An award-winning photojournalist and commercial photographer, Peter’s images can be found internationally in magazine and newspaper titles, hardcover books and stock agencies. His commercial clients include Nike, Patagonia, Ford and Black Diamond. His photos appear regularly in publications like Skier, Ski Canada, explore, Bike and Paddler. Peter’s much respected repertoire with some of the world’s best outdoor photographers ensure’s KMC‘s images are poignant, beautiful and inspiring

Mitchell has been writing professionally for over a decade, cutting his teeth in the outdoor industry as an editor-at-large for California-based Powder and Bike magazines. Having been published in Skier, Outside, The Globe and Mail and a host of other titles around the world, Mitchell’s work has fetched him Tourism British Columbia’s coveted Media Award. With experience working for brands such as Electronic Arts and Kona Bicycles, Mitchell brings an element of expertise to the role of KMC Editor. His “Backside” column is a must-read in every issue.

Chris spent eight years in Toronto working with internationally renowned designer Bruce Mau. In 2001 he moved to the Kootenays and founded Chris Rowat Design, a Nelson-based studio with clients throughout North America. Chris currently designs marketing materials and award-winning books for the Canadian Centre for Architecture in Montréal and the Getty Museum in Los Angeles. His advertising work has appeared in magazines such as Powder, Men’s Journal, Frequency, Gripped and Climbing. He has been designing KMC’s stunning pages for the past 5 years.

Winner of a 2004 National Magazine Writing Award and 2003 nominee, Darren is a contributing editor for explore magazine, a broadcaster and an internationally published freelance writer whose work has also appeared in Western Living, Skier, newspapers and radio stations coast-to-coast via the Canadian Press/ Broadcast News wire service and the CBC. As a professional copywriter and media relations consultant, Darren works for clients in government, hospitality, travel and resort industries throughout Canada and the US. He is a reporter/photographer for the Nelson Daily News.

Tara has been KMC‘s final-say wordsmith for four years now. More recently, she’s been working with our writers, providing input to help shape their stories. Her expertise and attention to detail ensure the facts, grammar and spelling are purdy darn close to perfect issue after issue. When she’s not editing KMC, Tara also works as a freelance copy editor and proofreader.

It all comes together thanks to our intrepid manager, Daiva Villa. With nearly a decade of experience wrangling artists in Toronto, now her focus lies in managing Chris Rowat Design, whose clients include the Getty Research Institute, the Canadian Centre for Architecture and Kootenay Mountain Culture Magazine.