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VioletAubertin

A privileged descendant of immigrant settlers to Turtle Island who makes home on Robinson Huron Treaty Land which was lovingly nurtured and respected by the Anishinabek nations of the Ojibway, Potawatami and Odawa peoples.  She is a graduate of The Photography Institute of Canada and completed several advanced studies after retiring from her working career in healthcare. Professional Photographers of Canada Accredited her in - Ornithology / Bird Photography (2021), Fine Art (2022), Pictorial / Scenic (2021), Wildlife (2022) as well as Animals (2022), Nature (2023), Night Photography (2023), Stock Photography (2025), Botanical (2025) & Macro and Micro Photography (2025). In addition she has also received her her Craftsman of Photographic Arts (CPA 2024) and her judging certification through PPOC in January 2025. She has also been a National and Regional Award recipient multiple times over in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 having images chosen to exhibit in Professional Photographers of Canada's prestigious National Exhibition 2022, Ontario's prestigious Regional Exhibition 2021 as well as British Columbia's and Eastern Canada's prestigious Regional Exhibitions 2022, Eastern Canada's Regional Exhibition 2023 and PPOC's National Exhibition 2024, Eastern Canada's Regional 2024, British Columbia's Regional 2024, Prairie Regional 2024, Alberta Regional 2024 and PPOC's National Exhibition 2025. Violet was named to World Photographic Cup Team Canada 2025. Operating out of Sault Ste. Marie, ON, Canada Violet is a freelance photojournalist. Her specialties include Wildlife, Landscape and Fine Art Photography, with special interests in Food Photography and Urban Decay but practices many more well-rounded photographic skills.

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