Phill Monson is a local landscape photographer here in Utah and a loyal customer of ours. He is a strong advocate of wilderness stewardship and has made a large effort in preserving the natural habitats of some of Utah's most popular public lands and National Parks. His clothing company, Entrada Outdoor, provides apparel to help spread the word about outdoor ethics...
When I had the opportunity to travel to Iceland a few weeks ago to shoot for ten days it was a dream come true. Over the last few years I’ve been fascinated with the images I’ve seen come out of Iceland, so when one of my old interns told me about the trip he was doing with a few friends...
How I got into photography… I was in community college—floundering. No direction. So, I took a Photo 101 course. I bought the textbook, and was thumbing through it, when fate intervened. I turned a page, and saw Moonrise, Hernandez New Mexico by Ansel Adams. I had never imagined such a photograph. It was haunting and beautiful in a way I...
Two things get me really excited to teach photography, and they have very little to do with the actual location of the workshop. The first is the level of hunger of the participant. The second is the participant's level of enthusiasm after the pictures have been taken. When photographers want their next great photograph like their next breath, I am highly motivated...
Ace Kvale’s photography (www.acekvale.com) is a celebration of the human element—a study of rich cultures and extreme climates, a record of first ascents and descents. His images are powerful yet humble, and his passion for storytelling has translated into a remarkable talent for weaving a complete narrative through pictures. After thirty years, now one of the world’s top adventure photographers,...
Photographer James B. Martin James Martin (www.jamesbmartin.com) has worked as a professional photographer, writer, and guide for more than two decades. In that time he’s produced twenty books, including Planet Ice, Digital Photography Outdoors, Masters of Disguise: A Natural History of Chameleons (with Art Wolfe), North Cascades Crest, and Extreme Alpinism (with Mark Twight). He leads phototours around the world...
