Heather Rivet

Biography

Heather Rivet is a landscape photographer who has recently moved to the City Of Orillia, after living in Northwestern, Ontario for many years. Heather grew up in Toronto, Ontario. She is passionate about showing the simple beauty in our surroundings, a simple stump along the shoreline or a trail through a farmers field. She is currently one of the top emerging photographers of Canada as seen in the Photo Life September 2009 issue, and wishes to continue to push the world of photography in new ways. She has had solo exhibits and has produced two books, one of 26 local artists in Dryden, Ontario, along with a portfolio of her own work. She is currently featured in the Winter Edition of Fotoblur Magazine's 1st year anniversary issue. For the past three years she has beenpursuing photography and it has become a passion, just getting out and showing what nature has to offer, wither it be at 5:00 am at -45 below zero, to a warm summer day at the lake. She has slowly been adding more conceptual shots to her gallery and is enjoying the complexity of this type of work. She is thrilled as she often receives the comment I wish I were there right beside you as you took that photograph, that means she have done her job and brought the moment to the viewer

Artist Statement

I want to show that a landscape can be just a trail though a farmers field and I  want the viewer to feel as if they were there along with me.  I want to continue to produce fantastic landscapes and wonderful conceptual works. I love nature, waterfalls, the smell of organic material  Many times I am told that my work evokes a sense of haunting and that my landscapes are showing nature in its purity. The fantastic work of Art Wolfe is a photographer who inspires me to do better.

 

Awards

2009 - One of the top emerging photographers as seen in Photo Life magazine September 2009 produced 2 books - one of which was presented to Prime Minster Harper by the Mayor of Dryden.