by HagePhoto
It was 6:45 in the morning and I’d already run the same 100 feet of trail 6 times, maybe more. Always in a pair. A few times in front. A few times 3 strides behind. A few times with a jacket. Each time, I ran right through the center of a patch of rather spiny […]
Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: Adventure, HageLIfe, Mexico, Travel
by HagePhoto
Two months ago I started an internship with HagePhoto to learn what it takes to turn a passion for photography into a profession. Initially, I didn’t really believe it was possible to sustain a reasonable living as a photographer–at least not in the adventure niche. Shooting for big name companies like Black Diamond, Mountain Hardwear, […]
Categories: Photography Business • Tags: Adventure, Alaska, Photography, Southwest
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
As a former photo editor, I have always been drawn to photographs that hint at a greater story. In Backpacker Magazine’s January 2015 issue, they featured an article on a trek less traveled in New Zealand’s Southern Alps, photographed by HagePhoto. Recently, after reading the article, I received a folder from Matt and Agnes chock-full […]
Categories: Adventure • Tags: Adventure, Backpacking, Mountain, New Zealand
by HagePhoto
We eat out a lot. Let me clarify that; we out in the backcountry a lot. So we were stoked last year to work out a sponsorship with Backpacker’s Pantry, makers of high quality dehydrated and freeze-dried meals. We spend about a third of the year camping out on the trail backpacking, biking, or climbing. […]
Categories: Adventure, Equipment • Tags: Adventure, Backpacking, Equipment
by HagePhoto
Even though fat-tire snow bikes have become increasingly popular in Alaska, their cartoonish proportions still garner quizzical looks from the locals. The six of us had created an impressive yard sale while gearing up for a weeklong tour at the Wickersham Dome Trailhead. A handful of Carhartt-clad dog mushers watched in amusement as they hooked […]
Categories: Active Lifestyle • Tags: Adventure, Alaska, Arctic, Mountain Bike, Winter
by HagePhoto
Part two of our feather series. And perfect timing since we just wrapped up in Osaka, Japan last week visiting with the Montbell crew. It is always fun to see the inner workings of a brand with so much going on from catalog layout, to poster printing, to R&D meetings. Plus, we got a sneak […]
Categories: Equipment • Tags: Adventure, Backpacking, Equipment, Mountain, Winter
by HagePhoto
The Platypus GravityWorks filter has been on every trek since we first got hooked up with the system on a shoot with Cascade Designs in 2011. It may not be the smallest or lightest water filter on the market (11.5 oz for the 4 Liter), but the ease of use, filtering time, and efficiency of […]
Categories: Equipment • Tags: Adventure, Backpacking
by HagePhoto
We ended last year with a week-long project in Baja Sur for gear and apparel brand Outdoor Research. With a half dozen avid runners, we headed out on an adventure road trip around the peninsula in search of trails leading into the craggy mountains. The ‘goods’ were found in the areas around the small Mexican […]
Categories: Active Lifestyle • Tags: Adventure, HageLIfe, Mexico, Photography, Running
by HagePhoto
This past year has been really exciting. We shot assignments in a half dozen different countries on four continents. And even managed to squeeze in a few good adventures in the mountains of Alaska, our home base. While we do love to travel and are fortunate to see a lot of the world, working on […]
Categories: HageLife • Tags: Adventure, Alaska, Backpacking, Canada, Japan, Mexico, Southwest, Travel