The following text is from when I photographed this story in 2020.

For the past 17 years, Shadow has been living completely off-grid in a floating island home largely made out of salvaged material he’s found around the Pitt River close to Vancouver, British Columbia. Being completely alone (sometimes up to 6 months at a time) in such a small part of the world, he’s has had a unique perspective on the threats facing the area. What first began as a desire to escape the chaotic world around him, turned into a mission to protect nature until he feels as though he isn’t needed anymore.