Finn O'Hara _ Lot 06

Independent

Title: Aurora Tempest

About this piece: From my series Southern Lights, this photograph continues my exploration of Georgian Bay's windswept pines, rocky islands, and rugged shores, which are enduring symbols of the Canadian north and the landscapes that inspired the Group of Seven. The work draws on the surveyor's self-levelling laser, casting an unnatural glow across trees and shorelines to suggest destruction already in motion. Created entirely in-camera, with only colour correction, Aurora Tempest reflects on what is at stake as Ontario's government trades public land to foreign corporations and how we protect these wild spaces.

Dimensions: 21.5" x 30"

Medium: Photo inkjet print

Value: $2,590

Date: 2025

Driven by a passion for storytelling, Finn takes photos that are intimate, situational and visceral. Finn is an internationally awarded photographer, and his photographs are held in the permanent collections of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection and the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro.