There’s deep days and then there’s what happened to us on Monday. A staff shred session turned into one of the deepest days of the last 8 seasons… with no real snow in Niseko we went for a little drive and scored big time! Here’s a sneak peek.
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A huge feature article on Japan by our European friends. PanetSNOW published this 8 page feature with images from the shooting with the Shades of Winter crew last season… Always so stoked to see our images in print!!
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Just a little cheeky strawberry. Morning team shred.
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With the cat skiing season done and dusted for another year, yesterday was our staff day to get out an have a bit of fun… Pow turns, road gaps, ‘don’t spill ya beer runs’, and Nick reveals his true love – the snowboard! Plus an exciting pyrotechnic end to the day! Loving life.
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Yesterday was the perfect day on Youtei. Waking up at 4:45am required a fair bit of self motivation, then the 5hrs of hiking asked some questions of ‘why’!? … But it’s always worth it… A monster effort, 2 laps of the crater and then pow turns from top to bottom on Youtei, all without a […]
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This set of images I shot recently and it’s rare that I get so excited about something I’ve seen so many times in Hokkaido… But this day the light was just perfect and the friendly little fox couldn’t have painted the canvas better with his paws. One of the beautiful things in Hokkaido is the […]
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In between backcountry excursions and shooting with professional ski teams we had the pleasure of working with Chris and Krystle for a portrait shoot for them before their wedding later this year… It was without question one of the most enjoyable and fun shoots I’ve ever done and certainly a great departure from the ‘norm’ of […]
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We all love a cover and this year is no different. We all work incredibly hard every year to produce images we hope may make a cover shot somewhere in the world. It’s an unspoken competition we have running in the office. The good news is that this shot is photographed by Aaron and credited […]
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I woke up to 30cm of perfect snow and the sun peeking through the clouds capping Mt Youtei. I grabbed my camera and a coffee and went for a drive to take a few photos. Within 15 minutes I was in a white out snow storm. That’s Niseko!
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Last winter we had the pleasure of hosting a team of professional female skiers from Europe and the US. They were here in Niseko shooting for their new all girls ski film, Shades of Winter. We hunted for the best pillows and pow we could find and had a blast for two weeks while the […]
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