Blue Collar

Had a recent shoot with Tom Lehmann of Blue Collar. Tom is one of the founders and Art Director of the new agency here in the NW. He is without doubt a very bizarre individual. My favorite kind of peeps. Will post up a few more portraits of this crew in the weeks to come. One fun shoot in a retro garage with beer and bourbon while Johnny Cash rocked in the background.

Lives Of The Artists: Xavier De Le Rue

One of my favorite snowboarders and people to photograph Xavier comes through here with a beautiful segment in the new film Lives of the Artists. A experienced mountaineer Xavier is humble in his expression of himself, truely the anti-hero of mainstream snowboard culture.

I had the fortune to travel with Xavier through the Alps, hiking and heli-boarding through 4 countries. We solved the worlds problems late one night in La Grave. I'm ashamed I can't recall the exact formula we worked up... but it was all based on the simplicity of a turn.

All jest aside a profound experience to share the essence of Frenchman in one of the most revered mountain towns in the world.

Slingshot presents The Arcane

Slingshot just released this video of Tony Logosz shaping and discussing his latest creation the Arcane. I filmed the shaping segments here in the Gorge in Tony's shaping room... the rest of the film was shot in Florida by the Alliance guys. Fun to be doing video work again. Looking forward to doing more.

With over 30 years of shaping experience Tony Logosz presents "the Arcane" by Slingshot. Don't call it a "boatsurfer," this is a surfboard made for the boat. Get the icy hot ready because this board will have your thighs begging for forgiveness! Made in the USA.


Available in stores mid January.

video by: Alliance Visual Experiences

Buffalo Battle Documentary

Just wanted to alert the wildlife/environmental supporters of a project I've been working with in conjunction with Patagonia called The Buffalo Field Campaign. The group has been working round the clock to protect and preserve the last free herd of buffalo in the United States against an ancient and failed wildlife management policy driven by the cattle industry (at a taxpayer cost of 2.8 million dollars a year).

Where once the buffalo's population numbered between 30 and 60 million nationwide they last herd now numbers less than 3,500. Over 1,600 bison were killed during 2006/2007. Once a proud figure of freedom in the west it now is a species fighting for it's survival (very much like the spirit of ourselves really).

There will be an hour show this Saturday on Planet Green at 10pm Eastern (7pm Pacific) about the effort to save these guys. Definitely one of the most rewarding projects I have ever been apart of.

Who knows you may even see me hiding in the woods avoiding federal agents, getting buzzed by helicopters or running amongst a herd of stampeding buffalo. Though the focus of the piece is really on the characters who have dedicated themselves completely to the project year round.




Buffalo Battle: About the Show
Don't miss this groundbreaking series.

A battle is raging on the great American plains. At the center of this conflict is the last herd of free roaming buffalo in the United States, located in the Yellowstone National Park. When the herd wanders outside of park boundaries following natural grazing instincts, it comes into contact with local cattle ranches and the troubles begin. Accused of infecting local livestock with a devastating disease called brucellosis, the embattled animals have a lone advocate—The Buffalo Field Campaign.

This diverse group of volunteers, led by founder Mike Mease, comes from all walks of life. From a candle maker to a survival skills instructor to a car salesman, they are ordinary people who make up for their lack of wilderness experience with passion and determination. Working day and night, they patrol the Yellowstone border by ski and snowshoe in extreme conditions, coming face to face with danger at every turn, from temperamental buffalo to angry ranchers, and government officials to jail time.

They will risk everything, including their lives, to protect these animals from certain destruction for doing what they are have done for hundreds of years: roaming freely.

Check the Planet Green schedule for local listings.