I am always excited to get a call form a repeat client so when Jordan from Crossfit Whistler let me know it was time to update his images and website again we started planning the shoot. It was not only great to work with a friend again but he was specific in what he wanted and then open to suggestions as the shoot progressed. The great thing about crossfit is it is not your ordinary gym where a bunch of people are running on treadmills listening to their own music. Everyone is cheering each other on and their is a definite sense of community in the gym, all while using simple weights and movements to exercise. This is what we decide to base the images and shoot around, the sense of community and the details of the equipment they use. Make sure to stop by and check the space out if you haven’t already and click through to see the new website.
A couple pics from a walk around Nexen beach. Spring is in the air, and my assistant is always curious about what I am up to.
Back in January when I competed in the Deep Winter Photo Challenge ARC’TERYX handed out jackets to all the photographers. It was a sweet consultation prize but until recently I didn’t realize just how sweet. Whistler has been getting hammered with the weather lately and every day I come home dry. Thanks ARC’TERYX you make great products.
I recently went to Vancouver Island on assignment for SBC Women’s Annual with a couple talented ladies. The idea was to go camping and split boarding for a few days. We arrived to a huge snow storm, access roads covered in landslides and a couple deep days. Check out the webisode below.
Over the last week I competed in the Deep Winter Photo Challenge . The conditions could have been better, the light was amazing but the lack of fresh snow was the challenge to overcome this year. Everyone had a great show I thought, although the judges were not feeling my submission I am still very proud of what we accomplished in such a short time. My team consisted of Trevan Salmon, Wiley Tesso and Joel Loverin. Whistler Blackcomb is running a peoples choice award with online voting right now, stop by and check out everyone’s work and pick your favorite, the prize pack makes it worth your time. I had some great help this year Ross Tripp volunteered to be my assistant and did an amazing job, he caught some great behind the scenes shots on his instagram make sure you click through and check them out. As well Chili Thom proved once again that he is the ultimate jack of all trades by putting my show together in record time.
Check out my show below.
Music “SAIL” by Awolnation support them at. download
Dexter music by Daniel Litch support him at download
2011 was a great year for me and I just wanted to send out a thank you to everyone. To all the riders, film crews, and clients, that I worked with over the year, wishing you the best in the upcoming year.
You can download the wallpaper of Johnny Lyall below in two sizes.
1280×800
1680×1050
The issue has been out for a while now and I have been getting lots of great feedback on the article and cover. Here are a few images from the trip that didn’t find a home. I am competing in the Deep Winter Photo Challenge this week so you can expect some new stuff coming up soon.
“Necessity is the mother of all invention”
I did a little shoot with a friend last week for his new ski company Gary Wayne , which has been starting to take off a little. Sheldon is one of those rare individuals with a style and an imagination that can’t be matched. A couple years back he was unhappy with the way his skis were preforming in the deep coastal snow. You see he was holding down two season passes at once, one at Mt Baker and the other one here in Whistler and bagging more pow days in a year then most people get in a lifetime. So to get the most out of his skiing he made his own powder specific skis and hasn’t looked back. With a couple orders this year and a special edition ski made for Powder Mountain Catskiing, I bet it won’t be long until you see these popping up every where.
Nice work Sheldon.
One of my images just landed on the cover of the newest issue of Snowboard Canada. It is from a trip I did last season while I was on assignment for them, we were lucky enough to get shown around by Pat Kitto and a couple of the island locals and came away from the trip with a bunch of bangers. I will be showing more from the trip once the magazine is out, for now here is the cover.
Thanks to the crew at SBC for the support over the years, as well as Joel for sending it!
