Take Your Seat, Canada
Our ongoing Canadian photographic expeditions celebrate the diversity of our incredible home country. Our chair and cameras continue to venture into each province and territory to create an ever-changing visual tapestry that is Canada.
To date, we have captured thousands of images for our Canadian collection, highlighting Canada's stories expressed through architecture, geography, culture, and people.
A red and white Director’s chair inspires you to see for yourself how incredibly beautiful Canada is. Perhaps, like us, you'll discover a little bit about yourself along the way.
Welcome to Take Your Seat, Canada!
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If you're Canadian, we hope you'll fall in love with Canada all over again. If you're a first time visitor, we hope you'll see why we love Canada. In either case, we hope you'll be inspired to get out there to discover what makes Canada not just our home, but our heart.
Canada's mountains, forests, plains, and coastlines are indescribably beautiful on their own. Together, however, they make this country breathtaking.
Canada's natural diversity, melded with the unsurpassed diversity of its people, reflects the harmony of the world in one place. The totality of Canada not only reflects each of us but cannot be complete unless we see ourselves as part of its story.
Na-Me-Res Powwow, Toronto
Mnaajtoodaa odenaa enji-baayaang.
Let's honour the town we come from.
"The annual Na-Me-Res Powwow shares an ancient connection to Mother Earth. Our chair and all of Toronto are invited to embrace a history that transcends the past. What once was remains the present as we are honoured to watch a living tradition unfold in the heart of the city. One community reaches out to us all. Together, we honour Toronto."
Central Canada
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'We see a black bear, perhaps Winnie’s Grandson, ambling along the roadside. We catch a moose considering a road crossing. Wildlife is everywhere. We feel a bond with Nature often forgotten in the city.'
Western Canada
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'There are no wheat fields. There is no enduring horizon. Instead, rolling hills and valleys compete for our attention. [...] We climb a steep hill, 45 degrees straight up into the sky. The sun is at her best behaviour. She has corralled a few clouds to show off her rays. We are tantalized by the possibility of an incredible sunset. ... We shoot for four hours until both sun and cameras have finally fatigued.'
Northern Canada
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'Flocks of whooping cranes glide over frozen, nameless lakes. We observe a timber wolf as it devours a fresh kill. We are acutely aware that this is a Canadian wilderness few get to see. As the tree line fades, our anticipation heightens. We cross the imaginary boundary identified only by its coordinates:
65°00'01"N, 109°33'03W".'
Eastern Canada
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'It is as if the island is brimming with good folk just waiting to share their hospitality with us. Despite the severe weather warning, the sun follows us with the same warmth as the locals. [...] We leave the island with the distinct feeling that the world, at least this corner of it, is a very good place.'
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Take Your Seat is led by Randy and Spencer VanDerStarren.
Together, this father-and-son team has given a chair a voice; one that speaks a universal language of unity, responsibility, and individual power that is being shared with audiences around the world.
Take Your Seat and their director's chair have had the privilege of being hosted in 35 countries and counting. We extend a heartfelt thank you for being part of our chair's ongoing journey! Contact us here.
Behind the scenes
We post all our favourite behind-the-scenes pictures to our Instagram. Follow us here.
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Partners
Take Your Seat, Canada owes a great debt of thanks to not only the companies and organizations below, but to the people behind them that share our belief that Canadians deserve to celebrate that which connects us all.
