Meet Inclusive Ontario Photographer Sophia Lemon

Sophia Lemon

Photographer / Podcaster

I am a professional shit-disturber and passionate about smiles. Real ones! In fact, I’m obsessed with that moment when pleasure spreads across someone’s face and why. I am genuinely driven to understand what makes people tick, and it’s easy to see when you talk to me.

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My Goals

Maintain a sustainable boutique business photographing proposals, weddings, families, and personal brands with a focus on creating safe spaces for people to be themselves.
Generate a reliable, recurring income from client print sales.
Generate a passive income from my Georgian Bay Fine Art Print Shop.
Interview author of Finding the Mother Tree, Suzanne Simard, iconic entertainer and personality Jonathan Torrens, folk singer-songwriter James Keelaghan, and an endless list of inspirational Canadians on Ridiculously Happy Pplcast.
Grow Ridiculously Happy Pplcast to be an international and diverse community offering relief for listeners struggling with mental health in our current cultural climate.
Build and live in a tiny house in nature somewhere growing my own vegetables and breathing fresh air, travelling all over Ontario and beyond, camping in my converted vehicle, and working with community-minded, ridiculously happy ppl.

My Achievements

14 years in business and nearly 20 years photographing people.
Mentored by Michael McLuhan, Master Photographer and son of the father of media studies, Marshall McLuhan.
Diploma in Photography; BA in Media, Information, and Technoculture.
Photographer for bestselling author of This Is Day One and popular TED Talk speaker Drew Dudley, including in the iconic (and packed) Riverside Church, NYC.
Photographed, filmed, and interviewed Juno Award-winning folk singer/songwriter James Keelaghan and Grammy-nominated, BIPOC folk music pioneer Vance Gilbert.
Photographed Order of Canada recipient and Toronto Musicians’ Association Lifetime Achievement Award-winning jazz drummer Archie Alleyne, Juno Award-winning keyboard player Michael Fonfara, and Poet Laureate Emeritus and singer/songwriter Lauren Best while recording Sticker Collection. Photographed portraits in Lauren’s cover art.
Photographed Margaret Trudeau.
Photography exhibits at Meaford Hall and Tom Thomson Art Gallery.
Nearly 100 episodes as co-host of the podcast Double Exposure Show, including interviews with Drew Dudley, celebrity photographer Jessie Ditmar, and the creators of Wave Financial.
Guest on several amazing podcasts.
Featured in the book Faces of Meaford by photographer Michael Anderson.
Performed with the Georgian Bay Symphony.
Provincial fastball champion and national slo-pitch champion, Tough Mudder finisher, and several other athletic awards.
Silver Award with the Canadian Hereford Association. Showed at the Royal Winter Fair in the Canadian National Hereford Show. (Aka cows.)
1st cousin (several-times-removed) of explorer Simon Fraser, which really has nothing to do with anything, but I think is totally cool!

My Interests

People and uncovering what makes a person ‘them’
Mental health, meditation, self-care
Spirituality
Nutrition and natural health
Fitness, weight lifting, yoga, hiking
Playing softball
Nature and camping
Listening to and playing music (not necessarily well)
Podcasting
Agriculture
Eating / shopping locally
Doing business things (excluding bookkeeping)
Totally nerding out over various topics with friends

My Networks

Alzheimer Society of Grey-Bruce
Owen Sound Agricultural Society
BNI Muskoka Success Circle, BNI Georgian Triangle, BNI Business By The Bay, BNI Ontario Central North
CDSPL, Owen Sound slopitch leagues, Meaford slopitch leagues, Grey Bruce Ladies Fastball, SPN, SPO, NSA
Canadian Women’s Chamber of Commerce
Grey Bruce Simcoe Podcast Network, Podcast Pals

My Skills

Helping people feel comfortable opening up
Creative digital marketing, content creation, and campaign brainstorming
Website design and development
Writing academically, professionally, or like a total goofball
Creative thinking and decisive problem-solving
Organization
Actively seeking out new information
Figuring out how to do whatever I want on the computer… sometimes after hours of agonizing research
A unique perspective on the world and people
Recognizing the hilarity in awkward moments
Whistling weirdly well

My Values

Health

Health and happiness come hand-in-hand. And you should feel comfortable and confident being yourself, because you’re awesome!

Mindfulness

Even when life’s a hot mess, there’s always something to smile about. It’s easy to find when we focus on the moment.

teamwork with Ontario photographer Sophia Lemon

Community

Communities care for each other. They cheer you on and lift you up when you’re down, and understand no one can do it alone.

Kindness

Kindness is a powerful ripple-maker. It can be small or grand, but every act has the potential to transform someone’s day.

Diversity

Every person deserves to feel safe, respected, and free to be their loud, quiet, and unusual self.

Fulfilment

Success isn’t in the money, fame, and followers. Living a life that you are truly passionate and proud of is the goal.

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