There have been a lot of good things going on at TCP lately so I am breaking a little from my usual reflections to post a news update.

            Last Friday I was honored to have an interview with me posted on The Adventure Chronicles for their Friday Focus series.  If you haven’t seen the website, the Friday Focus highlights different characters in the outdoor adventure world and I have to say that I am flattered to be featured in the company of adventurers like Stephen Kotch, Corey Rich and Barry Blanchard, among plenty others.

            On the outdoor theme, I was also very pleased to have this month’s cover of Blue Ridge Outdoors.  Having my roots in Georgia, it is really nice to have some of my adventure imagery circulating around the Southeast.

            Last but definitely not least, I am thrilled to announce that I have been chosen as one of Aurora’s newest Select photographers.  Differing from their stock image beginnings, Aurora Select is Aurora’s assignment division based in New York City.  Always up for a new assignment and a new challenge, I am really looking forward to collaborating on new projects with this amazingly creative group.

            As I mentioned above, this news post is a little unusual for this blog.  If you would like to keep up with the happenings at TCP, please feel free to sign up for my quarterly newsletter.  Just fill in your email address in the appropriate box on the homepage and hit enter!

            See you out there!

            It is a new year with new goals and new directions.  In line with that theme, TCP is proud to unveil this new website.  Really, it is more like a new design with the same feel, but we hope you like it nonetheless.  In our move toward simplicity and functionality with a demand for prints, we have also added a print purchase option if anyone feels so inclined.

            In other news, there has been a lot of office time lining up plans for the next six to eight months, but as always, it has certainly been worth it.  Those details will come out down the road, but for now here are a few recent TCP tearsheets to wrap up a great 2010! 

And we’re back!  A lot of time has passed since my last post, and in fact, this period has been the longest I have gone without posting in more than three years.  It is certainly not due to a lack of motivation or desire on my part, but more a reflection of just how busy things have been around here.

Besides being a photographer and everything that entails, lately I have been taking on the role of a writer, adventure model (more on that below), producer and overall crazy person with projects on all ends of the spectrum.  And what I have learned from all of this is that I wouldn’t want it any other way because when it is all said and done, we are all capable of much more than we know.

I am honored to show the clip below from today’s Wall Street Journal.  I shot the images for the project, but I also wrote the story.  That was a completely new challenge in it’s own and I am proud to share it in print and in such a prestigious place.

With a new sponsorship opportunity solidifying in January, I also spent quite a bit of time (between shoots in New Mexico and Death Valley) testing some new gear and working, as an adventure model, with a great crew to put a video piece together for the launch of the company’s newest product in late April.  Unfortunately, I cannot say too much about it right now, but will post about it as soon as possible.

Keeping up with the travel routine and forward motion, I spent a few weeks in Hawaii working with Red Bull and enjoying some family time and a birthday.  The islands recorded some of the heaviest rainfall in history during my stay, which made shooting very difficult, but in retrospect, spending time with my family and girlfriend for my birthday while shooting such a great assignment was truly special.  That is one birthday I will not forget.

(Red Bull Athlete Levi Siver shooting portraits and getting some air time.)

Since my return, I have been on 24-hour weather alert in order to finish up winter shooting contracts with Heavenly Mountain Resort and Northstar at Tahoe.  It's been one tricky season with wild weather, but it is all coming together and we've been blessed with a late season storm to kick off one last weekend of winter shooting!

Between shooting and riding the chairlift, I am also working out plans and logistics for potential summer stories in Alaska, Uganda, the central US, Haiti and maybe even Namibia.  More on that as those projects develop.

Also, TCP will be welcoming our first summer intern in the next month.  I'll write a separate post for his arrival and give the full introduction.

Lastly, here is an interview I had with the good folks at Pictureline.com.

The next few months look to be as busy as the last few, but I wouldn’t have it any other way J.