I’M BOBBI BARBARICH

(SHE/HER)

INTERNATIONAL AWARD WINNING DOCUMENTARY WEDDING AND FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHER

LET’S. GET. REAL.

I have a gift for you.

I was born with an uncanny strength, an ability to lift heavy things… literally and metaphorically. It comes from a super deep, utterly honest place in my heart.

This strength allows me to lift others up, to give them a perspective they can’t see.

When I share this gift with you, you’ll be able to see your loved ones, and yourself, in a way you didn’t know was there.

And you’ll be able to feel what it’s like to be fully present, fully real, with your favourite people.

I am absolutely fascinated by humans. How we connect, how we communicate, how we roll. What a gesture means, a glance, a ruckus embrace.

I lift people up to see how very incredible their lives are, how mind-blowing it is to feel these feelings, and how good it tastes to suck on the marrow of our lives, savoured in the photos I give you.

I’m a documentarian. Not a director. I won’t ever tell you to stop living your life so I can make a photo. I make photos of you living your very real life.

If you’re ready to get real, then I have a gift for you.

Kootenay wedding photographer Bobbi Barbarich

PHOTOGRAPHS THAT MAKE YOU FEEL WHAT YOU FELT.

Let me share with you an example of what photography means to me.

This photo is of me, doing what I love most. Running in the mountains with my magical muppet, Harlan. He passed in 2025, and it broke me. But every second I spent with him, I smile like this. I knew he wouldn’t be around forever. And so, every photo I have of him is a gift, and I feel him with me wherever I go.

This photo will forever let me feel what I felt on our adventures together.

IT’S DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY BUT WE CAN CALL IT CANDID. CALL IT NATURAL. CALL IT UNPOSED. IT’S PHOTOS ABOUT WHAT YOU FEEL, INSTEAD OF WHAT YOU LOOK LIKE.

Let’s be real… are we the right fit?
Here’s more about me.

MOUNTAINS AND MUTTS

MEET SPICY CHICKEN LINDA LOO AND HARLAN THE DARLIN’

I haven’t had kids, just dogs.

It’s indelibly affected how I photograph humans. Having kids is an experience I will never have, but I can feel what it is when I photograph you and your loved ones.

I can feel the years of history in your gestures, your distinct expressions, how you share space. I reflect that back to you, so you can know the foundation is real.

What you feel is real. And that’s what I’m magnetically drawn to give to you.

I’M OBSESSED WITH:

Maps

My thing to photograph is:

Party people

I started this business:

At the age of 30

My perfect hobby:

Trail running & dog snuggling

Some quick trivia about me

I actually have a master’s degree:

in Nutrition & Metabolism

Nothing makes me happier than:

Post adventure beer in a hammock

I’m addicted to:

Peanut Butter

My favourite word:

Petrichor

FEEL HOW YOU FELT…

Whenever you look at your photographs