Carol Randall

“Mother Nature provides the canvas. I help to make it a piece of art.” Scenery found along 120 kms plus walking trails of Fredericton, the capital city of New Brunswick, Canada, my canvas includes historical buildings and popular events, draft horses and large breed dogs. After a day of shooting, I enjoy the post processing aspect of converting a simple photo into a piece of art. And you might ask, “Why?” As a young child in 1952 I contracted paralytic polio while living in a fishing village. Two years later our family moved to a farming community not far from Fredericton where I was able to start my rehabilitation. In spite of braces and crutches, I pride myself on being self-taught and self-sufficient throughout my life – always pursuing my dreams, whether as a statistical researcher with the National Hockey League (1972-1980) or as an administrator with several NB sports. After retiring from provincial tourism, I directed my research skills to becoming an author: Spares & Strikes: History of Candlepin Bowling in NB; Devon Remembered (4 volumes); and most recently my autobiography, Coming Full Circle: The Diaries of a Polio Survivor (Amazon). Throughout the years, photography has been my one constant hobby. Now 70 years later, I am confined to both an electric wheelchair (indoors) and a three-wheel scooter (outdoors). Because of the very limited usage of my hands, I can handle only a small camera with a tilt screen. Therefore, the tools of my trade are a Nikon point-shoot camera, several photo editing programs, my scooter, and my hometown where I enjoy my many outings, that I call “Scoot & Shoot.” Over the past few years my photography has been featured in provincial exhibits and sales. I have also addressed the city’s tourism market by applying my photos to several forms of souvenirs that sell in numerous downtown businesses. https://carol-randall.pixels.com/