Since 1990 Quinton Gordon has been a freelance photographer specializing in reportage, travel, portrait, and lifestyle
photography. His award winning images have been featured in numerous publications including Canadian Geographic,
Action Asia, Outside, Explore, and Cottage Life.
Now living in Victoria, BC, Quinton travels frequently to work for national and international clients as well as maintaing a strong local client base. His distinctive portraits are found regularly on the cover and in the feature spreads of Douglas, Victoria’s award winning business magazine.
He holds degrees in Art History, Photographic Arts, and Arts Education. From1996 through 1999 he taught in the
Photography Department at Massey University’s School of Design in Wellington, New Zealand before returning to
Canada in 2000 and joining the faculty at the Western Academy of Photography where he teaches multimedia
production and portrait photography.
Quinton is a contributing photographer to PhotoSensitive, a non-profit collective of professional Canadian photographers
working to raise awareness of international social issues. When not behind the camera he can often be found running the
trails at Thetis Lake with his dog Frida.