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Wicks said he came up with the idea on his own, but GoPro was quick to offer assistance. “Once I started finalizing the Kyle Wicks’ love of capturing the beauty of the great outdoors plans, I was able to pitch my adventure and thankfully Gotook on a new twist recently. The local shutterbug and Go- Pro was able to get behind me Pro-sponsored photographer and support the exploration,” took a three-week road trip out he said. The interest west, with his tarfrom GoPro actuget being the Ca- “There were so many ally began after nadian Rockies. amazing moments. Wicks’ trip to ColMission accomI left Chatham on a orado earlier this plished. year to capture Wicks said the three-week solo road the GoPro Mountrip was incredi- trip, living out of my ble. SUV, driving across the tain Games. “GoPro was “There were so U.S. with the end goal thankfully also many amazing able to connect moments. I left being Alberta.” me with Travel Chatham on a - Kyle Wicks Alberta Tourism three-week solo road trip, living out of my SUV, to help get behind the trip and driving across the U.S. with offer support, which was absothe end goal being Alberta,” he lutely incredible,” he said. Wicks lived out of his SUV said. “I stopped off at Theodore Roosevelt and Yellowstone Na- during his trip, using it as a tional Parks in the States for a camper of sorts, bringing along camping and few days before camera gear. reaching Alberta, “I think my photogHe was last out where I spent two raphy has improved in Alberta two weeks exploring a lot in many areas, years ago, capturthe mountains from knowing more of ing the beauty of of the Canadian the Rockies. Rockies. My ad- my style and what I’m “I think my phoventure took me looking to create in my tography has imwithin Canmore images.” proved a lot in and Banff, Jasper, - Kyle Wicks many areas, from and Yoho National Parks. It was such an incredi- knowing more of my style and what I’m looking to create in ble journey to photograph.” By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com
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Chatham-Kent’s Kyle Wicks snaps a selfie at Peyto Lake in Alberta. Wicks recently spent three weeks out west and visited dozens of locations to feed his love of photography and the outdoors.
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proved his pre-photo planning. “The time I took preparing for the trip with location planning and getting all the details on the spots I wanted to photograph helped me big time and enabled me to come home with work I’m very proud to have captured and be able to share,”
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