Bio

Cath Simard is a Canadian photographer and digital artist based in Calgary, Alberta. Known for surreal composite landscapes that blend reality and imagination, her work features cool tones, ethereal light, and remote mountain environments. She has gained international recognition across both traditional photography and digital art. Her images have been published in TIME and Sony Alpha Universe and auctioned by Sotheby’s and Christie’s. Simard is recognized for her distinctive visual language and contributions to digital storytelling and photographic innovation. Her journey into photography began in 2016 after a solo trip through Indonesia, Hawaii, and Western Canada. Inspired by the Canadian Rockies, she left a career in fashion modelling and art direction to pursue visual storytelling rooted in nature. Entirely self taught, her process involves multi day treks through remote landscapes, often alone, to capture the elements used in her composites. Simard produces only a small number of artworks each year. Using techniques such as focal length blending, focus stacking, and time based layering, she constructs images from multiple photographs captured across different moments and expeditions. The resulting works are poetic reconstructions of real experiences, shaped by solitude, endurance, and a deep sensitivity to light and form.