Terry McDonald

Welcome! Karbuni! Wilkommen! Bienvenue!
Chào Mừng! Bienvenida!

Come and explore the world with me—

• through photographs capturing the essense of place and the art inherent in nature; 

• through exciting stories of adventure and intrigue written for upper middle graders; and

• through travel that has taken me from the dramatic landscapes Iceland, across the vibrant plains of East Africa, to the steamy  cities of Southeast Asia and beyond.

PHOTOGRAPHY

When the location and conditions are just right, you’ll find me out photographing, primarily landscape and nature photographs. My personal goal is to create printed works which reflect the art inherent in nature, whether in Canada or internationally. When travelling, I pursue a similar goal as it applies to wherever I find myself, that is to capture the essence of place. I also teach photography, conducting full- and half-day Field & Screen workshops and evening PhotoTalks presentations to camera clubs and nature organizations.

WRITING

When the conditions are lousy for photography, you’re likely to find me writing. Currently, I’m working on a few different projects, but it all started with The Adventures of Jack MacAllistar—an ‘Indiana Jones meets National Geographic’ series for late middle grade to early teen readers. Visit Writing to learn more. 

TRAVEL

World travel has been important to me for decades now. It began when, as a youth, I lived in Germany for three years:  our family moved to CFB Lahr where my father, a civilian, taught high school mathematics to the ‘base brats’ as we were affectionately known. Fast forward to being married and having a young daughter.

After 10 years of teaching locally, my family and I moved overseas to teach internationally, first to Tanzania for four years, followed by England for three. While overseas, we self-drove our safaris through the spectacular northern parks of Tanzania, made two trips to South Africa and, from England, travelled to many countries in Western Europe. Since returning to Canada, we have travelled across Canada in both directions, made multiple trips to the Galápagos Islands and Iceland (with and without students!), plus single visits to Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Singapore, northern Ethiopia. More recently, France has been a destination of choice as ou daughter now lives and works in Paris.

Needless to say, every travel experience opens doors and spawns ideas for writing , culminating in the many adventures of Jack MacAllistar and his friends, plus Bren Schofield in Marooned!, Guilhèm de Monbézénac in Guilhèm's Quest, and friends Dom and Lucie in The Vortex of Time.

– The world is what you make of it. –