by HagePhoto
Even at the sky-scraping altitude of 14,410-feet, Mount Rainer is not the tallest peak in the western states, but it is massive. We usually get a good look at this glaciated giant every time we fly into SeaTac (which is quite a bit) and a couple years ago got the chance to trek it’s famed […]
Categories: Active Lifestyle • Tags: Backpacking, Mountain, National Parks, Photography
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Usually we know we’re in trouble when it’s 80-degrees at the trailhead. But that’s considered a cool summer day in the Klamath Mountains of Northern California. Back at our Airstream on Trinity Lake it was nearly 100-degrees already. So we shouldered out packs, one carrying Dusty, and hit the trail. No swimming hole would be […]
Categories: Active Lifestyle • Tags: Backpacking, California, Mountain, Photography
by HagePhoto
It’s not unusual for us to be shooting out of season. Much of our commercial work is produced nine to 12 months before it’s used in advertising. The timeline can be about half that for an editorial shoot. Sometimes much shorter. In this case we had wrapped up a gear guide shoot for a magazine, […]
Categories: Active Lifestyle • Tags: Alaska, Mountain, skiing
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Every summer we shoot a campaign for Gregory Mountain Products to showcase their latest pack line. Last year it the focus was on a new version of their popular Stout and Amber packs. The brief was a mix of the packs at use in a variety of scenarios and product shots done out in the […]
Categories: Photography • Tags: Alaska, Backpacking, Commercial, Mountain
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A lifetime in the mountains has taught me that there are few things more miserable than rain on a glacier. But trying to ski through the trees with a 60-pound pack in sucking isothermal rain-soaked snow is a close second place. Luckily, a lifetime in the mountains has also taught me how to ‘survival ski’ […]
Categories: Adventure • Tags: British Columbia, Mountain, skiing, Winter
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Last fall we put together a crew of stoked individuals for challenging traverse in Alaska’s Talkeetna Mountains. We’ve done the classic Bomber Traverse a few times and have been adding an experimental beginning to the route each time. Experimental as in ‘this may go or it may not’. The five-day route connects a unique series […]
Categories: Adventure • Tags: Adventure, Alaska, Backpacking, Mountain
by HagePhoto
Happy New Year! 2016 stands out with some unique differences from past years at HagePhoto. Many of our projects now include a video component as a matter of course. Some of our work was commissioned strictly for social media campaigns instead of traditional advertising. And with the birth of our son (!!!) we decided to operate […]
Categories: Photography • Tags: Alaska, Arizona, Backpacking, British Columbia, California, Camping, Canada, Family, Huts, Mountain, Mountain Bike, New Zealand, skiing, Southwest, Summer, Travel, Winter
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Sometimes we get to test and provide feedback on the gear we shoot. That was the case this summer on a project for REI that showcased a new line of hydration packs from CamelBak. We spent some quality time with the new men’s Franconia LR 24 and Women’s Sundowner LR 22 in the mountains near […]
Categories: Equipment • Tags: Alaska, Backpacking, Equipment, Mountain
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This summer we got the opportunity to work with the folks at Eddie Bauer on a project literally in our backyard. Fully stocked with packs, tents, sleeping bags and latest apparel line, we shot a handful of trips into the Chugach Mountains near our home in Anchorage, Alaska. Most of the shoots revolved around backpacking or […]
Categories: Active Lifestyle • Tags: Alaska, Backpacking, Commercial, Mountain
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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