by HagePhoto
A recent conversation reminded us of a serendipitous trek ‘down under’. With a week to kill after completion of an assignment in New Zealand, we chose a quick hut trip in spectacular Mount Aspiring National Park close to Wanaka/Queenstown. The trek into the Liverpool Hut (listed as 6 hrs) starts off crossing some sheep paddocks […]
Categories: Active Lifestyle • Tags: Backpacking, Mountain, New Zealand, Travel
by HagePhoto
Getting the opportunity to check out the latest offerings from equipment brands is definitely a perk of our job. We started out this year shooting a new line of backpacks from Osprey for REI’s online content, the Aether 70 and women’s Ariel 65. The job came to us right after the new year and needed […]
Categories: Active Lifestyle • Tags: Backpacking, Equipment, Pacific Northwest, Southwest
by HagePhoto
Every year the crew at Backpacker Magazine sifts through the latest and greatest outdoor gear and apparel for their Editor’s Choice awards. Each piece is judged on innovation, usefulness and ability to standup to the rigors of it’s intended use. We were stoked to play a part this year, photographing all the final selections at […]
Categories: Photography Business • Tags: Backpacking, Editorial, Photography
by HagePhoto
My photography journey began eight years ago when I first picked up a camera and took a black and white film course at Middle Tennessee State University. This class changed everything for me. What started as a small interest and a way to meet my elective hours quickly became a passion, and I ultimately graduated […]
Categories: Photography Business • Tags: Backpacking, Internship, People, Photography
by HagePhoto
For the past few years, we’ve enjoyed the support of Utah-based GoalZero to keep our gear powered in the field. What began as a way to bring power to impoverished areas of the Congo, GoalZero is now the leader in portable solar panels and batteries. It’s fortunate that we all get to benefit from this […]
Categories: Equipment • Tags: Adventure, Alaska, Backpacking, Mountain, Solar Power, Sponsors
by HagePhoto
Sometimes it pays to listen to the kid working at the outdoor shop. We had stopped in to grab a map of the greater area around Zion National Park in Southern Utah. “You should check out The Barracks,” he offered up casually while swiping my card. “It’s as spectacular as the narrows, but not as […]
Categories: Active Lifestyle • Tags: Backpacking, Photography, Southwest, Utah
by HagePhoto
We’re truly fortunate to live this life. Sure, it’s a lot of work to run your own production business. But when we look back at what we’ve accomplished last year and where we’ve been, it’s hard to hold a grudge against all those 16 hour days and endless stream of airports. It was tough to […]
Categories: HageLife • Tags: Adventure, Alaska, Backpacking, Climbing, India, Japan, Mountain, Mountain Bike, Sierra Nevada, skiing, Southwest, Travel, Utah, Winter
by HagePhoto
The waterfalls weren’t there an hour ago. Earlier this morning we had awaken from our bivouac under the towering sandstone walls of The Maze, a remote labyrinth of deep canyons in Utah’s Canyonlands National Park. We’d noticed a drop in the temperature and the thick cloud cover building overhead. Breakfast was quick; it was time […]
Categories: Adventure • Tags: Adventure, Backpacking, National Parks, Utah
by HagePhoto
Cooling temps and changing colors often prompt us to squeeze in one more trip. And in the mountains of Alaska, it really is a squeeze. The time from peak fall colors to the first snow cover can be as short as a week. This autumn we chose to expand on a popular trek in the […]
Categories: Adventure • Tags: Alaska, Backpacking, Hut, Mountain, Mountain Hardwear
by HagePhoto
This summer we were contracted to shoot a campaign for Gregory Mountain Products, a premier maker of American backpacks since the mid 1970’s. We would be producing work to showcase the launch of their new Miwok/Maya line, a complimentary pair of mens and women’s packs for biking, running and hiking. Needless to say this was […]
Categories: Active Lifestyle • Tags: Backpacking, Commercial, Mountain, Photography, Running, Tetons, Utah, Wasatch