by HagePhoto
Road Trip! In January we hit the road on a shoot for the Utah Office of Tourism. The mission was to showcase a handful of good reasons to visit the State’s national parks in the dead of winter. This might sound kind of just plain cold at first. But then you drive up into those […]
Categories: Active Lifestyle • Tags: Commercial, National Parks, Travel, Utah, Winter
by HagePhoto
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
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
by HagePhoto
Based in Alaska, we’re no strangers to the cold. We’ve done shoots in the middle of winter on the Arctic Ocean and a few ascents of Denali. But the bitter cold of autumn in Idaho’s Sawtooth Mountains was down right jarring. Numb hands fumbled with headlamps in the predawn blue at the trailhead. Maybe it’s […]
Categories: Active Lifestyle • Tags: Idaho, Mountain West, Running, Smartwool, Winter
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
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
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
We just wrapped up Japanuary and yes, it was everything a skier dreams about. Day after day of skiing blower pow, so deep that it’s more light falling through whiteness. Waking each morning to find the mountains completely refreshed by the constant storms blowing in from Siberia. Experiencing a level of hospitality that makes you […]
Categories: Travel • Tags: Hot Springs, Japan, Photography Business, skiing, 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
Who doesn’t like a nice, warm puffy jacket? This time of year, we often get requests to recommend a good down jacket. And for years there is only one brand we turn to for the lightest, warmest down goodies on the market – MontBell. Since we shoot a majority of the Japanese brand’s catalog and advertising […]
Categories: Equipment • Tags: Backpacking, Climbing, Equipment, skiing, Travel, Winter