Yvan Bedard was born in a village surrounded by mountains, rivers, forests, and fields. His connection to the land comes from several generations belonging to the same region. Bedard has been practicing landscape photography since he was a teenager. In 2003, he moved to digital photography and perfected his skills with leading photographers and artists from Canada, the United-States, and the United Kingdom. Since 2009, he has been making his own fine art prints. Bedard has been represented by art galleries in Canada since 2014, with numerous solo exhibitions and has participated in group exhibitions in Athens, Barcelona, London, Melbourne, and New-York to name but a few. His photographs have been published regularly in many art and photography books and magazines, both in Canada and internationally. His work is part of public and private collections in several countries and has been licensed for many uses. Following a career as an Emeritus university professor in cartographic database engineering and a scientific author and speaker, Yvan is now spreading his photographic passion through teaching courses, workshops, leading conferences, and participating in juries. Like his scientific career, his photographic career has been recognized with international awards such as the Minimalist Photography Awards, the Fine Art Photography Awards, and the European Photography Awards among others. Bedard, also a volunteer for environment, has been interviewed by various media in Canada, France, Japan, Russia, and the USA.