About

Fritz Mueller

Fritz grew up on a rural homestead in British Columbia’s Coast Mountains. Biology was a natural career path for a kid raised in wild country filled with mountain goats and grizzlies. He completed two degrees at University of British Columbia, doing his master’s fieldwork near Kluane National Park in the Yukon. For a decade Fritz worked in northern Canada as a zoologist and environmental assessment scientist. In 2003 he quit his government job to shoot full-time. He does a mix of editorial assignment, stock and commercial photography, but his main focus continues to be telling compelling stories about science, conservation and the interface between people and nature. Fritz is a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. An award-winning photographer, he’s published in National Wildlife, Canadian Geographic, Nature's Best, Ranger Rick, Natural History, Up Here, Defenders of Wildlife, explore, The New Yorker, The Globe and Mail, The Guardian and more. In 2011 Fritz and Teresa's book Yukon - A Wilder Place was published by Greystone Books. Recent commercial clients include the Canadian Tourism Commission, Parks Canada, Yukon Government, Outcrop, Outside the Cube, Council of Yukon First Nations and Government of Nunavut.

Teresa Earle

Teresa grew up exploring the islands and waterways of B.C.’s Georgia Strait near her hometown of Vancouver. She completed a BA at University of British Columbia, worked for the family publishing business, and completed the Writing and Publishing Program at Simon Fraser University. A spontaneous year of dogmushing turned into a life of adventure in Minnesota, Northwest Territories, Yukon and points overseas. After nearly two decades in the North, Teresa works as a writer, consultant, entrepreneur and northern content specialist. She manages Fritz Mueller Photography and is involved in digital publishing and filmmaking. She’s written for Canadian Geographic, Explore and Up Here, is a former science and nature newspaper columnist, and is the author of Yukon - A Wilder Place. Teresa and Fritz live in Whitehorse, Yukon with their two daughters. 

Affiliations

• Professional Photographers of Canada
• National Association of Photoshop Professionals
• North American Nature Photography Association
• Yukon Convention Bureau
• Tourism Industry Association of the Yukon
• Northern Film and Video Industry Association
• The MeatMarket Canadian Commercial Photography Collective

Equipment

I use the best Canon DSLR professional camera equipment available, including Canon’s latest high ISO DSLR and HD Video Camera (Canon 1D Mark IV) and Canon’s best stills DSLR (21.1 megapixel Canon 1Ds Mark III) plus a full range of Canon’s best and newest lenses. For certain situations, I have a medium-format film panorama camera, and I use external stabilizers for aerial and action photography.

• Canon 1Ds Mark III – 21.1 megapixel full frame professional DSLR camera
• Canon 1D Mark IV DSLR and HD Video Camera – Canon’s newest DSLR captures 16 megapixel stills and records quality HD video with a cinematic feel using a range of 35mm Canon lenses, low-light recording with high ISO sensitivity
• Lenses –
  Canon 14mm 1:2.8 L Series II lens
  Canon 24mm 1:1.4 L Series II lens
  Canon TS-E 24mm 1:3.5 L Series II Tilt/Shift lens
  Canon 16-35mm 1:2.8 L Series II lens
  Canon 24-70mm 1:2.8 L lens
  Canon 70-200mm 1:2.8 L Image Stabilized Series II lens
  Canon 500mm 1:4 L Image Stabilized lens
  Canon 100mm 1:2.8 Image Stabilized Macro lens
  Canon MP-E 65mm 1:2.8 1-5x Macro lens 
  Canon Extender 1.4x II lens
  Canon Extender 2.0x II lens
• Video rig includes SmallHD 7" external monitor, Tascam DR-100 portable digital recorder, GoPro HD Hero
• Fuji GX617 medium format film panorama camera– Fuji super-wide 90mm f/5.6 lens, Fuji normal 180mm lens
• Two KenLab KS-8 external gyroscopes for aerial and action photography
• Professional studio lighting setup with multiple light heads, reflectors and softboxes