I haven’t shot or edited video in over 5 years so this was a bit of an experiment.  I think it turned out ok.  It was also the first time I was shooting video on a dSLR, the Canon 1dmk4, so it was a pretty serious learning experience.  This was shot at the Red Bull [...]

10/8/83 – 2/24/10 Last March I was invited to attend and shoot the Red Bull Cold Rush at Retallack.  As a total newbie to this industry it was both exciting and terrifying.  Walking into the lodge was a mix of emotions as I was surrounded by some very old friends and a crew consisting of [...]

Spent the past few days up in BC for our annual gathering at Retallack Lodge.  It’s amazing to think that we’ve been making the pilgrimage for a decade now.  Great friends, great skiing and great hospitality are the hallmarks of this trip and this year did not disappoint.  While BC, much like Utah, is in [...]

When your empty frame makes a good image your action shots get a lot easier. Here’s one scene two ways.  Yeah, I know the sled shot is a re-run….deal with it! The light and the curves really do something special in both of these images.  The change in mood from B&W to color really amazes [...]

Like the snow, light is fleeting.  The best light occurs in small windows at either end of a day.  In these windows time seems to move at triple speed.  Here’s what could have been a skiing shot we were scrambling to get in position for and just missed by about 30 seconds. I fired off [...]

Headed up into the Brandywine area outside Whistler today and tried to shoot some skiing via sled but we were struggling to find decent snow.  Most of the good snow had been thrashed by slednecks and what remained was for the most part wind and sun hammered. Nadia soldiered on and we got a few [...]

After quite the adventure with Canadian Customs in Vancouver, Tonka and I were allowed to enter Canadia and arrived a  bit later than we’d hoped we would in Whistler on X-mas eve.  Maybe it was the fact that these border agents had to work on the holiday, or perhaps it was due to the sheer [...]