by HagePhoto
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
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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
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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 […]
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Thanks STA for the all your hard work on the recent trail systems at Kincaid and Hillside parks. They’re freakin’ awesome! Stoked Matt & Agnes
Categories: Alaska
by HagePhoto
We’re happy to announce our next Alaska book project; a documentary that will look at the last fifty years in dozens of communities around the state. Considering the size of AK, it goes without saying that this is a HUGE undertaking. Editor Tricia Brown has put together an all-start cast of Alaska writers and photographers, […]
Categories: Alaska • Tags: Alaska, Book, Photography
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Earlier this spring we headed out into the Talkeetna Mountains to do some magazine work with local telemark skier Corky Still. The granite spires had recently gotten a fresh coat and the snowpack proved super stable. Our crew skied into the AAC’s Snowbird Hut to find it already at double capacity. Whoa! Folks happily made […]
Categories: Alaska • Tags: Adventure, Mountain, Photography, skiing, Winter