'A dream come true': P.E.I. photographer featured in Canadian Geographic

Patricia Bourque is watching some of her childhood dreams come true with some of her photographs appearing in Canadian Geographic this month.

The November/December edition focuses on Indigenous voices and people from across Canada, and Bourque is one of three Indigenous women photographers featured.

"I remember when I was a young girl looking at National Geographic magazine dreaming, 'I want to be one of those photographers. I want photos of mine. I want to go to these places,'" Bourque said.

"Now, in my adult years, to have photos from my backyard, basically, my home province to be published, this is a dream come true."

Canadian Geographic's digital editor Alexandra Pope chose Bourque's work.

"She just has great use of colour," Pope said.

"She really captures the P.E.I. landscape in a beautiful way and she proudly celebrates her culture."

Bourque is a self-taught photographer, who briefly studied video and television in the early 1990s.

While Bourque did not have to travel the globe to catch the attention of a national publication, she said she still dreams of doing that.

Copies of the November/December edition with Bourque's photos go on sale Nov. 20.

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