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Photographer: DIANE E WEILER

The Early Days

Born in London Ontario, I worked as a Nursery School Teacher, and a Teachers’ Aide in the Public School System for a number of years.
After that were a few years in the seventies spent trying out the hippie lifestyle, travelling North America in a camper-van, working as we went.
Many photographs were taken during these years. Lots of B&W, and slides, and of course Kodachrome! Yep those were the days my friend!

The Working Years

In 1977, I moved to Red Lake Ontario, and started working in the mining industry, and in 1979 I was off to British Columbia to pursue mining as a career. In the next 25+ years, my work shipped me off to different operating mines & fly-in sites in and around British Columbia.
I worked as an Assayer (lab analytical work), Environmental tech, Lab Manager, as well as a First Aid Attendant, a Mine Rescue Team member, and various Occupational Health & Safety (OCHS) tasks. (I began taking formal courses to gain my OCHS Certification and graduated from BCIT in 2002.)
These were the years with the newest invention – The Point and Shoot Camera! Still film Though!
In 1999/2000 I also had the opportunity to work with a mining exploration team on projects in Siberia, and Far East Russia.
Mining took a big downturn, and most mines were closing down. With the price of metals dropping and gold at only $135 an oz, it was no longer a viable industry.
Starting in 2002 I began working as an OCHS Consultant for various industries in BC.

The Middle Years

In preparation for retirement, my search began for a hobby to fill my free time. Having always carried a camera with me on all my earlier adventures, photography seemed a natural for me. It would fit with my lifestyle, my deep appreciation of nature, and my love of travel and adventure.
In 2004, I began to explore photography more seriously, and my new Digital SLR Camera became my constant companion.
My first photography workshop in 2005 to Bamfield BC, not only taught me more of the technical aspects of my camera, (and I finally took it off Automatic!) it provided me with an opportunity to share ideas with other photographers and opened my eyes to the “art of seeing”.

The Retired Years

Since retiring in 2006, I have traveled far and wide with my Camera(s). I returned to my hometown of London Ontario in 2009. I have had the opportunity to learn from many well renowned Photographers, and their passion for the art of photography was contagious! It is now “My Passion”, and I see it carrying me forward into my “Later Years” and hopefully on many more exciting adventures!