My name is Lara Wear and my lifelong passions are horses,
nature and photography. I picked up my first camera at the age
of 10 and photographed my Breyer horse collection. With some
success I was able to convince viewers the images were of real
horses. I bought my first manual SLR in my teens and have never
looked back. Photography is my art form, it is "painting with light."

I began riding at the age of six and grew up with the Victoria-Saanich
Pony Club. For a number of years I competed in Jumpers and
Eventing and at the age of 20 I completed my CEF (now Equine
Canada) Level 1 English Coaching Certificate.

The beauty in the photograph is Luke, my partner of
20 years. He passed away in August 2007 at the age of 34.5.