Meet Inclusive Ontario Photographer Sophia Lemon

Soph’s Goals

Maintain a sustainable boutique business photographing proposals, weddings, families, and personal brands with a focus on creating safe spaces for minorities 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.
Live tiny in nature somewhere growing my own vegetables and breathing fresh air, travelling all over Ontario and beyond, sleeping in my converted vehicle, and photographing and talking with the community-minded and ridiculously-happy people.

Soph’s 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.
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 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 some portraits in Lauren’s cover art.
Photographed songwriter for Juno Award-winning artists, musician, and singer Charlie Glasspool as well as Charlie Glasspool and the Big Love.
Photographed singer/songwriter Saveria.
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. Woodwinds Award-winner at Owen Sound Collegiate and Vocational Institute.
Provincial fastball champion and national slo-pitch champion. Tough Mudder finisher. C.W.O.S.S.A. basketball champion. Several regional track and field gold, silver, and bronze medals.
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!

Soph’s Interests

Fitness, weight lifting, yoga, hiking
Nutrition and natural health
Mental health, meditation, self-care
Playing softball
Listening to and playing music (not necessarily well)
Podcasting
Agriculture
Eating / shopping locally
Doing business things (excluding bookkeeping)
Totally nerding out

Soph’s Networks

Alzheimer Society of Grey-Bruce
Owen Sound Agricultural Society
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

Soph’s Skills

Helping people feel comfortable opening up
Creative digital marketing, content creation, and campaign brainstorming
Website design and development
Copywriting
Creative thinking
Sharing information
Decisive and creative problem-solving
Organization
Actively seeking out new information
Staying up-to-date on technology
Recognizing the hilarity in awkward moments

My Values

I’m not just in this for the fun of it. I’m in it because I’ve seen the impact that my line of work can have in our community. Here’s what I believe in.

Mindfulness

Our environment should be filled with daily reminders of what makes us ridiculously happy.

Representation

All people are equal and should have equal and deserve a reasonable expectation of safety.

Mental Health

An environment that makes you feel safe and allows you to be yourself is the only positive environment.

Love

Love looks different to everyone; everyone experiences love differently; everyone is deserves of love.

Community

You must surround yourself with people who share your values and build you up in order to flourish.

Fulfilment

Money, looks, and fame do not equal success. People should pursue their passions sans cultural pressures.

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