Bend to Bozeman

 With 10 days off it was time to revisit a road trip I had done a few years earlier.  Visit folks that I had met on the road before, but only kept up with on Instagram.  It was time for that IRL (in real life) experience.  Bend to Bozeman was the route.   MORE FROM THE ROAD

 

Many thanks to: The Huskey Family, Keepemwet, Josh Udesen, The Hutchison Family, R.L.Winston Rod Company, John Frazier, Simms Fishing Products, Bryan Gregson, Alice & Mike and Norm.

Friends and Strangers: A 3630 Film Project.

When Ryan Brennecke asked me to join the @3630project and shoot a roll of film I was pretty intimidated by the task. First of all it'd been about 10 years since I had run a roll through a camera. And second, there were only 36 frames, so the mistakes had to be minimal. After a lot of thought I decided I was going to embrace the unknown and the mistakes (One of my favorite frames in the series happened to be the mistake). 

I found my project. 

My goal was to find 18 friends and strangers who inspire me and my work, pushing me to be a better photographer and conservationist. I set out to capture only 2 frames of each subject. One vertical head shot. One horizontal shot of them holding their favorite gear (open to interpretation). 

No redos. Just 2 frames. That's it. Simple. Straight forward. A one month project turned to four.

Thanks:  

Brian O'Keefe, Ryan Brennecke, RA Beattie, Steven Yochum, Ryan Buccola, Jake Dodd, Jessie Ball, Marty Sheppard, Russ Scott, Dylan Renton, Mia Sheppard, Todd Moen, Sterling Dillingham, Kyle Schnek, Russell Schnitzer, Scott Cook, Copi Vojta and Bryan Husky

Another chapter complete. Another year in the books.

As the final few hours of the 2015 season wind down, I gotta say 2015, you were one of the best yet.  With so many memories captured and undocumented moments remembered It was hard to pick just a few to share.  Fishing new rivers & lakes, making new friends, fixing my website and improving myself were all goals I set this year, I just had no idea that I would overachieve them. 

(I think that was what's known as a humblebrag, sorry..) 

So, 2016 let's step it up a notch. Let's get out of Oregon for more than a week.  Alaska, hey how you doing?  Belize, yeah I'm free.  Idaho, maybe I'll have to skip the Owyhee and come visit this time.

 I'll most likely just start with renewing my license and going to see the new Star Wars, but after that.. Who knows?

Hey! Thank you everyone for your support and friendship this year!

Jeffery at RL Winston Rods

 Scott & the Crew at Fly & Field Outfitters

Galvan Fly Reels

Russ & Tonimarie at Mack's Canyon Outfitters

The Flyfish Journal  

Trout Magazine 

Fly Fusion Magazine 

Bryan at Revive Journal 

Brian & Todd at Catch Magazine

 Hatch Magazine

Jake & Jessie 

Trent

Cameron

Bend Fly Guy (Kyle)

Mikey W

Rocky

All my instagram Brothers and Sisters for the constant inspiration

and

Jerome (this is all your fault)