Editor’s Note: Go full screen on this one. It’s worth every minute. And then pull out your credit card and throw some darts at a map.
I spent the last day of 2015 looking back through the highlights of one of the most productive years I’ve ever had exploring the world with a camera. From more than 20,000 photos taken this year, this gallery includes 162 of my favorite images from the islands of Indonesia back home to the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.
Highlights included assignments with Patagonia and The North Face to create collections of adventure travel images that have already showing up in their stores, catalogs, and websites. I had the chance to shoot with the world’s best surfers including Rob Machado, Gerry Lopez, Belinda Baggs, and Dave Rastovich on some of the best waves in the world.
It’s hard to overstate how awesome it is to have the chance to work with people who have pursued their passion and taken huge risks to follow their hearts and do what they love. Sometimes, I’m not really sure how I got so lucky to be doing what I love too, but all I can say is that I’m very thankful to be here.
I’m taking off on the first trip for 2016 in a few days — SUP paddling on the Upper Mekong in Thailand — more photos to come soon!
