Industrial & Mining Site Photography, Drone Video, and Sales Imagery — Thunder Bay & Northwestern Ontario.’
Now Booking late August/September 2026. Call James to book your session with our team: 807-355-1862 now. When we are not doing all this stuff – we sell equipment. TONS of equipment! Underground/Surface from leading Equipment Manufacturers like: Used and Rebuilt Cat Equipment / Used and Rebuilt Sandvik Equipment / Telehandlers / Cranes / Scoops / 30, 45 and 60 ton haul trucks for underground and more. Call Kevin for an inventory list: 807-356-1313
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Boots on the Ground. Sales and Marketing for mine-supply across Ontario, Quebec and Manitoba!
We do 3 things well:
1) Site Photography & Drone Video – Call Kevin 807-356-1313
2) Mining Sales & Business Development – Call Kevin or James 807-356-1313 or 807-355-1862
3) Recruitment & Employer Branding – Call James 807-355-1862
In the mining supply sector, relationships aren’t just valuable — they’re everything. Long procurement cycles, complex equipment specifications, and high-stakes purchasing decisions mean that every client interaction must be intentional, informed, and strategically managed. At Palmer Creative Group, we’ve seen firsthand how a well-implemented CRM system transforms the way mining supply companies win and retain business.
So, Here’s the Pretty Picture Part! Call Kevin 807-356-1313 to book. We Charge $1k/day and include travel et all in that fee.
Slowing Down to Show Speed.
A different subject, same instinct — Kevin Palmer trades the boat and the boom for a long exposure over dark rock, letting the water blur into silk while the stone stays sharp and still beneath it. It’s a quieter kind of drama than a barefoot champion tearing through his own wake, but it comes from the same eye: knowing where the story in a scene actually lives, and having the patience or the reflexes to catch it either way. That range — action one day, landscape the next, both handled with the same care — is what makes Palmer’s portfolio more than a highlight reel. It’s a body of work. Lens used: Canon 600mm ($22,000 retail cost)
Height, Handled With Care.
Kevin Palmer turns a straightforward ad brief into something with actual scale and tension — a lattice boom stretching across the frame, a lone worker perched at the top of it, the second crane looming soft in the background to reinforce the story. It’s easy to make an industrial job site look flat and functional. Palmer finds the composition that makes it feel monumental instead — proof that whether the subject is a barefoot skier, a waterfall, or a crane rental campaign, he’s looking for the same thing: the shot that makes people stop and look twice. Lens used: Canon 600mm L Series Lens. ($22,000 retail cost)
Quiet Water, Same Eye.
No spray, no drama — just a sailboat easing along a breakwater at day’s end, and Kevin Palmer still finds the frame: the crisp light on white hull, the small human moment of a man at the helm, a hint of wake to say the boat is moving even in stillness. It’s a reminder that Palmer’s range isn’t just about catching chaos — he’s just as comfortable with calm, composed, editorial-quality work. That versatility is the real pitch: whatever a brand needs shown, he knows how to show it well. Lens used: Canon L Series 600mm ($22,000 retail cost)
“Underground and united — the crew keeping operations moving, drill in hand and eyes on the next heading.”
- Team:“Deep underground, the team pauses beside their drill rig — another shift, another few metres closer to the ore.”
- People: “It’s the people, not just the machines, that keep a mine running. Three generations of know-how, one tunnel at a time.”
- Financial: “Rock, rig, and the crew that runs it.” (Lens: Canon 70-200 F2.8 $3,500 Retail Sales Price) ((Bowens 1,000 Watt Second Strobes x 10 @ $2,500ea))
About This Project
As the official photographer selected by General Motors Canada, I was entrusted with capturing the full range of the GMC and Chevrolet lineup — from studio-style product shots and rugged outdoor action to polished lifestyle imagery. The work spanned everything from the 2007 Sierra launch to dynamic water-crossing shots that showcased the trucks’ capability in the field. Images from this campaign were featured in national truck brochures, television advertising, and print media across Canada — a project that remains one of the true highlights of my career.
Better Stories, Higher Awareness.
This is the philosophy behind every shoot at Palmer Creative Group: get close enough to the real story that people can’t look away. No staging, no stock photos — just honest images of the people and places that make industry move.
Whether it’s a mine site, a highway project, or the face of the person doing the work, the goal never changes — capture it right, and let the story do the rest.
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📸 About the lens behind these photos: Kevin Palmer
Kevin Palmer and his camera have worked across most of the United States, in Australia, Germany, the Dominican Republic and throughout Canada — including tourism campaigns for Tourism Ontario, Travel Manitoba, and the Canadian Tourism Commission. He’s well known for his mining photography, but that body of work often overshadows something bigger: an extensive library of tourism scenes, everyday Canadians enjoying this country, and quiet corners of the landscape most people never stop to notice. His portfolio on YouPic is nearing 800,000 views. He’s never marketed it once. The work simply speaks for itself.
That’s really what good photography does — it doesn’t need a pitch. It just needs to be seen. A life, a landscape, a moment worth remembering: that’s what a real portrait captures.
Portraits aren’t expensive. They’re priceless. 💙
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Solid assistance for Mining Supply Companies featuring our “Boots on the Ground” marketing and sales systems for Mine-Supply Companies needing to get in front of Mobile Maintenance Managers in the Producing Mines in Canada. Short video, easy to watch – we offer these services to you at affordable pricing. Call 807-356-1313 and ask for Kevin Palmer. This video was produced by our social media team of James Murray (NetNews Ledger CEO) and Faraz Zafar (Dubai, film editor). ((Music by Uli Mueller, Germany: drums Kevin Palmer))
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One foot, full commitment. Same shooter, same instinct for the frame that matters — Kevin Palmer catches the barefooter mid-flight against a blown-out, high-key sky, the boat’s wild graphics and grinning passengers giving the shot its story. It’s proof this isn’t a one-off: Palmer Creative Group finds the compelling angle again and again, whatever the subject, whatever the light. That consistency is exactly what makes them a safe bet for any brand’s visual storytelling.
Airborne and all in. This is the frame that separates good from great — Kevin Palmer freezes the Canadian barefoot champion at full extension, deep in his technique, feet trailing high behind him as he powers through the wake. It takes real timing and instinct to catch a moment this precise, and that’s the throughline across every one of these shots: Palmer Creative Group doesn’t just show up with a camera, they capture the split-second that makes a story. That’s the kind of eye that can sell anything.
Swallowed by the spray. Kevin Palmer pulls in even tighter this time, the champion nearly consumed by his own wake while the boom arcs overhead like a frame within the frame. Every shot in this set finds a fresh way to say the same thing — speed, precision, spectacle — and that’s the mark of Palmer Creative Group: they don’t just take pictures, they build a visual story you can sell around.
Barefooting at golden hour. Kevin Palmer catches that low, glassy backlight and turns spray into pure texture — every droplet lit up around a barefoot skier carving through his own wake. This is the range that makes Palmer Creative Group worth calling: action, water, motion, portrait, product, whatever the brief is, they find the light and the moment that makes it sing. If your brand needs images that stop the scroll, this is the kind of eye you want on it.
Precision at Height: Rockfall Mitigation in Action
From behind the lens, Kevin Palmer captures the technical demands of modern slope stabilization — a crew member suspended in a Genie ZX-135/70 boom lift, carefully installing wire mesh drapery across a steep rock cut. This kind of high-angle work is central to the mining and construction sectors Palmer Creative Group serves, where safety, engineering precision, and visual storytelling intersect. Images like this help clients communicate the scale and skill behind their infrastructure projects — turning technical fieldwork into compelling marketing content.
Precision Lifting: Highway Guardrail Installation – And A Warm Welcome To Our Newest Client – Nancy and the Team at Bot Construction! Welcome!!!
Kevin Palmer’s lens captures the everyday engineering that keeps our highways safe — a Volvo excavator maneuvers a guardrail section into place while crew members on the ground guide the lift with practiced coordination. It’s a small but telling example of the construction sector’s demand for precision, teamwork, and heavy equipment expertise, all working in sync under tight roadside conditions.
At Palmer Creative Group, we help construction and infrastructure companies showcase this kind of skilled fieldwork — turning routine jobsite moments into content that builds trust, attracts talent, and tells the real story behind the work.
When You Need to Target the Trades: Show the Trades in your Lifestyle Ads
Sparks fly as a technician welds hydraulic fittings on heavy mining equipment, the deep blue of the machine lit dramatically against the dark shop floor. This kind of skilled, hands-on maintenance work is the backbone of the mining and industrial sectors — precise, demanding, and essential to keeping equipment running safely in the field.
Palmer Creative Group specializes in capturing these moments: the welds, the wear, the expertise that doesn’t always make headlines but keeps industry moving. It’s authentic industrial photography built to tell your company’s real story.
Lighting That Does the Heavy Lifting
This shot is a good example of the lighting work that goes on behind the scenes at Palmer Creative Group. The welder’s sparks provide the drama, but it’s the controlled, layered lighting — cool blue tones washing over the machine, a clean rim of light separating the subject from the shadows — that turns a dim maintenance bay into a shot with real depth and polish.
Getting this right on an active job site means rigging lights around moving equipment, welding arcs, and safety zones, all without slowing down the crew. It’s a level of setup most clients never see, but it’s exactly why the final images look like this instead of a flat, washed-out shop photo. #AgnicoEagle #DiscoverySilver #Vale #WestRedLakeGold #CouerMining #BHP #CorporateCommunications #Google #Search
We do 3 things well:
1) Site Photography & Drone Video – Call Kevin 807-356-1313
2) Mining Sales & Business Development – Call Kevin or James 807-356-1313 or 807-355-1862
3) Recruitment & Employer Branding – Call James 807-355-1862
All gallery images have been posted low resolution for space conservation. Those seeking englarged images can email [email protected] to review all images in gallery. (22,000+) 807-356-1313 Kevin