Meet Inclusive Ontario Photographer Sophia Lemon

Sophia Lemon

Photographer / Podcaster

I am Weirdo Supreme of Ridiculously Happy Ppl. That statement just about sums me up; a professional shit-disturber, passionate about smiles. Real ones! In fact, I’m obsessed with that moment when pleasure spreads across a person’s face and why. This drives me to understand what really makes a person ‘tick.’ And I think it’s this genuine desire to connect that allows people to feel comfortable with me… even when my camera is in their face.

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My Goals

Maintain a sustainable boutique business photographing proposals, weddings, families, and ppl brands.
Generate a reliable, recurring income from client print sales.
Generate a passive income from my Wild Art, Eh? shop.
Grow Ridiculously Happy Pplcast to be an international and diverse community offering ridiculous moments of relief for listeners struggling with mental health and our current cultural climate.
Interview author of Finding the Mother Tree, Suzanne Simard, iconic personality Jonathan Torrens, folk singer-songwriter James Keelaghan, and an endless list of inspirational Canadians on the Pplcast.
Build and live in a tiny house in nature somewhere growing my own vegetables probably with lots of dogs, cats, and chickens. Because eggs… There will probably be at least one goat… And a donkey.

My Achievements

15 years in business and 20 years hearing my clients say, “I actually had a lot of fun!”
Mentored by Michael McLuhan, Master Photographer and son of the father of media studies, Marshall McLuhan. (Talk about fascinating conversations!)
A diploma in Photography and BA in Media, Information, and Technoculture. And a lot of Gender Studies classes!
Photographer for bestselling author of This Is Day One and popular TED Talk speaker Drew Dudley, including in the iconic (and overflowing) Riverside Church, NYC.
Photographed, filmed, and interviewed Juno Award-winning folk singer/songwriter James Keelaghan and Grammy-nominated, BIPOC folk music pioneer Vance Gilbert for the Summerfolk festival.
Photographed iconic Canadian jazz drummer Archie Alleyne, Juno Award-winning keyboard player Michael Fonfara, and Poet Laureate Emeritus and singer/songwriter Lauren Best while recording Sticker Collection. Also photographed portraits in its cover art.
Photographed Margaret Trudeau.
Group and solo exhibits at Meaford Hall and Tom Thomson Art Gallery. This includes the “More Than Meets The Eye” project photographed for the Alzheimers Society of Grey/Bruce.
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 hosted by some cool friends!
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-y awards.
Silver Award with the Canadian Hereford Association. Showed at the Royal Winter Fair in the Canadian National Hereford Show. (In other words: cows.)
1st cousin (several-times-removed) of explorer Simon Fraser, which really has nothing to do with anything. But I think it’s totally cool!

My Interests

People, culture, language, lifestyle, and learning about people who have lived very different lives than mine
Mental health, meditation, and 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 and shopping locally
Doing business things (excluding bookkeeping)
Nerding about things like video games, music, technology, tv and movies…

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
Unexpected pockets of friendly people I’ve met at different times in my life

My Skills

Helping people feel comfortable opening up
Branding
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
Critical thinking
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
Being able to see the humour in any situation
Whistling weirdly well

Soph’s Values

Health

Health and happiness are like an old married couple. They know that, even though they bicker, neither would be here without the other.

Mindfulness

Even when life’s a hot mess, there’s always something to smile about. And it’s easy to spot when we’re actively looking for it.

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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.

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Diversity

Every person deserves to feel safe, supported, and free to be their loud, quiet, sweet, and ridiculous self.

Fulfilment

Success isn’t found in money, fame, and followers, but in living a life that you are truly proud and passionate about.

I’m sitting down with oddballs, underdogs, and rebels who are making our world a happier place. From our passions to our mental health and owning our quirks, we get real about the stuff that makes us tick. Subscribe now.