Lee Horbachewski Photography

07/25/2022

Hello I am Lee’s husband Neil. I built this video tribute for Lee. It was played at Lee’s Celebration of Life. I hope this link works and you can see Lee living her life.
Thank you to all of you for your kind thoughts and prayers.

Photography was Lee’s way of connecting and that one thing that she really believed she was good at and enjoyed getting better at. Lee was at her happiest when she learned something new and was able to use that skill to creat a story. Thank you to all of you for taking the time to view her art, read her story and provide her feedback. It filled her life over the last 8 years.

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07/19/2022

Good afternoon and thank you all so very much for all your words of support, messages and shared memories of Lee. It really has brought our Family comfort.

Below is the link to watch the Live Stream of Lee’s Ceremony. You may need to copy paste this into your browser. We hope this works.

Eden Brook Funeral Home will webcast the funeral ceremony of Lee Horbachewski on Thursday, July 21, 2022 from 1:00 PM MDT to 2:30 PM MDT .

You can view the ceremony live or on replay at

https://funeraweb.tv/en/diffusions/57375

The ceremony will be available to all without a password.

We would be grateful if you shared the link above with your family and friends.

Link to the webcast:

Webcast of Lee Horbachewski

07/11/2022

It is with great sadness that our family shares the passing of Lee Horbachewski on July 9th, 2022. Her kind heart, generous soul, and goofy personality will be dearly missed.

Lee, my mother, was a beautiful soul who’s life cannot be captured in words alone. We cherish the photographs she has taken and hope from them you can see the beauty in nature and the world that she saw. If anything these past few days have shown us is how many people my mom touched, the deep love that she shared and received with those in her life. At this time we ask for patience as we plan and prepare for the next steps.

Announcements regarding her celebration of life will be posted to her social media at a later date.

In lieu of flowers we would appreciate donations made to Distress Centre in Lee’s name.

Love,

Neil, Aubrey and Taryn ❤️

06/06/2022

For the beautiful women I had the privilege to share space with this weekend, and for all who need to read these powerful words.

The Invitation by Oriah

It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart’s longing.

It doesn’t interest me how old you are. I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool for love, for your dream, for the adventure of being alive.

It doesn’t interest me what planets are squaring your moon.

I want to know if you have touched the centre of your own sorrow, if you have been opened by life’s betrayals or have become shrivelled and closed from fear of further pain.

I want to know if you can sit with pain, mine or your own, without moving to hide it, or fade it, or fix it.

I want to know if you can be with joy, mine or your own; if you can dance with wildness and let the ecstasy fill you to the tips of your fingers and toes without cautioning us to be careful, be realistic, remember the limitations of being human.

It doesn’t interest me if the story you are telling me is true

I want to know if you can disappoint another to be true to yourself. If you can bear the accusation of betrayal and not betray your own soul.

If you can be faithless and therefore trustworthy.

I want to know if you can see Beauty even when it is not pretty every day. And if you can source your own life from its presence.

I want to know if you can live with failure, yours and mine, and still stand at the edge of the lake and shout to the silver of the full moon, ‘Yes.’

It doesn’t interest me to know where you live or how much money you have.

I want to know if you can get up after the night of grief and despair, weary and bruised to the bone and do what needs to be done to feed the children.

It doesn’t interest me who you know or how you came to be here.
I want to know if you will stand in the centre of the fire with me and not shrink back.

It doesn’t interest me where or what or with whom you have studied.
I want to know what sustains you from the inside when all else falls away.

I want to know if you can be alone with yourself and if you truly like the company you keep in the empty moments.

Model: Powerful, Soulful and Beautiful Tracey Halladay Photography

04/12/2022

As you've probably noticed I've been quiet on social media. Honestly, I haven't felt called to share or interact online, as I've been focused on my own health and wellbeing.

While in Australia visiting with family, I was reminded how life can be turned upside down so quickly. A family friend who we were camping with, showed signs of a stroke, thankfully I had completed my First Aid training just weeks earlier and was able to help get him in the vehicle to be taken to the hospital. The next day he was in an induced coma, and not long after had cancer removed from his brain.

It was also a moment of reflection on my own mortality, how am I taking care of myself? Am I living each day to the fullest and aligned with my values?

The day before I left for Australia, my dentist told me there were white spots in my mouth, an appointment with an Oral Surgeon wouldn't be till April 7th. For five weeks I dealt with the fear of cancer on my own, not wanting to worry my family. Fast forward to last week, thankfully it wasn't cancer, the diagnosis, Smokers Keratosis.

That, in combination with our family friend, made me really stop and think, and commit to some healthy changes. I'm on day 12 of not smoking, which has resulted in me choosing not to do some of the things I love that trigger me - out driving (driving is a trigger) looking for wildlife is one of those things.

This year I really want to continue learning more about wildlife and wildlife photography and going past my comfort zone of capturing images from or close to my vehicle (safely of course). Tracking wildlife has been something that has always intrigued me, however my fitness level and weight has held me back. So I've been going to Spin classes, eating healthy, and can finally run up and down stairs without being out of breath.

So in those moments where life feels like it's been turned upside down, stop for a moment, and reflect on these wise and beautiful words:

"Grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change; Courage to change the things I can; and Wisdom to know the difference."

03/03/2022

It's hard to believe five weeks have gone by, especially after waiting three years to see my friends and family in Australia.

My camera was set aside for the majority of the trip so I could be present to spending quality time with my loved ones, I did manage to capture some of my favorite Aussie wildlife :D

Thank you to all my friends and family who opened up their homes, for the adventures, laughs, tears, and loads of love. Big thanks to my sister & brother-in-law who saved me a ton of money in rental fees by letting me put on MANY kilometers on their great little car.

Sad to be leaving when much of the NSW East Coast is in a state of emergency with the flooding. My thoughts and prayers are with everyone. If you are able to help financially, please donate to NSW SES who provide critical aid and support during this devastating time.

Good bye for now Oz, see you next year xox

02/05/2022

An awesome day with my dear friend of 46 years exploring NSW south coast waterfalls.

01/27/2022

Today I begin the long journey from Calgary to Sydney, Australia to visit my friends and family whom I haven't seen in 3 years.

Travel is a whole lot different these days. I've been vigilant and done everything in my power to ensure I stay healthy. I'm extremely anxious for the 15 hour flight wearing a mask, in saying that I've prepared with every coping tool I can think of: meditation and mindfulness techniques, breathing exercises, essential oils to help me relax, eucalyptus drops to hopefully freshen up the enclosed space around my mouth, and so much more.

So hopefully this time tomorrow (Saturday in Oz), I will have my nieces in my arms and begin five weeks of cherishing every moment.

01/26/2022

Where there is darkness, there is light.

It was dark as I set out to look for wildlife, the sun slowly rose, and the darkness was replaced with a glimmer of light. I looked at the road ahead of me and reflected on this journey called life. Adjusting the settings of my camera, I was able to capture the road illuminated with the pastel hues and took in the beauty of that new day.

Today is Bell Let's Talk day, a day to openly talk about mental health. Let's endeavour to make every day a safe one to talk openly about & There is nothing to be ashamed about when you're struggling.

I've made several attempts on my life in the past two decades. They were moments filled with darkness, no hope, helplessness, desperation and fear. Thankfully, over the years I've adjusted many settings: therapy, support from friends & family, vulnerability, openness, letting go of the outcome, and taking baby steps to find the light.

If you are struggling, please reach out for help - whether it's a loved one, a 24-hour crisis line, a health professional or a stranger - you deserve to be heard and loved.

01/25/2022

"We keep moving forward, opening new doors and doing new things, because we're curious & curiosity keeps leading us down new paths." ~ Walt Disney.

Words can't fully describe the impact that Olivier Du Tré Photography and Marc Koegel had on me this past four days. My mind is a buzz with a renewed outlook on creative expression and composition.

"The Minimalist Winter Workshop with Marc & Oli blew me away, it far exceeded any expectations. I was challenged in ways I never thought I could be, and learned a plethora of tools, techniques and a different way of seeing things. This is a workshop where you will learn from the impeccable hands on support and guidance of two remarkable photographic artists. Highly recommend learning from Marc & Oli." ~ Lee Horbachewski

01/19/2022

Spirit Bears are a rare subspecies of black bears called Kermode bears. Their white- or cream-coloured coats are caused by a recessive gene, mistaken commonly as albinos, this is not the case as they have dark eyes and noses. Both black coated and white spirit bears can carry the recessive gene and give birth to a white spirit bear, which makes this proposal from Kitasoo Xai’xais and Gitga’at Nations to close black bear hunting within their respective territories in a small area of the Great Bear Rainforest so important. This is the only area in the world these bears exist.

The proposal is open to public comment until January 23rd. It is a bit of a run around to complete, yet only took seven minutes to complete. Raincoast Conservation Foundation has made it easy for you to take action today and https://bit.ly/3GW0wbP

01/17/2022

Ice, it's something that makes my heart beat a little faster, not always in a good way.

When I first moved to Canada in 1994, I had a bad fall from slipping on ice, so I'm always careful. This winter, I've been challenging myself to look at the beauty of ice. Even had a whole ton of fun playing on the ice last week.

So I'm beginning to replace fear with love, by being accepting of the fear, being careful and looking for the magic.