John Sylvester is an internationally published travel, nature and landscape photographer based in Prince Edward Island, Canada. He specializes in photographing the people and places of Canada, with an emphasis on the Atlantic region. He divides his time equally between stock photography and assignments for editorial, advertising, corporate and government clients. Stock Photography – John’s ever expanding library of stock photography – with over 80,000 images – features extensive coverage of Canada’s four Atlantic Provinces: Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland & Labrador, plus selective coverage from Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon, Nunavut and Northwest Territories. International travel includes images from Greenland, Hawaii, Cuba, Europe and the United States. A detailed subject list is available. All images are available as digital files (up to 60 MB file size). Assignments – John’s assignment work appears regularly in magazines, annual reports, corporate brochures and advertising campaigns. Editorial clients include: Coastal Living, Yankee, Country Gardens, Ranger Rick, Canadian Gardening, Canadian Living, Canadian Geographic, Outdoor Photography Canada, Readers Digest, UP!, Explore, Saltscapes, Imperial Oil Review, Country, Our Canada, Harrowsmith Country Life, National, TIME, Backbone and National Post Business Magazine. Corporate and government clients include: Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, Tourism Prince Edward Island, Parks Canada, The University of Prince Edward Island, The Nature Conservancy of Canada, National Research Council, Atlantic Lottery Corporation, Canada Post, Atlantic Turbines, Health Canada, Aliant and Atlantis Bioactive. Awards - Travel Media Association of Canada (TMAC) 2011 awards – winner "Best Action Photo" and "Best Evocation of a Place Photo." Northern Lights Awards – John is a four time winner of the Canadian Tourism Commission’s Northern Lights Awards For Excellence in Travel Journalism and Photography: 2011, 2009, 2005, 2003. Atlantic Journalism Awards – John's feature photo essay, "Torngat Safari," which appeared in the Nov/Dec issue of SALTSCAPES magazine, was a Silver award winner in the 2010 Atlantic Journalism Awards (Atlantic Magazine Article category). AJAs John's book, WILD ISLAND – Prince Edward Island's Hidden Wilderness, was winner of the 2010 Prince Edward Island Book Award for non-fiction. Nature's Best: www.naturesbestphotography.com – 2012 Ocean Views photography competition; winner for "Harp Seal, Prince Edward Island National Park." – 2010 Ocean Views photography competition; "Highly Honored" for "Iceberg, Fogo Island, Newfoundland" – 2008 Ocean Views photography competion: "Highly Honored" for "Icebergs in fog, Quirpon Island, Newfoundland." B&W Spider Awards 2012 – One image nominated in the "Nature" category. B&W Spider Awards 2011 – Two images nominated in the "Nature" category. B&W Spider Awards 2010 – Two images from John's "icebergs in fog" series were awarded prizes in the B&W Spider Awards, "icebergs and fog (1)" received Honorable Mention in the Nature category and "icebergs in fog (2)" a nominee. News – John will be a featured presenter at the Canadian Association of Photographic Art (CAPA) Canadian Camera Conference to be held June 28-30, 2013, in Fredericton, New Brunswick. For more information: capaconference (May 7, 2012): John was a double prize winner at the 2011 Travel Media Association of Canada (TMAC) awards. His image of sparring red foxes in Prince Edward Island National Park, which appeared on the cover of the December 2010 issue of Canadian Geographic magazine, took the prize in the “Best Action Photo” category. His image of Torngat Mountains National Park, which appeared in the Nov/Dec 2010 issue of Saltscapes magazine, won in the “Best Evocation of a Place Photo” category. The awards were presented at a gala reception held May 5 at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, in Fredericton, New Brunswick, during the TMAC annual convention. The photography competition was judged by internationally renowned photojournalist, Boris Spremo. Several of John's images are featured in the beautiful book, "Canada's National Parks – A Celebration" commemorating the 125th anniversary of Canada's national parks and the 2011 centennial of Parks Canada as the world's first parks service. John was a contributing photographer to PhotoSensitive's "Cancer Connections" project. Associations – Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. 
