Vancouver Island Photo Tours
1003 Ocean Place V0N 2R0 Port McNeill, BC

It is not only the wildlife that makes the experience so beautiful. Looking over the Broughton Archipelago towards the British Columbia Coastal Mountains during a colourful sunset in August, First Nations Territory, British Columbia, Canada. Rolf Hicker Photography / Vancouver Island Photo Tours... http://vancouverislandtours.info #sunset #broughtonarchipelago #whatdoyouwanttoseetoday #ecotourism #ethicaltourism #lovemylife #vancouverislandguide #vancouverislandnorth #gonorthisland #beautifulbritishcolumbia #hellobc See more

Bald eagle sitting on piling of a old wooden wharf in Knight Inlet, Great Bear Rainforest on the British Columbia mainland, Canada. Rolf Hicker Photography / Vancouver Island Photo Tours #eagle #birdwatching #salmon #salmonruns #knightinlet #GBR #greatbearrainforest #ethicaltourism #whatdoyouwanttoseetoday #vancouverislandnorth #gonorthisland #vancouverislandguide #longlens #explore

Beautiful ariel view looking over Alert Bay on Cormorant Island and towards Mount Stevens and the British Columbia Coast Mountains, British Columbia, Canada. Rolf Hicker Photography and Vancouver Island Photo Tours #landscape #landscapescenery #ariel #alertbay #cormorantisland #mountstevens #coastmountains #whatdoyouwanttoseetoday #gonorthisland #ecotourism #staycation #explore #explorevancouverisland

Two northern resident killer whales (Orcinus orca) spy-hopping in Queen Charlotte Strait of the Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia, Canada. Rolf Hicker Photography and Vancouver Island Photo Tours #NRKW #KillerWhale #orca #queencharlottestrait #greatbearrainforest #beautifulbc #whatdoyouwanttoseetoday #ecotourism

Lone male orca heading into the evening in the waters off Vancouver Island, BC. Rolf Hicker Photography ------------... #killerwhale #orca #orcas #gonorthisland #whatdoyouwanttoseetoday #ecotourism #ethicaltourism #vancouverislandguide #ilovevancouverisland #vancouverisland #natuurfotografie #travel #explore See more

The magnificent scenery of Cape Scott Provincial Park on the West Coast of Northern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. Rolf Hicker Photography #capescottprovincialpark #capescott #Vancouverisland #ilovevancouverisland #whatdoyouwanttoseetoday #ecotourism

Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) on the move in Black Fish Sound, British Columbia, Canada. Rolf Hicker Photography and Vancouver Island Photo Tours #stellersealions #sealion #blackfishsound #vancouverislandnorth #whatdoyouwanttoseetoday #ecotourism

Drone shot of Rolf's custom-made tour boat, The Ambient Light. A lot of thought went into Rolf's boat to make it most suitable for his photo tours so you get the best advantage of seeing your subjects. Rolf Hicker Photography and Vancouver Island Photo Tours http://vancouverislandtours.info #boattours#ecotourism #vancouverisland #whatdoyouwanttoseetoday #vipt #vancouverislandguide

Beautiful view of the rocky Pacific coastline shows South Beach in the Pacific Rim National Park. The exquisite coastal scenery is silhouetted while the pacific waters reflect the beautiful sunset. Rolf Hicker Photography #VancouverIsland #westcoastvancouverisland #beautiful #beautifulbc #pacificnorthwest #pacificocean #PacificRim #whatdoyouwanttoseetoday #staycation

Sea otter mom with pup wrapped in kelp in Quatsino Sound, First Nations Territory, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Rolf Hicker Photography / Vancouver Island Photo Tours / The Artists Point Bed, Breakfast and Phototours #seaotter #otter #marinemammals #bcwildlife #whatdoyouwanttoseetoday #EcoTourism #phototour #vancouverisland #explorevancouverisland #beautifulbritishcolumbia #explorebc #hellobc #gonorthisland... See more

We want to wish you all a Merry Christmas and all the best for the new year, packed with health, happiness, peace and lots of love.

Black bear (Ursus americanus) foraging along the shoreline during low tide in the Broughton Archipelago, Great Bear Rainforest, First Nations Territory, British Columbia, Canada. Rolf Hicker Photography #blackbear #bear #beartours #whatdoyouwanttoseetoday #ecotourism #vancouverisland #LoveWhereYouLive

View over Northern Vancouver Island with BC Coast Mountains in the background, British Columbia. Rolf Hicker Photography / Vancouver Island Photo Tours http://vancouverislandtours.info #bccoastmountains #westcoastbc #gonorthisland #whatdoyouwanttoseetoday #lovewhereyoulive

Going with the flow Sea otter (Enhydra lutris) off the northwestern Vancouver Island shore, Cape Scott, British Columbia, Canada. Rolf Hicker Photography ... #seaotters #otters #kelpgrizzlies #capescott #northernvancouverisland #whatdoyouwanttoseetoday #vipt See more

Bald eagle adult and chick on a foggy morning in the Broughton Archipelago, British Columbia. Rolf Hicker Photography #baldeagle #eagle #broughtonarchipelago #gonorthisland #whatdoyouwanttoseetoday #vipt #ilovevancouverisland

Seeing one Orca is already breathtaking, seeing families together is just sublime. Mixed family pods of northern resident killer whales (Orcinus orca) with the British Columbia Coastal Mountains in the background, near the Broughton Archipelago, Great Bear Rainforest, First Nations Territory, British Columbia, Canada. Rolf Hicker Photography and Vancouver Island Photo Tours ... #orcas #killerwhales #NRKW #ecotourism #viptours #whalewatching #whatdoyouwanttoseetoday #broughtonarchipelago #explorebc

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A wonderful coincidence. Killer whale and humpback whale diving in Queen Charlotte Strait off Vancouver Island, First Nations Territory, British Columbia, Canada. Rolf Hicker Photography ... #orca #killerwhale #humpback #humpbackwhale #queencharlottestrait #whalewatching #whatdoyouwanttoseetoday #vipt See more

The beautiful Virgin Falls waterfall cascades in a misty fan formation down a rocky escarpment into Tofino Creek on the west coast of Vancouver Island, BC. Rolf Hicker Photography #virginfalls #waterfalls #TofinoCreek #VancouverIsland #ilovevancouverisland #whatdoyouwanttoseetoday

You just never know what you're going to see around the next corner. There's nothing like living on Northern Vancouver Island. Rolf Hicker Photography / Vancouver Island Photo Tours #whatdoyouwanttoseetoday #ecotours #ilovevancouverisland #vancouverislandnorth #vancouverislandguide #VIPtours

One of many beautiful sunsets from northern Vancouver Island. Sunset from my home, The Artists Point Bed, Breakfast and Phototours, near Port McNeill, BC. #sunset #portmcneill #ilovevancouverisland

An older photo but one of my favourites Orcas at sunset and a local fishing boat, off beautiful northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Rolf Hicker Photography and Vancouver Island Photo Tours... http://vancouverislandtours.info #orca #sunset #whatdoyouwanttoseetoday #ecotours #vipt #gonorthisland #ilovevancouverisland See more

Eclipsing fog that we are used to seeing up on the north island. Sitting quiet with no motor running. Not a sound other than some birds off in the distance. Then from contracted muscles we hear an exhalation, as a humpback breaks the water for a breath. We don't see it but it's out there. It's mystical. Thick fog along the coast of the Great Bear Rainforest, along the British Columbia coastline, Canada.... Rolf Hicker Photography #fog #humpback #greatbearrainforest #whatdoyouwanttoseetoday #ecotours #vipt

Adult bald eagle flying low over water ready to catch a fish in Broughton Archipelago Marine Provincial Park of northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Rolf Hicker Photography http://vancouverislandtours.info #baldeagle #eagle #broughtonarchipelago #whatdoyouwanttoseetoday #gonorthisland

I created a hashtag for Rolf #whatdoyouwanttoseetoday which has turned into a beautiful compilation of some of Rolf's awesome photos, from his 3 Facebook accounts. This is what the hashtag brings us...click the link showing the hashtag below Rolf's 3 accounts: Vancouver Island Photo Tours... Rolf Hicker Photography The Artists Point Bed, Breakfast and Phototours All you have to do is click on any hashtag to view what people have been posting. https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/whatdoyouwanttoseetoday

Beautiful autumn colors, a sunny day and fog in Knight Inlet, Glacier Bay, British Columbia, Canada. Rolf Hicker Photography and Vancouver Island Photo Tours #autumn #knightinlet #ecotours #whatdoyouwanttoseetoday #vipt

Interesting new findings. ~jackie

Loving the detail of its soft, wonderful, plush coat! Black bear standing and foraging along the steep tide line in Knight Inlet, First Nations Territory, British Columbia, Canada. Rolf Hicker Photography... #blackbear #ecotour #knightinlet #whatdoyouwanttoseetoday #gonorthisland See more

Yesterday must have been one of my most productive photography days ever - lol. There was a big storm coming but before it hit I decided to go out for a couple of hours to see what the whales are doing. Launched my boat at Telegraph Cove Marina & RV Park and left right away. Not even 10 minutes out a saw a few humpback whales in Weynton Passage, tides were strong. I saw a smaller boat with some humpback over on the other side of the channel but decided to leave them wi...th their whales and just stopped right in the middle of the channel and turned my engine off. Just drifting in the tide. Then boom, splash, over close to the other boat, a humpback breach, one of the most powerful displays in nature in my humble opinion. 48 tons flying through the air with a big, big splash at the end? It is an amazing sight, believe me. Well, I still honoured that the other boat was there first and I didn’t want to interrupt. So I kept drifting, maybe sitting for 15 minutes when another humpback came up close to shore, close to my boat. Well, not even 30 minutes into the trip, he breached close to me, I lucked out, photographed it and 30 minutes later the wind picked up and I drove back to Telegraph Cove. Probably the best, most efficient trip I ever had, 2 hours total, launching the boat, got the breach and boat back on the trailer and washed. All done - lol. I have seen a few humpback whales breaching over the years and every time it takes my breath away. For me, it is one of the absolute highlights one can experience in regards to wildlife. And sometimes, when we in ready mode we are able to capture the energy displayed. I normally prefer to have shorter shutter speeds, at least 1/2000 but yesterday I wanted to try something new. I altered the speed because I wanted to capture the flow of the water along their skin. So I needed a speed which was fast enough to capture the energy but slow enough to show the flowing water. Well, yesterday 1/1000 was the perfect combination. Humpback whale breaching near Swanson Island, Broughton Archipelago, First Nations Territory, British Columbia, Canada ------------ @Rolf Hicker Photography #humpbackwhale #humpback #broughtonarchipelago

And we have a winner. An Olympic jump if we ever saw one Pacific white-sided dolphin jumping in the Broughton Archipelago, British Columbia, Canada. 2017 Rolf Hicker Photography... #pacificwhitesideddolphin #dolphins #ecotours #whatdoyouwanttoseetoday #ilovevancouverisland See more