Marek’s work attempts to recreate an intimate link between man and nature to empower, inspire, and heal the human soul. He is the author of many photographic art collections including A Journey into the Spirits of the Ancient Rainforest (1993), shown to over 100,000 Canadians during numerous individual exhibits across the country (1993-2002), and Legends of Skaang Gwaai collection, world premiered at the Royal BC Museum in Victoria in 2000. He is the founder of the Vancouver Island Museum of Nature, dedicated to the visual conservation of the natural beauty of Vancouver Island.
VANCOUVER ISLAND MUSEUM OF NATURE
Comox Valley Collective Summer
“I don’t film what I see, I film what I feel” explains Marek Zaleski, as I carefully navigate my rusty old ’94 Toyota Pickup between the menacing potholes littering the […]
Words by Max OudendagPhotos by Marek Zaleski