About & CV

For 16 years, Lara Palmer has lived immersed in Tofino’s wild coast, where ocean, forest, and sky meet. An award-winning Creative Director with a B.A. from the Ontario College of Art & Design, Lara brings a sharp conceptual eye and global creative experience to her photography-based art practice. A surfer and passionate observer of nature, Lara began creating conceptual photography in 2024, collaborating with the rhythms of tides, light, and living ecosystems. Her work transforms Tofino’s landscapes into immersive, perception-based experiences that reveal new ways of seeing and inspire wonder. Lara’s work has been featured at the Tofino Gallery of Contemporary Art, the Long Beach Lodge Artist Series, the Henry Nolla Gallery at the Wickaninnish Inn, and the Harmony Arts Festival in West Vancouver.