I am a photographer and an artist.  My first photo credit is scribbled on the back of a black and white photo of my "pop" taken when I was six. At thirteen my Dad gave me a Kodak Retina II 35mm rangefinder and my first lesson in depth of field. Academic photojournalism followed. Making and taking pictures has always been part of my creative vocabulary. Posts are a combination of recent images and archives, digital and film.
This site is about stretching. Reaching beyond what and who I know. Putting myself and my work out there in the world. A celebration of small moments; this fleeting now.

me and scout | cherry beach, lake ontario | photo: jane brooks

images & content © valerie yandell 
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