About us
A record of Canada, told one story at a time.
breaknewski.org began as a personal project to document the small towns, big cities and quiet corners of Canada that rarely make it into a guidebook. Years later, it has grown into an ongoing archive of the people and places that make up this country.
Our values
What we believe about telling stories
Honest photography
We photograph places and people as we find them, without staging scenes or over-editing images.
Slow, deliberate travel
We spend real time in a place before writing about it, letting stories emerge rather than forcing them.
Respect for every subject
Everyone we photograph and interview knows exactly how their story will be shared, before we publish it.
The team
The people behind breaknewski.org
Maren Whitfield
Lead Photographer & Editor
Arjun Sharma
Photojournalist
Noémie Bissonnette
Writer & Researcher
Kaien Whitecloud
Contributing Photographer