Thank you for finding your way here. My name is David Jackson and I live on the north shore of Lake Superior in a small town hemmed by cliffs and water. I work as an assignment photographer, writer, and filmmaker. I divide my time, which perhaps you have already gathered, between the land and the lives of people. I’m fasciated by both, and invariably my heart drifts between each, with one often informing the other. I’ve been on a quiet journey for most of my career, choosing rather to learn and be organic than to pursue what wasn’t brought on by happenstance. This has led me across the north to remote Indigenous communities on newspaper assignments where I’ve built lasting relationships, often bonding over the rivers, lakes, and trails that have been Nishnawbe highways for 8,000 years. Happenstance let me witness two Olympics with Team Canada, descending wild rivers with the worlds rowdiest kayakers scared me into perspective, and a canoe trip across Canada documenting a wild man and his dog brought me to Lake Superior, the north, and everything I’ve learned to be important. My work is gritty, unscripted. I’m bad for sharing what I’ve done because I feel that there’s always something else to be learning, but I’m so honoured for all that I’ve been involved in and the editors, publishers, and brands who have trusted me over the years. I tell stories for their audience, and there my work lives on. If I’m absent, it’s likely I’m on the land. Sometimes my amazing partner and I disappear for three months covering thousands of kilometres following old canoe trails north. Sometimes we disappear for weeks in the winter by snowshoe and freight toboggan to feel the depths of winter. Other times I’m on personal projects with communities who let me in, observing and learning. Perhaps I’m on assignment somewhere far or near, but I always want to hear from you.
I am always open for assignment work. We are always looking for outlets to share our land based journeys with. There is always a photo trip or expedition in the near future, and I’m happy to tell you about it and figure out a way to collaborate, so please reach out.
exploredavidjackson@gmail.com
613-292-4230
Select Clients
The Globe and Mail, The Canadian Olympic Committee, Reuters, Washington Post, Mustang Survival, Young and Mackenzie, Leatherman Canada, Esker Tents, CAA Insurance, Outside Magazine, Paddling Magazine, Sidetracked Magazine, Adventure Journal Magazine, The Toronto Star, Winnipeg Free Press, The Guardian
I am a graduate of both the Eddie Adams Workshop and the Missouri Photo Workshop, as well a college graduate for Business Management, which has helped me to not go broke. Otherwise, I’m a student of life, a product of the hardway, and I’m best under-fed, overworked, and sleep deprived.
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