Oleksandra Budna
Oleksandra Budna, photographer
Oleksandra Budna grew up in Ukraine. She now lives in Toronto with her family and works as a communications professional for a social justice and health equity organization. When she moved to Canada 19 years ago, she brought with her memories of childhood summers spent with her grandparents in a tiny village in Ukraine and hikes in the Carpathian Mountains. Love of nature continues to drive her outdoor pursuits as she explores incredible landscapes across Turtle Island, on foot and in a canoe, trying to capture the beauty of these lands and waters in pictures and words. She shares her stories on her Gone Camping blog. Her essays also appeared in The Globe and Mail, and she was long-listed for the CBC Non-Fiction Prize in 2020.
Rooted: Lessons From a Tree — Volume 8, Issue 1 - 09/23
Rooted: Lessons from a Tree, a photography series by Oleksandra Budna, was created to explore the themes of connecting to her home country, and discovering the wisdom of nature as it helps her deal with the impact of the war in Ukraine.
Ode to a Nameless Brook — Volume 6, Issue 3 - 03/20
Ukrainian-Canadian photographer Oleksandra Budna found peace in isolation as she utilized her local park to cope with Covid lock-downs, finding something new every time she explored, and sharing those discoveries through her photo essay, Ode to a Nameless Brook.
