Lake Louise is really cool

This is Lake Louise. One of the most famous spots in Canada. A crystal clear alpine lake nestled between three massive mountain peaks and valleys. It feels like a fairy tale. Especially when you get lucky like we did. Famously called 'The Bucket Shot' by Peter Mckinnon, these conditions are rare and breathtaking. A clear, bright day with snow on the mountains and the lake clear of ice is pretty uncommon, especially if you only have one chance to visit the location. Honestly, this place shouldn't exist. I was there, and I don't fully believe it.

The crazy thing about this magical location is that someone owns it. Some wild enterprising Bond Villain decided that it would be a chill location to build a giant fuck-off hotel. I'm not sharing any photos from that direction because, frankly, I think it's pretty gross. Places like this should be protected and accessible to everyone, not developed and sectioned off for rich people only. I know there are dozens of lakes in the Rockies that are just as beautiful, and I'm happy I don't know about them. Some places should stay unpopular.

A note on these images: I know the water looks like it's about 17 different colours, and it's only partially because I'm terrible at colour correction. The water transformed as the day progressed, and our vantage point changed. Every colour you see in these images was actually what the water looked like. It’s like magic. Seriously.

I took 630 pictures in the roughly 2 hours we spent walking along the shore of this majestic lake. Even though these pictures are amazing, and I'm proud of them (also, the ones Lindsay took: bangers. Duh). I don't know if I deserve any credit for making them good. I kind of panicked because of the conditions and the spectacle of it all. Given the state of the world, it was going to be our only chance to travel, for months if not another year. I really wanted to make it count. So with 630 chances, some of them were bound to turn out given the subject matter.

My biggest takeaway from this adventure, in terms of photography, is that you need to relax. Take your time and take a breath. Survey the location and compose your shots with intention. And make sure you get the tops of the mountains in your pictures. There are so many pictures that just don't have peaks, come on, Drew, get it together. Oh yeah, and gear doesn't matter. I'll let you guess which of the above photos was taken on my phone.

I hope you like these. I'll be posting more stuff on this site going forward. I miss making content like this. Stay tuned, friends.