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
About this time last spring, we were all sitting in a friend’s living room in Grand Junction, Colorado, staring incredulously at the evening weather round up. The national weather service had been tracking a storm front moving across the country from the Pacific. It would arrive on Western Slope in two days and a series […]
Categories: Active Lifestyle • Tags: Mountain Bike, Singletrack, Southwest, 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
The best photo requests are those that force you to explore something new or out of your ordinary routine. While shooting a day hike for Backpacker Magazine wouldn’t qualify as out of the ordinary for us, hiking the tourist trail to the top of the most popular peak outside Las Vegas definitely did. We were enjoying a […]
Categories: Active Lifestyle • Tags: Backpacking, Mountain, Photography, Southwest
by HagePhoto
A couple years ago we were enjoying spring in Sedona, mainly to climb sandstone towers and ride the stellar single track. But we were also shooting a new line of multi sport hydration packs for Platypus Hydration. On ‘rest’ days from the bike and rock, we fit in a handful of day hikes to produce […]
Categories: Photography • Tags: Equipment, Southwest, Stock
by HagePhoto
We recently had to wait out some inclement weather before starting our four-day mountain bike ride of the famed Kokopelli’s Trail between Grand Junction, CO and Moab, UT. This actually turned into a great opportunity to check out local trail networks new to us and return to some of our favorite. Take a day to […]
Categories: Photography • Tags: Mountain Bike, Singletrack, Southwest
by HagePhoto
We wrapped up last fall with a mountain bike shoot in the sandstone riding mecca of Moab, Utah. The project was to produce some new work for a new line of women’s bike packs from Platypus Hydration. The spectacular singletrack and technical slick rock the perfect (super fun!) venue. We’ll be heading back to Moab […]
Categories: Active Lifestyle • Tags: Mountain Bike, Singletrack, Southwest
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
by HagePhoto
Most of our adventures in the desert southwest start with a flight into Las Vegas. And if you’ve spent some time in Sin City, you have probably noticed how every morning dozens of runners hit The Strip. Like clockwork, everyone is out pounding the pavement at sunrise before the heat, traffic and crowds take over […]
Categories: Active Lifestyle • Tags: Photography, Southwest, Travel