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Horsepacking Shoot in Wyoming’s Wind River Range

September 16, 2019 by HagePhoto

What’s better than backpacking across Wyoming’s Wind River Range? How about packing across it with you and all your gear on horseback. Whether you’re a life-long horse person or equine novice, an extended expedition with your steed is a daunting proposition. The National Outdoor Leadership School, based in Lander, WY, offers field programs that continue […]

Categories: Active Lifestyle • Tags: Adventure, Commercial, Mountain, Photography

Sierra Peak Bagging for Oboz Footwear

August 11, 2019 by HagePhoto

With a very active fire season sweeping through most of the western states, last summer saw us constantly on the move to produce work for our outdoor brand clients. Part of that workload was an extensive photo and video campaign for Oboz Footwear. The Bozeman-based company had contracted us to shoot with three different models […]

Categories: Active Lifestyle • Tags: Climbing, Commercial, Mountain, Photography

National Outdoor Leadership School in Arizona

June 11, 2019 by HagePhoto

We wrapped up this spring with a week-long shoot for the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert. Founded in 1965 by renowned alpinist Paul Petzoldt, I felt privileged to work with an organization deeply committed to the sport of mountaineering. Up first was to produce a new image library showcasing the various […]

Categories: Photography • Tags: Commercial, People, Photography, Southwest

Tahoe Vibes for Oboz Sandals

May 30, 2019 by HagePhoto

Bozeman-based footwear brand Oboz (slang for outside in Bozeman) contacted us last year to discuss a series of projects to showcase new additions to their product line-up. The small outdoor brand had partnered with nation-wide retailer REI to feature a few of their boot, shoe and sandal models exclusively. Understandably they wanted fresh new media […]

Categories: Active Lifestyle • Tags: California, Commercial, Mountain, Photography

Oregon’s Old Growth Ghost Town

October 30, 2018 by HagePhoto

Earlier this summer we made the trek out to Jawbone Flats, a mid-twentieth century ‘ghost town’ in Oregon’s Willamette National Forest on an editorial assignment for Backpacker Magazine. Nestled in some of the state’s most magnificent old growth forest, it’s the site of a fierce political battle between Oregon’s logging industry and local conservationists. […]

Categories: Photography • Tags: Backpacking, History, Pacific Northwest, Photography

Singletrack Sessions in Flagstaff

August 9, 2018 by HagePhoto

Earlier this summer we had the opportunity to spend some QT in Flagstaff, a favorite place for us in Northern Arizona. While in the neighborhood, we reached out to the local mountain bike community and put together two different shoots. First we got together with local pro rider Alex Pavon (Juliana) and visiting pro rider […]

Categories: Photography • Tags: Arizona, Mountain Bike, Photography, Southwest

Not Quitting on Mt Rainier’s Wonderland Trail

September 6, 2017 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

Oregon Singletrack for Platypus Hydration

September 6, 2017 by HagePhoto

Awhile back, our friends at Platypus Hydration sent us out with prototype versions of their new packs for mountain biking. To produce the work, we outlined a week-long tour of Oregon singletrack: Oak Ridge, McKenzie River, Bend. We recruited some friends along the way to help make the pictures and showcase the men’s packs. We […]

Categories: Active Lifestyle • Tags: Mountain Bike, Oregon, Photography, Singletrack

Summer Sojourn in the Trinity Alps

August 9, 2017 by HagePhoto

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

Getting Scrambly in the Southwest for La Sportiva

November 11, 2016 by HagePhoto

Earlier this year we got together with the Italian footwear specialist La Sportiva for a week-long shoot in the desert southwest. Our mission was to produce high calibre hiking and backpacking work that would stand side-by-side with the brands’ already outstanding climbing photography. This can be a real challenge as climbing and skiing imagery inspire on […]

Categories: Active Lifestyle • Tags: Backpacking, Commercial, Photography, Southwest