an analog meditation on water, time, and sustainability.
- Betwixt and Between – an introspective study of liminality and transition through pinhole photography.
- On Top of the World: Ellesmere Island – photographed during Operation NUNALIVUT 2008 in the Canadian High Arctic.
Updated December 2025.
Scott Murphy – Photographer 