Photographer and Filmmaker

Lesley Mapstone's Portfolio

Travel, Wildlife & Portrait Photography

Lesley Mapstone is a true cultural explorer. Her work embodies a sense of mystery and intrigue, capturing the marvels of the natural world and the intricate beauty of diverse cultures. She captures the essence of each place she visits through her travel, landscape, and portrait photography. Each image tells a unique story, drawing the viewer in to explore the intricate details of the scene. With a keen eye for composition, Lesley's photos reveal both intimacy and expansiveness. To experience her work is to step into a world of wonder and curiosity, where each shot holds secrets waiting to be uncovered. She has an innate ability to capture the essence of a place, and invite you in. But it's her portraits that truly captivate. Mysterious and alluring, her subjects draw you in, tempting you to unravel the secrets that hide behind their eyes. Lesley's work is a true celebration of the human experience and a tantalizing glimpse into soulful depths.

Every evening at dusk frogs gather in a small puddle on my rocky island, to enjoy the last heat from the setting sun. They chirrup to together as the sun sets beyond the pines, and beavers come out to dine and toil. Dragonflies swoop and crickets hum, while the frogs sing their ancient mating song

Dawn in French River Provincial Park, in the world's largest fresh water archipelago, known as the 30,000 islands of Georgian Bay. This rocky island is part of the Canadian Shield, made of Precambrian granite and igneous rock dating as far back as 3 billion years. A testament to the force of ancient glaciers that cut through the face of the earth creating lakes hundreds of feet deep, and islands of shimmering white and pink quartz.

From here the wind blows down from the arctic in late summer laced with the chill of icebergs of the north. The west wind storms across open water, permanently bending trees under its force. From the south and east gentler breezes carry the wisdom of the ancients, a sense of spiritual cleansing bringing messages of mysteries unknown, people unseen. At dawn there is stillness; a quiet solitude and passionate awakening- a totality of the energies that make this place whole.