Welcome to the Lortz Photo Life blog.
Adventure travel photographer, writer, content creator, sharing the experiences of living work.
Adventure travel photographer, writer, content creator, sharing the experiences of living work.
Been there, done that, a first-time visitor experience in Tamarindo, Costa Rica. In search of waves, beach, surf and good times.
Time to load up the sled and camera gear for a trek north. As an adventure photographer, winters are spent pursuing images depicting Ontario's amazing snowmobiling scene. With an incredible 30,000 kilometres of groomed snowmobile trails crisscrossing the province, if you have yet to experience Ontario's snowmobile scene, you must.
Whats in my camera bag? I am more of an "if it's not broken, don't fix it" type of person and parts of my kit might be considered dated by today's new is better standards. That said, the best gear for you is not necessarily the shiniest but what produces the results you are looking for daily. Here we go, the not-so-secret contents of my camera bag.
With 30,000 kilometres of groomed snowmobiling trails spider webbing across Ontario, picking the best is an impossible ordeal. Now, if you ask for some favourite Ontario snowmobiling destinations, that can be done.
Bikepacking, cycle touring, call it what you will, but a mini cycling adventure along the quiet roads of northern Ontario's Algoma country will do wonders for the mind and soul. You don't have to go far; you just have to go.
Fat bike tourism, not sure that it’s thing yet but if there is one place in Canada that the term can already be applied to it is Quebec’s Eastern Townships.
When the opportunity presented itself to explore some Algoma backcountry with the crew from Red Pine Tours, why bother with baby steps when you can jump into the deep end. I'm in; let's ride!
Norco Search XR S1 - This bike changed my cycling life. I went from 200 km a month trail rider to cranking out a 1000 km plus in the same time frame, rediscovering the city and all its paths and trails. It didn't take long to start looking beyond the city limits and more extended challenges.