Monica Glitz grew up on a farm in Ontario, Canada. Artistic from an early age, she went on to seriously study art through high school and in university. Monica holds a degree in Fine Art / Art History from York University, graduating on the Dean’s list as well as receiving the Atkinson College Students’ Association Award for academic excellence.

Her venture into fine art photography started while travelling for pleasure. Through Monica’s great passion for exploration she discovered that exotic travel destinations were also the home of many exciting photographic subjects. Although she is self-taught in workings of the camera, Monica’s visual and artistic sensibility at perceiving the world around her is reinforced by training in artistic fundamentals such as line, form, colour theory, and composition.

Monica’s photographic works focus on dramatic subjects, evocative compositions, fascinating details, and atmospheric settings that inspire an appreciation of the beauty that surrounds us. She attempts to capture the essence of the moment of standing in awe of the view, whether it is an inspiring landscape in Scotland, sunlight on a cathedral tower, wildlife in remote Africa, remnants of ancient times or walking along a mist shrouded path in the mountains of China.

Her fascination with ruins of ancient civilizations was strongly developed during her University years. She is naturally drawn to anything historical, but particularly the crumbling ruins of the past where one’s romantic imagination can take flight. Whether they are the remnants of Canada’s short historical past or the ancient temples of a civilization that thrived 1,000 years ago, Monica’s images tell a story.

Travelling the world continues to be a passion. Her travels over the past 20 years have inspired Monica to photograph more than 100 UNESCO World Heritage sites – some of the most photogenic places that one could ever wish to visit.