Against the Grain- Gallery Show

June Gallery Opening: Slingshot- Against The Grain, Featuring Mike Ennen, Zach Johnsen & Lance Koudele

Coming Friday June 1, 2012, the crew over at Slingshot is setting up shop in our gallery at evo Seattle! Stop by on Friday night to check out the opening featuring works of art by Mike Ennen, Zach Johnsen & Lance Koudele…those are the artists behind the wakeboards that Slingshot puts out. So make sure you stop by to say hello, oh, and grab some Theo Chocolate samples that the Service Boardwill be giving out!

We hope to see you!

*What: Against The Grain from Slingshot Wakeboards

*Where: evo Seattle | 122 NW 36th St, Seattle, WA 98107

*When: Friday, June 1, 2012 | 6pm – 9pm

*Who: Featuring Mike Ennen, Zach Johnsen & Lance Koudele

*Evite: Facebook

Thanks to Slingshot, Theo Chocolates and the Service Board!

Slingshot Wake ad

New Ad out by Slingshot featurning Mike Ennen. This came from photo work we did this fall up in Bellingham and Mt Baker Washington. Besides being a rad wakeboarder Mike is an artist and snowboarder, he did all the art work for Slingshot Wakeboards as well as for Jeremy Jones Snowboards. Super sweet stuff.

New Slingshot Ad

New ad hitting newsstands across the world of Eric Reinstra. Was pretty excited the way the shoot came together. Not too common to have winds that are useable when you have clouds like that. Somehow Eric and I always come up with some bangers. He is one of the hardest working kiters I've shot.

Gotta say I'm pretty stoked on the clean art direction Slingshot Gary Huck has been taking the brand towards. Bravo Gary.

film screening tonight

Two months since an update? Whoa. Lots going on. I need to get posting some work.

Tonight I am hosting a film screening of the Native short films we produced in conjunction with director Manny Marquez and the agency Motive. All the shorts were produced in Hood River. Super excited on how they came out.

Will post them up here as things get released. Sneak peek tonight if you can make it.

Fall Preview

Seems I got the cover of Kiteboarding magazine, a full page ad in Outside as well as a full page ad in Skiing magazine thanks to Native.

Keep your eyes peeled for the launch of Native Eyewear's campaign soon. A crazy week shooting here in August with great people. The stuff should be dynamite.

Jet Lag

Just returned from 3 weeks in Nepal. What an amazing trip. So much to share... I shot 30 rolls on my Mayima of 120 film. Stoked to get that developed... as well as to take a peek into the 5,000 Digital pics taken.

Gotta say thanks to TREW Gear, ArcTeryx, Patagonia, Osprey Packs and High Tec for supplying us with gear. Look for images to come in the next week.

Namaste

Nepal Bound

12 hour layover in Hong Kong, enroute to Katmandu. Took the opportunity to do some exploring... What a trip. Saw some street fish for filleted with hearts gills still moving. A cage of live frogs for snacks. Dried lizards on a stick. Meat of all kind hanging in weird places. Cockroaches as big as my thumbs. Massive skyscrapers and miles and miles of blocks under constriction.

Looking forward to the Himalayas!


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Native Eyewear Wrap

I finally finished the edit of a week long shoot for Native Eyewear's "Tales from the Hood" ad campaign. I've got to say it's probably one of the most fun experiences I've had in recent memory. Sure there were long days (and even longer nights) but it really was hard to call it work. The crew, the locations, the whole vibe was so good I think everyone was alittle sad to see it end. It is rare to experience moments like these... I was honored to be a part of it.

Here's a peek into the 10,000 images we took. Super stoked to work with Motive agency outta Denver and the fine peeps of Native. I can't forget the total locals (or is it locos) who all really make this place what it is. Everyone of them contributed their color and style, so many fantastic people, so many extraordinary stories. An inspiration everyone of them.

August Moonlight Shred

Took a snowcat from Timberline lodge to the top of the Palmer chairlift yesterday at 4pm. Our rag tag group skinned from there 1,500 feet to to top of Illumination Rock. There we saw an incredible sunset, drank some whisky... ate some cheese, and watched a full moon rise.

It was an incredible experience to ski 4,000 vertical under the glow of the August moon. An experience I won't forget soon.

claire lutz

This girl has gotten so much better. Always great to see the progression of a rider for me.

The overall level of women in fact has gone through the roof this last year. Fourteen women competed in the Slider Project's RoSham Event, where as only 4 did 2 years ago. That event is defining the direction of kiting's wakestyle progression like no other. Great to see the ladies charging with style!