A Playground

Danny Zapalac

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Light Jet Photographic print on Fuji Crystal Archive.

Sandy, Utah
February 2002

It was a glorious day.

When the conditions are aligned, Salt Lake City has a unique crispness to it, a feeling of possibility that lights up the senses. On this particular day, Paul Horschel, Erik Leines and I awoke to find a sunny, powder-filled winter wonderland awaiting us outside. We spent the day exploring the outer boundaries of the Wasatch mountain range in search of unique terrain to photograph, and successfully spotted, bagged and tagged a hefty cliff line.

On our way back to The Mule's homestead we happened to pass by this park. At the western-most end I noticed this peaceful open field. It was as if she called out to me, saying, "Hey, you. Where's your toboggan? Let's play."

I looked around the truck and didn't spot a circle slider or plastic sled, but did see our snowboards. I told Paul to turn the car around. I knew he could see the same thing I did.

By the way, during this SLC visit I also had the pleasure of watching the Americans stack the medals podium at the Olympic halfpipe event. That was a pretty good day, too.

Photography is about more than just the pictures, it's a way to embrace life. It's a journey from here to there, and it's an appreciation of each and every opportunity that comes along the way.

Danny's pictures reflect a man who enjoys living simply and passionately, committed to achieving without sacrificing integrity, or forgetting to be present in the moment. From his fresh flicks of family and friends to the images he creates on demand, his photos capture a free-spirited eccentric reality and eclectic vibe that has become his trademark.

The Doctor lives in Long Beach, California with his wife and project manager Lyndsey Marie, and their whoodle puppy, Geez. He recently built a prefabricated structure that is now home to his studio, and published his first book: Mile Seventy Eight.

Did we say that he is excited, and that film is his go-to medium?

Well, now we did…

CHASING THE CURVE: A PORTRAIT OF THE SEA

Trent Mitchell

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CHASING THE CURVE: A PORTRAIT OF THE SEA
BY TRENT MITCHELL

Trent Mitchell's first solo book - Chasing the Curve: Portrait of the Sea - is a collection of his finest personal work to date, presented in a beautiful hardback format. Images rendered on 35mm film and meticulously reproduced as they were captured, the photographs transport you through a powerfully abstract journey surrounding the cyclic moods of the sea. From awe-inspiring seascape panoramas, to dramatically surreal moments in turbulent seas, Trent presents a visual exploration of light, energy and water with a diversity and eye like no-other.

Limited edition of 1000 copies
Over 110 photographs
Hardback with hardcover sleeve
164 pages, 170gsm stock
Spot machine varnished
240mm x 360mm

 

Trent Mitchell is a surf photographer who swims for his photos and fuses all of his personal works onto film. A former photo editor, and water photographer for over ten years, Mitchell dwells on the photographic fringes, searching out the obscure and finding beauty in the mundane. He is endlessly passionate about light, and shows a unique understanding of texture, tone and saturation that infuses his images with an unmistakable style. He lives in Burleigh Heads, on the Gold Coast of Australia.

Drifting Decade

Daniel Blom

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After ten years of documenting the snowboarding scene, photographer Daniel Blom now sums it up in Drifting Decade, a hardcover 240 page book portraying some of the most influential riders of the 21th century, on and off the mountain. Mixing documentary style images with crisp action and snapshots, this book presents the full spectrum of this subcultures ramifications including big mountain lines in Alaska, stadium contests in Germany to urban riding in Finland. Daniel Blom is a editorial and advertising photographer hailing from northern Sweden, based in Stockholm.

Cyclops

Trent Mitchell

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Light Jet Photographic print on Fuji Crystal Archive.

Western Australia
February 2009

The first time I saw a set unload onto the reef here I knew that it would be hard to imagine a heavier or more beautiful wave breaking in the world. Cyclops is truly one of the most engaging and fearful natural phenomenons I have ever witnessed. It simply feels surreal. I could spend years photographing it.

This wave is so sensitive to the slightest change in tide, wind, swell height and direction that it produces an infinite number of different twisting, warping, life-ending shapes. Some of them are deceptively flawless, and indescribably tempting. Cyclops dances on the line between perfection and devastation like no other.

This is the face of the beast. This picture was taken during a low summer tide, and heavy swell. The water surface lining the razor-sharp reef had just broken, exposing dry rock about to be slammed by an exploding lip. This particular wave bucked and twisted violently, from the second it touched the back of the shark-infested reef until it passed over and turned into an intense whitewater surge, rudely scattering the seals that had been peacefully sunbathing on the small, barnacle-encrusted rock island in front of it.

 

Trent Mitchell is a surf photographer who swims for his photos and fuses all of his personal works onto film. A former photo editor, and water photographer for over ten years, Mitchell dwells on the photographic fringes, searching out the obscure and finding beauty in the mundane. He is endlessly passionate about light, and shows a unique understanding of texture, tone and saturation that infuses his images with an unmistakable style. He lives in Burleigh Heads, on the Gold Coast of Australia.

Danny

Mike Blabac

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Light Jet Photographic print on Fuji Crystal Archive.

Danny Way
Staples Center ~ Los Angeles, California
2005

This photo was taken at the X Games, about three weeks after Danny fractured his foot jumping over the Great Wall of China. He won that year—on his broken foot. Danny's got a pretty incredible ability to skate through pain.

The funny thing about this photo is where I shot it from. You can't get anywhere at the X Games without the right kind of credential, and that year I had the worst pass ever. It was like a BMX friend pass. So I had to sneak in through this fence in the back and hide near the athlete tent behind the ramp where Danny was hanging out. I just kind of hovered around this zone all day, shooting photos.

This was taken during the contest. If I'd had a regular photo pass I would have been on the other side of the ramp where the crowd would have been an element in the picture. But because I had to stay where I was, I got this angle, so I guess it was meant to be. I really like it because there's nothing in the background except one cameraman. You never get that kind of shot at the X Games.

If you've ever seen a shot of Danny Way on the Mega Ramp, you've seen a Mike Blabac photo. If you've even just thumbed through a skateboarding magazine in the last fifteen years, you've probably seen a Blabac photo. Blabac has been taking pictures of skateboarding since 1994, and skating since he was a kid. Before signing on with DC in 1999, Blabac shot for Chocolate, Girl, and Madcircle, and before that, he shot for fun. He is as passionate about skateboarding now as he was in the beginning, and that love shines through in his photos. The beauty of Blabac's images lies in their simplicity. Whether he is shooting action in the middle of a crowded city, or a portrait in an empty room, his focus is always on the subject, the composition is always slylishly clean. Blabac is the only photographer in the world who can claim to have his own signature pro model skate shoe. His first book, Blabac Photo: The Art of Skateboarding Photography, was published in June.
Deserted Mountain

Tim Zimmerman

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Light Jet Photographic print on Fuji Crystal Archive.

Valdez, Alaska
April 11th, 2008

While we were up in Alaska, shooting for That's It, That's All, I got slid in an avalanche. Because of weather, we hadn't gotten that many days on the snow at that point, but I almost went home anyway. It took me a few days of serious debate to decide to stay in Valdez, go back out and keep working in what I felt were pretty unsafe conditions.

This shot was taken on my first day back after the slide. That morning Mark Landvik broke off a slab on his first run, sending a huge avalanche roaring down the mountain. And this made me... a little edgy. I hadn't wanted to shoot on-slope at all, but somehow at the end of the day I found myself up on this ridge. In order to get back home I had to snowboard down to the heli. I didn't want to do it. I was completely terrified.

So I was just standing up there, thinking about this run, just about to put my stuff away, when I looked over and saw this. This mountain has never been ridden by anyone before. It doesn't even have a name. I hadn't paid it much attention earlier, but this shadow had just come up the valley and contrasted with the light in a way that made it look like a giant ice cream scoop, which I thought was nice. And I'm not saying that it made the ride down to the heli worth it, or less scary somehow, but I'm glad I was there to take the picture.

Last year, Tim Zimmerman's photos graced the covers and pages of more magazines than any other photographer in snowboarding. As the Mervin Manufacturing team photographer, and the principal still shooter for Travis Rice's That's It, That's All movie, Zimmerman has traveled the globe documenting faraway places, and the treasured moments experienced in them by a select and lucky few. From the jagged peaks of the Valdez mountain range in Alaska to the fantastical landscapes of New Zealand his images show the rest of us what the world looks like when seen through the eyes of an adventurous soul, or elite professional athlete.

Zimmerman's 12-year run behind the lens started in a photo lab. Through trying to figure out what it was that made certain negatives easy or impossible to print, he learned the technical side of photography before he ever picked up a camera. As photo editor for Eastern Edge, he mastered the details involved in getting photos printed sharp and true-to-color on the pages of a magazine. He served as an interim photo editor at Snowboarder when they needed help setting up a system to transition their photo department into the digital age. In his spare time, he teaches at the High Cascade Snowboard Camp Photo Workshop alongside Trevor Graves.

In short, Tim Zimmerman is a technical ninja. He is also the Asymbol Photographer Liaison, overseeing the processing, proofing and printing of all photographic images in the Asymbol catalog.

Dreamer

Danny Zapalac

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Angeles National Forest, California
February 2009

When you shoot a roll of film and seventy percent of the pictures on it are keepers, you know you've got something extraordinary in your hands.

This was the case with the project-turned-book, Mile Seventy Eight. It's a story about three friends traveling into the Angeles National Forest during an unusually fluffy storm. This forest, which lays due east of Los Angeles, California, is only an hour and twenty minutes from my studio. A quick jaunt up can bring grand rewards in times of wintery bliss.

This is Dreamer, our trusted camper truck. She handled like a champ, guiding us up the snowy mountain roads, performing graceful donuts on command. This photograph was exposed on frame 7 of 10 with my Mamiya rangefinder, and for me it encompasses the feeling of adventure and freedom we all strive for.

Photography is about more than just the pictures, it's a way to embrace life. It's a journey from here to there, and it's an appreciation of each and every opportunity that comes along the way.

Danny's pictures reflect a man who enjoys living simply and passionately, committed to achieving without sacrificing integrity, or forgetting to be present in the moment. From his fresh flicks of family and friends to the images he creates on demand, his photos capture a free-spirited eccentric reality and eclectic vibe that has become his trademark.

The Doctor lives in Long Beach, California with his wife and project manager Lyndsey Marie, and their whoodle puppy, Geez. He recently built a prefabricated structure that is now home to his studio, and published his first book: Mile Seventy Eight.

Did we say that he is excited, and that film is his go-to medium?

Well, now we did…

Kirra

Trent Mitchell

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Kirra Beach ~ Gold Coast, Australia
April 2008

Underwater photography has always intrigued me. There are so many conditions and technical variables that must unite before you can even begin attempting to take vivid pictures down there. Light does some crazy things when reflecting and refracting around a clear spinning tube. You never really know what you're getting while shooting these types of photos. It's a long road of trial and error.

The tubes at Kirra spiral down the point over a super-shallow white sandbar. On this particular day, I knew the conditions for taking photos there were about as good as it gets: the light was amazing, there was no wind, so the water surface was totally still, and the water itself was crystal clear.

I was hoping I could do the day justice, capture all the elements in a single frame, and put a different twist on the image of the iconic wave of Kirra Beach. I believe I was successful, from the detail in the water surfaces, the light ripples, the frozen gliding lip, and the sunlight dancing and reflecting off the white-sand bottom to the small baitfish and the buildings on shore. There is a sense of surrealism that I love about the underwater realm, and I am glad I can share that with others in the form of a photograph.

 

Trent Mitchell is a surf photographer who swims for his photos and fuses all of his personal works onto film. A former photo editor, and water photographer for over ten years, Mitchell dwells on the photographic fringes, searching out the obscure and finding beauty in the mundane. He is endlessly passionate about light, and shows a unique understanding of texture, tone and saturation that infuses his images with an unmistakable style. He lives in Burleigh Heads, on the Gold Coast of Australia.

Indicators

Trent Mitchell

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Central coast ~ New South Wales, Australia
March 2001

This is the first photograph that I knew was special the second my film was exposed. Instantly after I took the shot I laughed and slapped the water in bliss. I felt the picture like I had never felt a picture before. Any photographer will tell you that's a rare and treasured experience indeed.

I had been visualizing this picture at this break for years, but I'd never tried to shoot there before. On this particular day the lineup was completely empty due to an unsurfable tide, swell height, and direction. But the light was magical and the conditions perfectly suited to my intentions of capturing the heavy, warping, powerful swells on lovely high-speed black-and-white film.

I took just one shot of this wave, of this one defined moment. I remember it clearly, looming and tall, approaching the rock shelf from a completely unique angle with demanding speed. The wave had my complete attention. Time slowed as I composed the photo, following the warping swell as it reached its maximum peak, taking the picture just before it broke. Maybe that's why it felt so climactic. I knew how I wanted to render these sculptures on film and felt it all coming together as my shutter clicked. It was a perfect moment.

 

Trent Mitchell is a surf photographer who swims for his photos and fuses all of his personal works onto film. A former photo editor, and water photographer for over ten years, Mitchell dwells on the photographic fringes, searching out the obscure and finding beauty in the mundane. He is endlessly passionate about light, and shows a unique understanding of texture, tone and saturation that infuses his images with an unmistakable style. He lives in Burleigh Heads, on the Gold Coast of Australia.

Mid Session

Mike Blabac

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Colin McKay
DC Ramp ˜ Vista, California
2006

I don't know how many thousands of hours I've spent at the DC Ramp over the last six years, prior to shooting this photo. So many. And because of the fact that you end up in the middle of the ramp if you don't pull a trick, I see those guys skate back and forth in the flat bottom quite a bit. But every time I would watch them in the middle of that giant ramp it just looked so cool to me. So one day, while Colin was trying to film this trick, I grabbed a giant strobe, put it directly across from me, and started snapping photos.

I remember him looking up and asking me what I was doing taking pictures of him pushing. I told him not to worry about it, that I was just having fun. But I knew that the picture would look rad. Because no one ever sees that, they only see photos of these guys in the air above it, or on the lip. And I've spent so much time in that place, shooting every part of that ramp, from every angle, I figured why not shoot a photo of the flat bottom as well?

If you've ever seen a shot of Danny Way on the Mega Ramp, you've seen a Mike Blabac photo. If you've even just thumbed through a skateboarding magazine in the last fifteen years, you've probably seen a Blabac photo. Blabac has been taking pictures of skateboarding since 1994, and skating since he was a kid. Before signing on with DC in 1999, Blabac shot for Chocolate, Girl, and Madcircle, and before that, he shot for fun. He is as passionate about skateboarding now as he was in the beginning, and that love shines through in his photos. The beauty of Blabac's images lies in their simplicity. Whether he is shooting action in the middle of a crowded city, or a portrait in an empty room, his focus is always on the subject, the composition is always slylishly clean. Blabac is the only photographer in the world who can claim to have his own signature pro model skate shoe. His first book, Blabac Photo: The Art of Skateboarding Photography, was published in June.
Mile 78

Danny Zapalac

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It was a frigid Sunday afternoon in mid February when I got the call. It was almost as if I was expecting a ring from the "Medic" as I sensed the opportunity in the air. He muttered, "Beef. Beer. Steer. Clear. It's fluffy at Spot X." Then there was a pause. Was this a dream? Did he really say Spot X?

The call was made to embark on this mission using "The Dreamer." She's beloved hunk of authentic American metal, and what a beautiful machine she is. This 1989 Ford F 350 7.3 liter 4x4 Diesel sure does pack a hefty approach. We stuffed her with gear, filled her with food–we even loaded her with 3 friends and she still had room for more…

A photo journey told in 28 pages, hardbound.

Size: 8"x10"

Photography is about more than just the pictures, it's a way to embrace life. It's a journey from here to there, and it's an appreciation of each and every opportunity that comes along the way.

Danny's pictures reflect a man who enjoys living simply and passionately, committed to achieving without sacrificing integrity, or forgetting to be present in the moment. From his fresh flicks of family and friends to the images he creates on demand, his photos capture a free-spirited eccentric reality and eclectic vibe that has become his trademark.

The Doctor lives in Long Beach, California with his wife and project manager Lyndsey Marie, and their whoodle puppy, Geez. He recently built a prefabricated structure that is now home to his studio, and published his first book: Mile Seventy Eight.

Did we say that he is excited, and that film is his go-to medium?

Well, now we did…

Ngus

Danny Zapalac

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Light Jet Photographic print on Fuji Crystal Archive.

Between Idaho Falls, Idaho and Jackson Hole, Wyoming
2002

Those who travel between Idaho Falls, Idaho and Jackson Hole, Wyoming on a regular basis know where this sign is. Though I've never been inside Angus for a cup of coffee, I always stop for a break at the gas station across the street and admire this fantastic example of a truly American design aesthetic.

It was chilly on the day this image was captured—peaceful, with not a soul around. I was on my way to meet up with the guys in the Hole. It was early in the season and the snow hadn't yet accumulated in measurements that we were excited about.

While filling up my tank, I glanced over to check out the sign. I think it was the first time that I actually read the script on it and it made me giggle inside.

Thank you Angus, old friend, I thought. Thank you for praying for snow to come our way. I took a couple of snaps with my trusty Holga 3 and continued on into Wyoming.

The truly amazing thing about this photo was that 2002 turned out to my most memorable season to date. I pushed myself more than every that year and ended up producing images that have proven to have a long, honorable shelf life. Old Angus and her wishes paved the way.

Photography is about more than just the pictures, it's a way to embrace life. It's a journey from here to there, and it's an appreciation of each and every opportunity that comes along the way.

Danny's pictures reflect a man who enjoys living simply and passionately, committed to achieving without sacrificing integrity, or forgetting to be present in the moment. From his fresh flicks of family and friends to the images he creates on demand, his photos capture a free-spirited eccentric reality and eclectic vibe that has become his trademark.

The Doctor lives in Long Beach, California with his wife and project manager Lyndsey Marie, and their whoodle puppy, Geez. He recently built a prefabricated structure that is now home to his studio, and published his first book: Mile Seventy Eight.

Did we say that he is excited, and that film is his go-to medium?

Well, now we did…

Nico

Tim Zimmerman

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Nicolas Müller
Valdez, Alaska
April 11th, 2008

I shot this right after I took the "Deserted Mountain" photo. I turned around from taking that picture and Nico told me that he was going to do a method onto this little slope. The light was amazing. It was raking across the snow, and the shadows were out of control. You couldn't ask for better light.

Nico kind of bobbled on the take off so he didn't get the method, but I kept following him with my lens after he landed. He did a huge, left-hand sweeping bottom turn, then rode back up this knoll and down again. I saw this spray come up and just held the button down and fired off a ten-shot sequence. I didn't even know what I had until I looked at it later that night.

The thing about it is, a lot of times I get so focused on capturing a certain moment that I shoot that and then I'm done. I get the trick, or don't get the trick, and then will look up from my camera to watch and see how the rest of a rider's line has gone down. But I don't shoot the rest of the line. The thing about shooting with Nico, though, is he has a different way of viewing the terrain than everybody else, so he does things that surprise you. I think most people probably would have gone off the cliff, not gotten the method and then ran it out to the bottom to wait for the heli. Nico didn't get the method, but saw the knoll after he landed and just went for it. Through working with him a handful of times, I've learned that it's a good idea to always keep him in the lens until he's done with his line. So I got lucky with this. He did something that came natural to him, and I did something that came natural to me, and this photo is the end result. I'm really happy with it.

Last year, Tim Zimmerman's photos graced the covers and pages of more magazines than any other photographer in snowboarding. As the Mervin Manufacturing team photographer, and the principal still shooter for Travis Rice's That's It, That's All movie, Zimmerman has traveled the globe documenting faraway places, and the treasured moments experienced in them by a select and lucky few. From the jagged peaks of the Valdez mountain range in Alaska to the fantastical landscapes of New Zealand his images show the rest of us what the world looks like when seen through the eyes of an adventurous soul, or elite professional athlete.

Zimmerman's 12-year run behind the lens started in a photo lab. Through trying to figure out what it was that made certain negatives easy or impossible to print, he learned the technical side of photography before he ever picked up a camera. As photo editor for Eastern Edge, he mastered the details involved in getting photos printed sharp and true-to-color on the pages of a magazine. He served as an interim photo editor at Snowboarder when they needed help setting up a system to transition their photo department into the digital age. In his spare time, he teaches at the High Cascade Snowboard Camp Photo Workshop alongside Trevor Graves.

In short, Tim Zimmerman is a technical ninja. He is also the Asymbol Photographer Liaison, overseeing the processing, proofing and printing of all photographic images in the Asymbol catalog.

Perfect Track

Tim Zimmerman

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Mt. Cook, New Zealand
August 17, 2007

We were in New Zealand at Mt. Cook, shooting for That's It, That's All. I was up on this ridge, scoping out photo possibilities for this zone we'd been checking out, when Travis came over the radio to tell us that he was going to jump off this little nipple of snow sticking up on this roller. It wasn't what we'd been planning on shooting, so I had to scramble to get an angle from where I was. I figured he was going to travel pretty far down the slope, so I just left it kind of loose. Unfortunately, when he hit the takeoff, my camera jammed up and misfired.

Travis claimed it was just a "soul punt" anyway, so I didn't really think about the fact that I'd missed the shot. But when I got home and started processing my pictures, I saw this photo and realized what a happy accident I'd had. I just really loved the textures in it, so I decided to tone it black and white, and then...

Sometimes it's not about the action; it's about the feeling. This has such a good feeling. I just think that if you're into snowboarding, and you're into riding powder, this shot says it all.

Last year, Tim Zimmerman's photos graced the covers and pages of more magazines than any other photographer in snowboarding. As the Mervin Manufacturing team photographer, and the principal still shooter for Travis Rice's That's It, That's All movie, Zimmerman has traveled the globe documenting faraway places, and the treasured moments experienced in them by a select and lucky few. From the jagged peaks of the Valdez mountain range in Alaska to the fantastical landscapes of New Zealand his images show the rest of us what the world looks like when seen through the eyes of an adventurous soul, or elite professional athlete.

Zimmerman's 12-year run behind the lens started in a photo lab. Through trying to figure out what it was that made certain negatives easy or impossible to print, he learned the technical side of photography before he ever picked up a camera. As photo editor for Eastern Edge, he mastered the details involved in getting photos printed sharp and true-to-color on the pages of a magazine. He served as an interim photo editor at Snowboarder when they needed help setting up a system to transition their photo department into the digital age. In his spare time, he teaches at the High Cascade Snowboard Camp Photo Workshop alongside Trevor Graves.

In short, Tim Zimmerman is a technical ninja. He is also the Asymbol Photographer Liaison, overseeing the processing, proofing and printing of all photographic images in the Asymbol catalog.

Pillow Fight

Jeff Curtes

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Mads Jonsson
Northern Escape Heli ~ Terrace, B.C. ~ Canada
February 25, 2007

Perspective is the craziest part about shooting a terrain feature like this one. Scale is nearly impossible to judge, and often times the snowboarder's view of what he or she is riding is completely blind. You do your best to communicate, to find the safest, but also the most "exciting" line to ride, and then you follow your gut instinct.

This photograph is all about the terrain, and Mads Jonsson's skills. Shooting it was a no brainer. Simply being there was what made it special.

Standard Films cinematographer Travis Robb spotted this massive pillow stack from our heli when we were flying low near the treetops earlier in the day. He was the only one who saw it, but his excitement level told us all how good it was going to be. We didn't make it back to this beautiful feature until our last run. The heli set us down quite a ways up the ridge, and we rode through a dense forest hunting for signs of the clearing.

As Mads searched for an entrance to the line, Travis and I skirted the feature until we got a good on-slope view of the massive pillow cluster that separated us from Mads' blind drop-in. It was sick. I knew immediately that as long as he could ride it clean, the shot would be incredible. I also knew it would be a black and white shot.

Frame loose… Hold it… And keep one eye vigilant, searching for any moving snow, as the avalanche threat is always present. Mads nailed the line perfectly. We screamed as he blazed past us with the biggest grin on his face, just knowing that he had completely killed it.

Jeff Curtes has been a part of snowboarding since the days when only a handful of people even knew what a snowboard was. If one were to take the film for all of the photos he has taken over the years and stack it, it would fill a room. Maybe even a small house. Lay them out chronologically, and his photos will tell you the story of snowboarding from its infancy, through its gangly and rebellious teen years, to the confident, respected titan of industry that it has become. Pull a single frame from the pile, and that image will transport you to a moment in time, and make you wish you had been there, snowboard in hand, when he pulled out his camera, aimed, and pulled the trigger.

Curtes has been the primary shooter for Burton since 1994. He has photographed snowboarding worldwide, but would pick Switzerland to return to, given the choice. His editorial and commercial work has appeared in countless magazines around the globe, and he has two books to his credit: Blower: Snowboarding Inside Out and 28 Day Winter.

In the summer he can be found most days outside riding his bike, with no camera.

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Red

Chris Brunkhart

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1995

Mark "Red" Scott was one of the founders, creators, and builders of the Burnside project. He spent many, many days laying concrete as well as some of the sickest lines I've ever seen. He pretty much designed the park- so no one would expect anything less. Somehow Red finds these lines that you would never think of. Taking a break after some work, Red decided to grind the upper edge of the bank... probably about 20-25 feet off the ground. With the help of a motorcycle for speed, Red got pulled into it successfully. Shot circa 1995

Chris Brunkhart has been photographing for over 25 years. He started his career at a newspaper in Chicago and eventually found his home in Portland Oregon. Around 1991 he got involved in snowboarding in it's infancy. Becoming a senior photographer for Snowboarder and TransWorld magazines, he shot with Craig Kelly and Jamie Lynn, Terje Haakonsen and Matt Donahue, and a host of others From Chile to Alaska, and Japan to Mt. Baker. He has seen six continents, finding the beauty not only in the mountain, but also in the people he has met, the cities he has visited, and the cultures he has encountered. He was one of the founders of The Movement snowboards and Frequency magazine. In 1996, Chris published, "The Creedle Chronicles" with Volcom, and 3 years later released the cult snowboard movie, "The Walrus Dreams." Chris has released his first book, "How Many Days in the Dark?" a retrospective of his time on the road with snowboarding. Currently he is working on new fils with Matt Donahue, and the artist collective known as GAMAfunction.

Shadows

Chris Brunkhart

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November 1990

A friend of mine took me down under the Burnside Bridge late one Fall. Some skaters had made a bank against the supporting wall. This was the start of, what I think of as the beginning of a revolution for skateparks. The Burnside Skatepark was basically initiated by a bunch of skaters that took it upon themselves to create a place to ride, out of the rain in Portland. They cleaned up this empty lot, kicked out the heroin junkies, and eventually created a whole new idea of what a skatepark should be. Shot November of 1990

Chris Brunkhart has been photographing for over 25 years. He started his career at a newspaper in Chicago and eventually found his home in Portland Oregon. Around 1991 he got involved in snowboarding in it's infancy. Becoming a senior photographer for Snowboarder and TransWorld magazines, he shot with Craig Kelly and Jamie Lynn, Terje Haakonsen and Matt Donahue, and a host of others From Chile to Alaska, and Japan to Mt. Baker. He has seen six continents, finding the beauty not only in the mountain, but also in the people he has met, the cities he has visited, and the cultures he has encountered. He was one of the founders of The Movement snowboards and Frequency magazine. In 1996, Chris published, "The Creedle Chronicles" with Volcom, and 3 years later released the cult snowboard movie, "The Walrus Dreams." Chris has released his first book, "How Many Days in the Dark?" a retrospective of his time on the road with snowboarding. Currently he is working on new fils with Matt Donahue, and the artist collective known as GAMAfunction.

The Chairlift

Jeff Curtes

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Terje Haakonsen & friend...
Krasnaya Polyana, Russia
March 27, 2006

Our Burton For Right or Wrong film crew amassed in Moscow, and after a few nights of city life and all of it's debauchery, we caught a flight to Sochi, located on the Black Sea, for a two-week heli trip to Krasnaya Polyana.

We all knew this trip was going to be special from the get go. With Jake Burton and his son George, Dave Downing, DCP, Terje, legendary shred-turned-filmmaker Dave Seoane, local guide/pimp/Burton rider Dimitri Fesenko, a few armed bodyguards, and a full production company on board, chaos was our destiny.

Weather socked-in the region just as we arrived. A warm, balmy fog hung in the valley, and our powder dreams seemed to be washing away with the rain. I think it was Jake's presence, or the fact that we were in Russia, that kept the spirits high and the riding alive. We'd go to the slushy and soggy resort every day, and it just felt good to be a shredder: Downing doing back slides, Haakonsen slashing it up like it was Kauai, and Jake buttering his muffin. Classic stuff.

When conditions get shitty, photos come to life. I always try to remember that. Days that seem average often turn out to be the ones filled with moments worth recording and revisiting. Who wants to see another perfect bluebird day? We all know what that looks like. I shot this with one of my favorite lenses: the Canon EF 16-35 f/2.8L (1/500 at f/4). I didn't know until I looked at the photo in Lightroom that I had something special. The image feels right in black and white, as that truly was what the scene looked like on that gray, flat-light day.

The Chairlift to Nowhere. We've all been on one. Enjoy.

Jeff Curtes has been a part of snowboarding since the days when only a handful of people even knew what a snowboard was. If one were to take the film for all of the photos he has taken over the years and stack it, it would fill a room. Maybe even a small house. Lay them out chronologically, and his photos will tell you the story of snowboarding from its infancy, through its gangly and rebellious teen years, to the confident, respected titan of industry that it has become. Pull a single frame from the pile, and that image will transport you to a moment in time, and make you wish you had been there, snowboard in hand, when he pulled out his camera, aimed, and pulled the trigger.

Curtes has been the primary shooter for Burton since 1994. He has photographed snowboarding worldwide, but would pick Switzerland to return to, given the choice. His editorial and commercial work has appeared in countless magazines around the globe, and he has two books to his credit: Blower: Snowboarding Inside Out and 28 Day Winter.

In the summer he can be found most days outside riding his bike, with no camera.

>>jeffcurtesphoto.blogspot.com

The LZ

Jeff Curtes

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Methven Heli ~ Methven, New Zealand
August 18, 2008

Stepping off the plane after the long trip to the Southern Hemisphere is always harsh. One minute you are in the dead heat of the American summertime, and next thing you know you are walking between terminals in the Auckland International Airport in the damp morning chill. It's cold, it's early, and it's winter.

For the past 11 years, I've been making the journey down south, mainly to the central part of New Zealand's South Island, to a small town called Methven. Nestled quaintly at the base of the massive Southern Alps, Methven's helicopter-accessed backcountry terrain is arguably the best in the world.

Shooting on a heli trip is "all in." There is very little difference between rider and photographer and guide. We ride as a crew, analyzing conditions for safety and picking out shots and angles together. It's definitely the hardest (and most dangerous) way to shoot snowboarding, but without a doubt, it's the one that reaps the largest rewards. Some moments out there are truly epic.

This shot is unique in that I was actually able to isolate myself from the riders. We landed on a small ridge and decided that it would be best if the boys rode down a safe line to better see the terrain that was below where I stood. They took a hot lap down to the heli pick up zone, and it was then that I snagged this shot. I love the dark moody valley floor below the spinning bird and the awaiting huddle of riders and gear.

Can hardly wait until next year.

Jeff Curtes has been a part of snowboarding since the days when only a handful of people even knew what a snowboard was. If one were to take the film for all of the photos he has taken over the years and stack it, it would fill a room. Maybe even a small house. Lay them out chronologically, and his photos will tell you the story of snowboarding from its infancy, through its gangly and rebellious teen years, to the confident, respected titan of industry that it has become. Pull a single frame from the pile, and that image will transport you to a moment in time, and make you wish you had been there, snowboard in hand, when he pulled out his camera, aimed, and pulled the trigger.

Curtes has been the primary shooter for Burton since 1994. He has photographed snowboarding worldwide, but would pick Switzerland to return to, given the choice. His editorial and commercial work has appeared in countless magazines around the globe, and he has two books to his credit: Blower: Snowboarding Inside Out and 28 Day Winter.

In the summer he can be found most days outside riding his bike, with no camera.

>>jeffcurtesphoto.blogspot.com

The Pass

Ari Marcopoulos

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Johan Olofsson and Bryan Iguchi
Teton Pass ~ Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Winter 1997

This photo was taken during the winter of 1997 on Teton Pass in Jackson Hole. I was visiting at the same time as Johan Olofsson and his friend Jacob, a contest organizer from Sweden. We were all staying at Bryan Iguchi's house. That was the headquarters, where all backcountry adventure started.

We had been riding the pass all afternoon. It was just epic conditions: powder, not too many people. This was the last run of the day. I was a little bit tired and had stopped to rest, and they went ahead of me because they wanted to jump up and drop in on this bank up the road. The sun was just about to tuck behind the mountains and it backlit the guys as they were walking.

Right before this, Jacob had accidentally left his video camera in the car that we had hitched a ride back up to the top in, never to be seen again. That thing was gone. That's why I remember this day so well.

A Dutch-born New York City artist who once worked for Andy Warhol and shot some of the more memorable photos of the Beastie Boys in the early nineties, Ari Marcopoulos entered the world of snowboarding through the back door, and left a few years later through one on the side.

Ari met Terje on a glacier in Zermatt, Switzerland, before he even knew how to snowboard. He sent the Sprocking Cat a 16x20 print that he'd taken of him doing an indy, and the gesture was enough to get an invite to keep shooting. (Countless photographers had promised Terje they'd send him a print before, but no one at that point had actually done it.) Dave Seoane taught Ari how to ride during the making of Subjekt Haakonsen, and even let him make the short film, hidden at the end of the movie, of Terje baking a pretzel.

The term "snowboard porn" came into existence around the same time that Ari started collaborating with veteran snowboard photographer Chris Brunkhart, and dreaming up ideas with writer Jeff Galbraith for the magazine that eventually became Frequency. Though it is impossible to prove which person actually came up with the phrase, we're pretty sure it was one of the three. Regardless, the term was used in the late nineties to describe everything an Ari Marcopoulos shot was not.

Ari's images captured a moody, otherworldly feeling, unique to snowboard photography at the time. They can be seen in his book, Transitions and Exits, and also as a part of his survey exhibition, spanning two floors, at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive.

Scarlet Glass - Chocolate

Trent Mitchell

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Trent Mitchell is a surf photographer who swims for his photos and fuses all of his personal works onto film. A former photo editor, and water photographer for over ten years, Mitchell dwells on the photographic fringes, searching out the obscure and finding beauty in the mundane. He is endlessly passionate about light, and shows a unique understanding of texture, tone and saturation that infuses his images with an unmistakable style. He lives in Burleigh Heads, on the Gold Coast of Australia.

Scarlet Glass - Pyrrole Orange

Trent Mitchell

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Trent Mitchell is a surf photographer who swims for his photos and fuses all of his personal works onto film. A former photo editor, and water photographer for over ten years, Mitchell dwells on the photographic fringes, searching out the obscure and finding beauty in the mundane. He is endlessly passionate about light, and shows a unique understanding of texture, tone and saturation that infuses his images with an unmistakable style. He lives in Burleigh Heads, on the Gold Coast of Australia.

Scarlet Glass Wood - Gold

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Trent Mitchell is a surf photographer who swims for his photos and fuses all of his personal works onto film. A former photo editor, and water photographer for over ten years, Mitchell dwells on the photographic fringes, searching out the obscure and finding beauty in the mundane. He is endlessly passionate about light, and shows a unique understanding of texture, tone and saturation that infuses his images with an unmistakable style. He lives in Burleigh Heads, on the Gold Coast of Australia.

Scarlet Glass Wood - Red

Trent Mitchell

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Trent Mitchell is a surf photographer who swims for his photos and fuses all of his personal works onto film. A former photo editor, and water photographer for over ten years, Mitchell dwells on the photographic fringes, searching out the obscure and finding beauty in the mundane. He is endlessly passionate about light, and shows a unique understanding of texture, tone and saturation that infuses his images with an unmistakable style. He lives in Burleigh Heads, on the Gold Coast of Australia.

Scarlet Glass Wood - Turquoise

Trent Mitchell

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Trent Mitchell is a surf photographer who swims for his photos and fuses all of his personal works onto film. A former photo editor, and water photographer for over ten years, Mitchell dwells on the photographic fringes, searching out the obscure and finding beauty in the mundane. He is endlessly passionate about light, and shows a unique understanding of texture, tone and saturation that infuses his images with an unmistakable style. He lives in Burleigh Heads, on the Gold Coast of Australia.