Just received the latest issue of Snowstyle from Japan today, and was stoked to see my shot of Justin on the cover. We shot this last winter during the photo shoot out at Island Lake Lodge. It was a first for both of us snagging this cover but Justin is a strong rider with lots of style so I am sure you will see lots more stuff popping up from him in the future.

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I was invited to compete in the 2nd Annual Island Lake Lodge Photo Shoot out this year. The contest consisted of nine photographers with three athletes each shooting for three days at Island Lake Lodge and Powder Cowboy Catskiing operations in the Lizard Range outside of Fernie B.C. My team was stacked with talented riders Martin Gallant, Helen Schetini and Justin Van Der Poelen. We were fortunate enough to have amazing conditions and share our cat with two other great crews and their photographers Dave Best and Alex Geisbrecht. In the end we won best overall portfolio and walked away with the grand prize. Here is a slideshow of our images from those days and you can check out everyones submissions here.

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