by HagePhoto
We closed out last year shooting a commercial project for the U.S. Census Bureau in a handful of communities around Alaska. The work had us shooting in the city of Anchorage to the regional hub of Bethel to the tiny Yup’ik village of Toksook Bay. Conditions in late December can be somewhat challenging with few […]
Categories: Alaska • Tags: Commercial, Photography
by HagePhoto
Dragging sleds laden with gear and supplies through a foot fresh snow is rarely easy, especially when you add in an uphill climb. But the old moraine hump would offer a place to dig camp above the very real threat of avalanche run out. It was hot work in the March sun and the warmer […]
Categories: Active Lifestyle • Tags: Adventure, Alaska, Mountain, skiing
by HagePhoto
I think it’s impossible to go wrong casting Sedona, Arizona as the location for a commercial shoot. The whole area is absolutely spectacular and offers a wide variety of terrain to work with. For a project last fall with Oboz Footwear, we needed to showcase a new hiking boot designed for hot weather and challenging […]
Categories: Active Lifestyle • Tags: Arizona, Backpacking, Commercial, Southwest
by HagePhoto
There’s something about high mountain meadows in brilliant reds and yellows that signifies autumn for us. Earlier this fall we packed up and trekked into a less visited corner of the Wind River Range. A stiff hike over a ten-thousand foot pass took us 9-miles back to the head of the Stough Lakes Basin. We […]
Categories: Active Lifestyle • Tags: Backpacking, Family, HageLIfe, Mountain
by HagePhoto
What’s better than backpacking across Wyoming’s Wind River Range? How about packing across it with you and all your gear on horseback. Whether you’re a life-long horse person or equine novice, an extended expedition with your steed is a daunting proposition. The National Outdoor Leadership School, based in Lander, WY, offers field programs that continue […]
Categories: Active Lifestyle • Tags: Adventure, Commercial, Mountain, Photography
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With a very active fire season sweeping through most of the western states, last summer saw us constantly on the move to produce work for our outdoor brand clients. Part of that workload was an extensive photo and video campaign for Oboz Footwear. The Bozeman-based company had contracted us to shoot with three different models […]
Categories: Active Lifestyle • Tags: Climbing, Commercial, Mountain, Photography
by HagePhoto
We love packing what we need and heading into the backcountry for a few days. We also love experiencing wild fish on a pristine stretch of water. One of our memorable personal trips last summer was combing these two passions on a jaunt along the Salmon River in the Mt Hood National Forest. Beginning on […]
Categories: Active Lifestyle • Tags: Backpacking, Family Adventure, Fly Fishing, Oregon
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We wrapped up this spring with a week-long shoot for the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert. Founded in 1965 by renowned alpinist Paul Petzoldt, I felt privileged to work with an organization deeply committed to the sport of mountaineering. Up first was to produce a new image library showcasing the various […]
Categories: Photography • Tags: Commercial, People, Photography, Southwest
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Bozeman-based footwear brand Oboz (slang for outside in Bozeman) contacted us last year to discuss a series of projects to showcase new additions to their product line-up. The small outdoor brand had partnered with nation-wide retailer REI to feature a few of their boot, shoe and sandal models exclusively. Understandably they wanted fresh new media […]
Categories: Active Lifestyle • Tags: California, Commercial, Mountain, Photography
by HagePhoto
While in Cuba earlier this year, we packed two inflatable stand-up paddle boards from Boardworks Surf. After a week experiencing the city of Havana, we moved to a small town on the coast called Guanabo. The scruffy little town is a popular spot for Habaneros to escape the city for some beach time during the summer, […]
Categories: Active Lifestyle • Tags: Cuba, HageLIfe, SUP, Travel