Deddeda Stemler is an award-winning, professional freelance photographer based in Victoria, B.C., British Columbia, on beautiful Vancouver Island, on the West Coast of Canada.

Deddeda specializes in travel, photojournalism, and stock photography.

She is currently accepting assignments worldwide.

Deddeda’s photos have appeared in major newspapers, magazines, websites and television broadcasts worldwide which include the New York Times, Time, National Geographic Adventure, Canadian Geographic, Macleans, Canadian Living, Reader’s Digest, Chicago Tribune, Seattle Times, San Fransisco Chronicle, Washington Post, Globe and Mail, National Post, Scientific American, Cottage, Acoustic Guitar, CLEO, Canadian Biker, Sea Kayaker, Surfer, Penguin Eggs, the Holland Herald (KLM airline’s inflight magazine), and Photo Life, etc, to mention a few.

Deddeda has a professional diploma in Photojournalism and Journalism from the Western Academy of Photography in Victoria where she was awarded “Best Photojournalist”.

Deddeda also has a BA in Sociology with a Concentration in Criminology from the University of Calgary.

Deddeda was selected for the Magenta Foundation’s “Carte Blanche” book project, a compedium of the best Canadian photographers.

Deddeda has traveled to Egypt, Jordan, Indonesia, India, Nepal, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, the Arctic, Cook Islands, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Dominican Republic, France, Spain, Scotland, Peru, and Chile.