When I was growing up I wanted to be a politican, so went to Wilfrid Laurier University and studied politics. I ran for pretty much every political position I could, and was eventually elected president of my students' union. I thought I had found my calling. But, times were tough. I graduated during the last recession and realized I'd better stay in school and do something practical before entering the big bad world, so I studied for my master's degree in broadcast journalism at Carleton. And that's when it happened. Forget politics. I realized visual storytelling was the coolest thing on the earth! But with bills to pay, I somehow found myself working as an online communications manager for large companies like Corel & Alcatel. But all the while I couldn't stop taking pictures. I would drive everyone crazy at every party, on every hike, every vacation. So, when my student loans were finally paid off, I decided to quit it all, move to the west coast, and pursue my severe addiction full-time. I've never looked back. I went to the Western Academy of Photography in Victoria, which was an intensive one-year program and it was the best thing I ever did. I met some truly talented people, many who became my best briends. I was thrilled to win the award for "best overall student" and "best travel image." Now I'm teaching at the school and it's a total blast! I'm lucky to have won several high-profile international awards for my work and I've also started to photograph lots of destination weddings, which makes me pinch myself a lot. But even better, I've been able to be a part of other peoples' coolest moments in life, and that's pretty amazing. If you're interested in viewing a collection of my wedding photographs, you can visit the following address: http://photos.christinacraft.com/gallery/8683948_Xx8j5#573794714_DbRU8 And you can view complete weddings I've photographed at the following addresses: http://photos.christinacraft.com/MariaStephen/ http://photos.christinacraft.com/MichelleLee/ When I'm not shooting weddings, I'm in the bush stalking wildlife with my camera. I love to take pictures of animals in their natural habitat. Last year I placed as a finalist in the BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest and the Nature’s Best Photography competition. My nature galleries http://www.naturestocklibrary.com received more than three million visits last year, which is also pretty flattering and almost surreal. Thank you for visiting my site. Enjoy the pictures! http://craft.smugmug.com/Other/Portfolio-Bear-Prints/bio2/80183967_eRBid-Ti.jpg http://craft.smugmug.com/Landscapes/ 2009-11-28T22:39:27Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://craft.smugmug.com">Craft</a><br />48994740.jpg</p><p><a href="http://craft.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Landscapes/1584921_VNBX8#76787420_fkhXr" title="48994740.jpg"><img src="http://craft.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Landscapes/48994740/76787420_fkhXr-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="95" alt="48994740.jpg" title="48994740.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-09T22:44:23Z Craft http://craft.smugmug.com http://craft.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Landscapes/48994740/76787420_fkhXr-Th-1.jpg 2005-08-22 11:15:25 <p><a href="http://craft.smugmug.com">Craft</a><br />45714220.jpg</p><p><a href="http://craft.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Landscapes/1584921_VNBX8#76787119_KZYSQ" title="45714220.jpg"><img src="http://craft.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Landscapes/45714220/76787119_KZYSQ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="102" alt="45714220.jpg" title="45714220.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-29T22:55:31Z Craft http://craft.smugmug.com http://craft.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Landscapes/45714220/76787119_KZYSQ-Th.jpg 2005-07-01 15:25:30