Focused: Through the Lens of Laura Tobin

With her photography, she creates a space where you can relax, be yourself, and maybe even forget the camera’s there.

The kind that hums quietly beneath everyday life.

Children racing down pathways at dusk.

A neighbour’s wave from across the street.

The comforting sound of a garage door closing at the end of the day.

“It truly feels like a close-knit small town,” she shares. “It’s an ideal place to raise kids, with plenty of fun activities, walking paths, and a warm, welcoming community. Everything from schools to local programs is within walking distance.”

“It’s perfect for all ages, with so much to do, especially for families,” she says. “Whether it’s the splash park, skating, skate park, movie in the park, food trucks from time to time, or just enjoying the community vibe, there’s something for everyone.”

“Married to the love of my life and raising five kids, one already out on their own, it’s a time of deepening connections, personal growth, and embracing new adventures. Every day feels like a new chapter, and I’m capturing it all as we navigate life’s beautiful chaos together.”

It’s a reminder that growth comes with challenges, and that strength is often quiet and rooted.

Text: Focused

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• writer | Désirée Rodgers
• tabs | Since 2017=She’s been living in Tuscany; Tuscany Club=Tuscany Club; Growing Together=Growing Together; Good timber=Good timber; Through Laura’s lens=and area through
• iris | isn’t behind the camera
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• ap-ink | As Tuscany’s first-ever; She’s been living in Tuscany; Life at Laura’s house; The way your child leans
• overlay | The way your child leans
• rhythm | Tuscany has a rhythm
• lines | Children racing down pathways
• club | Tuscany Club
• list | the splash park, skating, skate park, movie in the park, food trucks from time to time
• list2 | Tuscany Club, coulee-strolling with a latte, squeezing in a workout, messy bun and all, or mid-chat on the sidewalk
• huge | say hi.
• beat | a rhythm
• proof | Growing Together
• burst | Good timber
• word | Tuscany and area
• word-y | 0.17
• end | show up BEFORE
• end-label | We’ll end on this
• end-by | Laura Tobin
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• sage | perfect laugh,; first-ever cover story; untouched beauty,; a fresh spark; five kids,; growth comes with challenges,; kind as the photos suggest.; BEFORE
• pub-prefix | Originally published
• writer-prefix | Written by
• photographer-prefix | Photography by
• s2-01 | As Tuscany's
• s2-02 | first-ever
• s2-03 | cover story for
• s2-04 | The Local
• s2-05 | it's only fitting
• s2-06 | that the woman who helps tell the stories about
• s2-07 | Upper NW Calgary
• s2-08 | begins by sharing her own.
• s2-09 | Tuscany
• s2-10 | local
• s2-11 | since 2017
• s2-12 | Mom of
• s2-13 | five
• s2-14 | Holds a
• s2-15 | Pro Bikini
• s2-16 | title
• s2-17 | with WNBF Canada
• s2-18 | Loves to
• s2-19 | travel
• s2-20 | and believes
• s2-21 | every woman
• s2-22 | has a story
• s2-23 | worth sharing.
• s4-01 | She notices
• s4-02 | the quiet moments.
• s6-01 | and with her photography,
• s6-02 | she creates a space where you can
• s6-03 | relax, be yourself,
• s6-04 | and maybe even forget the camera's there.
• s7-01 | She says
• s7-02 | Tuscany has a
• s7-03 | rhythm
• s7-04 | to it.
• s7-05 | The kind that hums quietly beneath
• s7-06 | everyday life.
• s7-07 | Children racing down
• s7-08 | pathways at dusk.
• s7-09 | A neighbour's
• s7-10 | wave
• s7-11 | from across the street.
• s7-12 | The comforting sound of a
• s7-13 | garage door closing
• s7-14 | at the end of the day.
• s5-01 | “It
• s5-02 | truly
• s5-03 | feels
• s5-04 | like
• s5-05 | a
• s5-06 | close-knit
• s5-07 | small town,”
• s5-08 | She shares
• s5-09 | “It's an ideal place to
• s5-10 | raise kids,
• s5-11 | with plenty of fun activities, walking paths, and a warm, welcoming community.
• s5-12 | Everything from schools to local programs is within
• s5-13 | walking distance.”
• s10-01 | And when she's not chasing light through the trees, you'll probably find her at the Tuscany Club. “It's perfect for all ages, with so much to do, especially for families,” she says. “Whether it's the splash park, skating, skate park, movie in the park, food trucks from time to time, or just enjoying the community vibe, there's something for everyone.”
• s10-02 | And when she's not chasing light through the trees,
• s10-03 | you'll probably find her at
• s10-04 | the Tuscany Club.
• s10-05 | “It's perfect for all ages,
• s10-06 | with so much to do,
• s10-07 | especially for families,”
• s10-08 | she says.
• s10-09 | “Whether it's
• s10-10 | the splash park,
• s10-11 | skating,
• s10-12 | skate park,
• s10-13 | movie in the park,
• s10-14 | food trucks from time to time,
• s10-15 | or just enjoying the community vibe,
• s10-16 | there's something for everyone.”
• x-01 | Laura knows the
• x-02 | quiet corners:
• x-03 | the coulee with its untouched beauty, the hidden park where cherry blossoms bloom for just
• x-04 | one fleeting week
• x-05 | each spring.
• s11-01 | Life at
• s11-02 | Laura's house
• s11-03 | is full
• s11-04 | a calendar that rarely sits still, and a whole lot of
• s11-05 | beautiful noise.
• s12-01 | When creativity
• s12-02 | hits a wall
• s12-03 | (as it sometimes does), she resets with a walk through nature, explores a new neighbourhood, or finds
• s12-04 | a fresh spark
• s12-05 | over a well-earned latte from a local café.
• s13-01 | We asked her:
• s13-02 | If your life were a photo series, what would this current chapter
• s13-03 | be called?
• s13p-01 | “Growing
• s13p-02 | Together,”
• s13p-03 | she said.
• s13p-04 | “Married to the love of my life
• s13p-05 | and raising
• s13p-06 | five kids,
• s13p-07 | one already out on their own, it's a time of deepening connections, personal growth, and embracing new adventures.
• s13p-08 | Every day feels like a new chapter,
• s13p-09 | and I'm capturing it all as we navigate
• s13p-10 | life's beautiful chaos together.”
• s14-01 | And when she
• s14-02 | dreams
• s14-03 | about
• s14-04 | the future?
• s14-05 | I'd be traveling the world!
• s14-06 | Exploring new places and cultures has always been a dream of mine. Maybe one day I'll find a way to merge both loves and photograph my way
• s14-07 | around the globe.
• s15-01 | If there's a piece of advice Laura carries with her,
• s15-02 | personally and professionally,
• s15-03 | it's this:
• s15p-01 | “Good timber
• s15p-02 | does not grow
• s15p-03 | with ease;
• s15p-04 | the stronger the wind,
• s15p-05 | the stronger the trees.”
• x-06 | It's a reminder that
• x-07 | growth comes with challenges,
• x-08 | and that strength is often
• x-09 | quiet and rooted.
• s16-01 | So if you spot Laura
• s16-02 | at the Tuscany Club,
• s16-03 | coulee-strolling with a latte,
• s16-04 | squeezing in a workout,
• s16-05 | messy bun and all,
• s16-06 | or
• s16-07 | mid-chat on the sidewalk,
• s16-08 | go ahead and
• s16-09 | say hi.
• s16-10 | She's every bit as kind as the photos suggest.
• s17-01 | Tuscany and area through Laura's lens
• s17-02 | Tuscany
• s17-03 | Tuscany
• s17-04 | and area
• s17-05 | through Laura's lens
• s19-01 | We'll end on this
• s19-02 | “I truly believe
• s19-03 | that when we show up
• s19-04 | before
• s19-05 | we feel ready,
• s19-06 | that's when
• s19-07 | real transformation
• s19-08 | happens.”
• s19-09 | Laura Tobin
• s19-10 | Keep an eye out.
• s19-11 | You'll notice many of Laura's photos
• s19-12 | in
• s19-13 | The Local's
• s19-14 | cover stories.
• x-10 | Keep scrolling

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• s19-15 | For every woman still waiting to feel ready,
• s19-16 | Laura leaves us with this:
• s19-17 | And that's
• s19-18 | local Tuscany resident
• s19-19 | Laura Tobin.