by HagePhoto
At the beginning of last year we got the chance to spend a week with the Crist family at their heli-ski operation in Haines, Alaska. And I mean the whole family; from Reggie’s 80 year-old dad to his two year-old son. The massive log home that serves as their Southeast Alaska base-ops was bursting at the […]
Categories: Alaska • Tags: Commercial, Mountain, skiing, Winter
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If the ever increasing number of people out on our local trails riding fat tire snow bikes instead of nordic skiing is any indication, then it’s safe to say they are here to stay. With massive (4”-5”) wide tires running unbelievably low pressures, these bikes have extended the riding season around Alaska throughout the eight-month […]
Categories: Alaska • Tags: Adventure, Alaska, Mountain Bike, Winter
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There’s really only two reasons anyone should know about the Kenai River: either you live in Alaska or your a fisherman, for which it is a ‘bucket-list’ river. Otherwise the measly 80-mile long river flowing across the Kenai Peninsula into Cook Inlet is easy to overlook in a land with thousands of miles of more […]
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Even though our robust travel schedule might say otherwise, our home base is in Southcentral Alaska. Just down the highway, the whole region is a temperate rain forest with some towns measuring the annual amounts of ‘liquid sunshine’ in feet not inches. So yeah, this is a good place to shoot rainwear. The outdoor brand […]
Categories: Alaska • Tags: Alaska, Backpacking, Commercial, Photography Business
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Last fall we embarked on a week-long tour of Iñupiaq communities around Alaska’s vast Arctic as part of a production team for Arctic Slope Regional Corporation. Based in Barrow, ASRC is one of the original ’native corporations’ established by the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1972. Today they are the largest Alaska-owned company with […]
Categories: Alaska • Tags: Alaska, Arctic, Commercial, People
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Guest post by Brad Hurd Have you ever taken your height into consideration when planning for a backcountry trip? I guess maybe when it comes to sleeping bag and pad length, tent length, backpack measurements… Okay, so you should take into account a lot about your height when planning for an excursion. How about river […]
Categories: Alaska • Tags: Adventure, Backpacking, Mountain
by HagePhoto
I spent last week preparing for a ski touring trip in Denali National Park with HagePhoto. The plan was to travel through the Alaska Range, carrying photo gear to produce ad work for Montbell. The shoot itinerary focused on capturing camping lifestyle photos, featuring the company’s gear and apparel. My experience with winter camping is fairly […]
Categories: Alaska • Tags: Adventure, Mountain, Photography, Winter
by HagePhoto
Where Tradition and Technology Meet, the North Slope of Alaska Part of being a rep for a photographer, and what I think is the most fun, is having the opportunity to sift through their work on occasion and compile a collection of images that inspire me. This month I was attracted to this series by […]
Categories: Alaska • Tags: Alaska, Arctic, ASRC, Inupiat, North Slope, Technology
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A while back we took an assignment to shoot a road trip around Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula, fishing for steelhead in the waters flowing into West Cook Inlet. We recruited our friend Greg, a dedicated trout bum and head guide at the Aniak River Lodge, loaded up the truck and hit the road for a week […]
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We’re wrapping up a mega tour of the Southwest and ready to get back home. Southcentral Alaska is full on winter now. We have the whole month of December at home and are looking forward to getting some midday session in the Chugach right behind our house. Or day trips to the Kenai Mountains. Maybe […]