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Clouds scatter above the Ten Peaks on a perfectly still September morning in the Rockies. Despite the crowds that flock here in September to see the autumn colours in the nearby Larch Valley, I still can't think of a better place to start the morning.

The calm and perfectly reflective Teno River -- at least, until you get closer and realise just how quickly its currents are running. I captured this scene during golden hour as we drove from Nuvvus Ailigas back to Utsjoki along what is known as "the most beautiful road in Finland."

Lake Louise is often pictured in wide angle, showing off the waters of the lake itself as well as the mountains that tower above it. On this morning in mid-November, though, I felt like the reflection really stole the show. Much of the rest of the lake already had a fine sheen of ice over it, and only this one corner had open water to reflect the snowy peaks of Mount Victoria above. It was a nice last glimpse of the lake, which was shortly after buried in snow and will stay that way until the end of May!

The sunset on the winter solstice in Brisbane did not disappoint. Even 30 minutes after the sun dropped below the horizon, the sky was still vividly pink.

In early November, my friend and I went out to shoot sunrise on the shores of Lake Edith on a brisk, -24ºC morning. We had to keep ourselves moving so we didn't freeze on the spot, but I found this spot fascinating enough that I stayed for quite a while. Yes, there was steam rising in the distance (where the lake was still not quite frozen) and a colourful sunrise, but this natural ice sculpture is what grabbed my attention. It's amazing that something like this can form from just a small pile of sticks (especially since there was nothing inside the top part of the spiral except for ice).

The Larch Valley track, which climbs to 8,000ft above Moraine Lake and the Valley of the Ten Peaks, is one of the most popular hikes in Banff National Park in autumn. It's no wonder, since the pine trees turn to golden larches as soon as you hit 7,000ft and you're absolutely surrounded in autumn colour. What a place!

I went to Morant's Curve early one afternoon looking to capture a timelapse that perhaps featured a train. 45 minutes later, no trains had passed, but in that time, this cloud crossed the entire sky -- just a single streak with hardly a cloud around it. It was truly unbelievable to watch...and very exciting because I managed to capture the entire traversal in my timelapse, which you can watch at https://vimeo.com/202296789.

How interesting is the colour of this stream? You could tell the water came from a glacier from how milky -- yet how blue -- it was. And that waterfall in the background? That's Takkakaw Falls, a monster of a waterfall. This photo would barely encompass the bottom quarter of it!

Wow. There are some places that take the words right out of your mouth, and Moraine Lake is one of them. The Valley of the Ten Peaks may be one of the most crowded places in the Rockies, but a visit there is so worth it -- particularly if you get there early enough to see the lake look like glass, reflecting the mountains and the sky above.

The rapids of the Abiskoeatnu River in Sweden's Abisko National Park rushing towards the light of the midnight sun. While the sun was up at midnight, this evening in July was actually the first day the sun dropped below the horizon at Abisko for more than 50 days. This image and many more will be featured in my upcoming "Guide to Lapland and Northern Norway in Summer." If you'd like to learn more, head over to www.lapland.travel.

Sometimes, I find the best way to regain perspective is to go out into the mountains. They're pretty good at showing you how small you really are! Can you see my two hiking buddies in the distance?

Tangle Falls in Jasper National Park doing its best to fight the onset of winter back in October. I doubt it won in the end!

An idyllic summer morning at Lake Louise, its perfectly calm waters lighting up a brilliant green in the early morning light.

Elsewhere on Johnson Lake, the ice was thick enough to run across in snowshoes. Here, near the bridge, the water had other plans and had done its best to break free of the ice despite the -20ºC temperatures. Unfortunately, those plans also included inundating one of my boots when I stood in an area that was a bit deeper than I expected. Luckily the car and its heat were closeby!

The famous lone tree and its sweeping view of the Glass House Mountains beyond.

What a view! After plenty of fresh snow in the days leading up to Christmas, Sulphur Mountain was looking frosted and gorgeous on Boxing Day, even if we did have to brave -20ºC temperatures and snow being whipped uphill by the wicked winds to get to this lookout! The wind was strong enough that you can even see which direction it was going from the trees in this photo.

When the conditions report at the bottom of the gondola read "extreme conditions," we took it as a bit of a challenge. Despite the wind whipping snow up the side of the mountain and trying to sand our faces off, it was worth it for views like these.

Looking south down the Icefields Parkway from Sunwapta Pass. October was a fantastic time to do this scenic drive -- there was just enough snow to make the scenery even more stunning but not enough to make the driving difficult!

The skies above Medicine Lake lighting up in cotton candy pink early on a brisk morning in October. I was lucky to have such a perfect reflection as the lake was definitely beginning to freeze!

The trees of Lake Louise are always an amazing sight to see, and by far my favourite time to see them is at night -- when you can look up past the snow-encrusted branches to see the stars glittering above. Add in a moonrise to light up the trees and a halo around said moon and you get a memorable sight indeed.

A number of hardy souls braving the 20º temperatures and wind gusts full of snow on the boardwalk between the Banff Gondola and Sanson's Peak. Sure, we all could have stayed inside at one of the new cafes in the gondola terminus, but with views like this - complete with trees and mountains freshly coated in snow -- there was no way I was staying inside!

The famous methane bubbles of Abraham Lake. I make a yearly pilgrimage to this spot, which is one of the best places to see the bubbles in the Rockies due to the incredibly windy nature of the region that blows all of the snow off the ice. Case in point: the winds were about 60km/h when we were out shooting this sunset, and were strong enough that if you put down your tripod and let go, it would slide in a mad dash away from you across the ice! The bubbles themselves are methane from plant life on the lake floor that gets frozen on its way towards the surface. They are absolutely fascinating, and I easily spend hours shooting on every visit!

The famous methane bubbles of Abraham Lake. Every year, this man-made reservoir freezes, causing the plants on the bottom of the lake to decompose and release methane bubbles, which freeze in place in the ice. The result is a mesmerising display all across the lake.

What a view! This was the scene at the top of the ski lift up Mt Nuolja in Abisko National Park, looking back towards the Abisko Turistation, Lake Torneträsk, and the town of Abisko. This image and many more will be featured in my upcoming "Guide to Lapland and Northern Norway in Summer." If you'd like to learn more, head over to www.lapland.travel.

On this morning on the last day of 2016, it really did feel like the calm between the storms. Snow from the previous day had cleared, leaving us clear blue skies for sunrise; thirty minutes later, as the sun began to peek out from behind Mount Rundle, the snow clouds were beginning to set in again. On a larger scale, it was also the calm between the crazy year that was 2016 and the inevitable craziness that would follow in 2017.

In the summer months, sunrise creates a gorgeous alpenglow on the ten peaks behind Moraine Lake. It first paints the peaks in orange and then gradually sinks down the mountains as it turns pink and then white. It's an amazing sight to behold, and even though I frequent Moraine Lake for sunrise workshops, it's a scene that never gets old!

The River Skjálfandafljót, which flows out the spectacular Godafoss waterfall, lighting up green underneath spectacular northern lights. Even with the slight cloud cover, the lights were clearly visible.

A cloudy sunrise and Mount Rundle perfectly reflected in one of the Vermilion Lakes on a calm November morning. I didn't even mind standing calf-deep in mud to see this! :)

Moraine Lake is one of my most popular workshop destinations, so over the summer, I watched the sunrise nearly 20 times there. It was fascinating to see how the lake changed over that time, as well as all the different sorts of lighting that can occur at that time of the morning. I captured the light on the Ten Peaks behind the canoes at the end of my second "All-Nighter" workshop in July. It was a great place to end our long night of shooting around the park!

What a sunrise! Just when we thought the colours had left the sky -- the clouds had already faded from pink back to a faint blue hue -- they exploded again. It was the last sunrise of 2016, and of all the sunrises I witnessed at this spot during the year, it was definitely the best.

Canoes set up on the shoreline of Two Jack Lake, ready for a morning of paddling out on the lake.

For me, it's hard to think of summer in Finnish Lapland without thinking of Lake Menesjärvi. I hold my memories of my time there dearly; not only was the weather absolutely perfect, but the lake was one of the best places I found for watching the midnight sun traverse the sky in what should have been the dead of night. Can you believe I took this photo only minutes before midnight?

I'm not sure if I will ever find a road I love more than the Icefields Parkway (although the Spray Lakes Rd/Smith Dorrien in the Kananaskis comes a close second). I find a new angle on the mountains every time I drive it, and fortunately in winter, you can stand in the middle of the road for quite a while before a car passes by!

Six months ago, I stood on the Hamnøya bridge in Norway's Lofoten Islands watching the entire world light up in pink as the sun peeked over the horizon at 11am. 11am in summer couldn't be more different! The dominant colours were blue and green and everywhere around there was the buzz of activity, whether it was the never-ending stream of cars across the bridge or the boats crossing underneath the bridge below. Some things stayed constant though -- the mountains, the rorbuer, and somehow, my location on the bridge so I could get the same composition in two photos six months apart. Location: Hamnøy, Lofoten Islands, Norway Camera: Nikon DF w/ 16-35mm f/4 lens (left half), Nikon D750 w/ 24-70mm f/2.8 lens and Lee Big Stopper fil...

That feeling when you have the Rockpile all to yourself, knowing that within days it will be swarming with bus after bus full of people. It was pure serenity; that is, until a snow removal truck arrived and filled the air with constant BEEEEP BEEEEP *BEEEEP*s. Oh well, you can but try.

The dual falls of Florence Falls in the Northern Territory's Litchfield National Park. Even in the middle of dry season, it was full of water and an awesome spot to spend the afternoon -- as evidenced by the many, many people splashing around me and into the pool as I took this photo!