From Here & Away

Pure nature. No distractions. Imagine having the time and support to tap into your creative impulses with all the logistics of canoe camping in Manitoba taken care of.

Come explore with From Here & Away / Twin River Travel. 

Join From Here & Away for an exclusive opportunity to go beyond the gates, deep into the bison prairie for your first up-close encounter with a herd of grunting, munching bison. Bring your camera and sense of adventure for this one-of-a-kind photography experience.

Wolseley is one of Winnipeg’s most charming and beautiful neighbourhoods. From Here & Away invites you to explore it with your camera in a welcoming, relaxed, and educational environment.

Last week we turned the From Here & Away shop at The Forks into a music venue. Why? Because we believe all art forms should be shared and celebrated, and we thought it would be nice. Here are the photos from the event. 

Ally immigrated to Canada 8 months ago. These photographs were taken in the 3 years leading up to that move. In his words, "This body of work is dedicated to those who have been forced to call an unfamiliar place home, be it spatial or emotional."

We are excited to announce we have signed a short term lease on a beautiful space at The Forks. 

This space will encourage self expression, conversation, creativity, and the general well being of the human spirit. 

To us, “why” is more important than “what.” This is a short look at the community we've built and the adventures we've been on in 2016. 

Winnipeg-based photography collective and clothing company, From Here & Away, is set to release their inaugural, made in Canada collection, on November 27th, 2016. 

Introducing the Whiteshell Toque: Merino Wool. Made in USA. Finished in Winnipeg, Canada. 5 colourways available. 

This will be releasing mid November as part of our inaugural clothing collection featuring the Analog Wolf. 

Full details/lookbook soon. Keep your eyes open. 

From Here & Away is pleased to announce our Made in Canada collection. 

This is very much a winter collection, from our signature “campfire” hooded sweatshirts, to merino wool toques, this collection is built to keep you warm and comfortable during the coldest months. 

The Analog Wolf is also featured prominently in this collection. 

"This raw, windswept landscape was a joy to explore. I attempted to capture the incredible amount of texture and the almost mystical quality of light found there." 

From visiting the Bison herd before dawn, to sunset on a secluded lake, to sneaking into an abandoned barn, to hiking to Bald Hill (best view in Manitoba) to seeing a moose, a herd of elk, and a super cute beaver swimming around, to waking up at 4:15 to catch the milky way, we had a busy couple of days in the park.

Here are the finalists to our "Manitoba Memories" #ClearLakeContest. Thank you for nearly 300 submissions. Please click to see and read the top 12 submissions. Maybe yours made the cut! 

From Here & Away is partnering with Clear Lake Country to offer the opportunity to win a 2-day, photography trip to Riding Mountain National Park where you will explore the park alongside professional photographers Joseph Visser and Austin Mackay and enjoy free accommodations at Lakehouse and Elkorn Resorts. 

From Here & Away has been very busy this summer. Particularly in the way of our programming. We really want to encourage newcomers or people just getting into photography to come and experience what these workshops are like. 

The Forks and From Here & Away are partnering together for a photography workshop that is FREE and open to all*. Encompassing the past and present of The Forks, together we’ll explore the theme of "Meeting Place." The two-hour photo walk will include technical instruction on how to use our cameras better (at workshops, everyone teaches everyone), as well as explore the sites history.

The workshop is free, but donations towards the FH&A Fund are accepted. No previous skill or knowledge of photography is required. Feel free to use your phone, film or digital cameras. You are encouraged to bring friends and an attitude open to learning.

"When I first arrived in Colorado, I expected to find the peaks of the Rocky Mountains looming on the horizon, yet all I saw were slow rolling hills, covered in the expansive plains. As we approached Denver, I became increasingly concerned. Where were the mountains?"

From Here & Away Field Trips is an FREE summer photography workshop series, hosted by founder Joseph Visser. This is open to all skill levels and shooting styles. At our workshops everyone is a leader and everyone has something to learn. All are welcome!

Bison are the icon of the prairies. We will get up close and personal with the herd at FortWhyte. We will all get a chance to get the rare opportunity to photograph and learn in depth about these amazing animals. 

This workshop, like all our programming, is open and accessible to anyone, super friendly, community based, and focused on encouraging people to tap into their creative impulses and experience something fun and interesting. 

I've kept coming back to the same question, "how would we build the FH&A community without the internet?" 

Dear Winnipeg.

Words and Photographs By Dean Hilario. 

The jungle is not built for a perfect photo. You can not capture its entirety in a single photograph. It is the detail that makes up the whole. It is not clean lines and perfect symmetry. The jungle is a mess of life and danger and beauty and reward. 

Our goal was to make the daunting task of learning the ins and outs of analog photography approachable and fun. Our friends at PrairieView put togehter and excellent blog post recapping the expirience. 

On February 28, 2013, I was sitting in the field station at Monkey Bay Wildlife in Sanctuary in Belize, Central America when I wrote this idea in my journal which would become my passion project and then my dream job. Now I'm going back. Here's why. 

Around here we like to start the year by hating our city.

I always thought it a shame, growing up, how widespread and acceptable it was to hate Winnipeg. No matter how positive your "new year new me" resolutions were you could still resent the place you lived.