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Dreamtime Images — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 02:51:56 +0000

Check out this crazy little guy I found tonight in the backyard. Stay tuned for some blog updates — new posts coming soon!

Meet Bernd, another Associate

Dreamtime Images — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 04:33:02 +0000

Here’s another post as promised introducing some of the faces behind Dreamtime Images. Meet Bernd, another of our associate photographers. He started shooting with the studio last year, and spent the summer capturing weddings throughout the Colorado Rockies. I’ve known Bernd for about 6 years and love his images. Like myself, he’s an avid outdoorsman and his love of nature truly influences his style. Aside from a wedding photographer, Bernd is an accomplished international mountaineering guide and has climbed some of the highest peaks in the world. He’s available for associate bookings throughout California, Colorado and the Caribbean. Without further ado, meet Bernd and a few of his favorite shots! You can see more of his portfolio by visiting Dreamtime Images, clicking on the ABOUT tab, and scrolling down to his link.

Hi, my name is Bernd. I am motivated by meeting with happy people, seeing beautiful details and being in some of the most amazing locations. What my style? I can’t sum it up but I do notice that I have developed it over the years. I favor natural light and a natural journalistic approach for sure. I also like a lens choice close to what we see with our eyes. I believe that helps to create timeless images.

The last some years have flown by, they really have, in so many ways. Three years ago I became a father. That now tops my identity as family man, climber, guide and photographer.

Randomness: I love fresh air before going to bed. Better yet, I love sleeping in the fresh air. The most injuries I’ve had in a row is 5, and all in the last 6 months — and all on one side and descending: shoulder, hip, knee, ankle, heel! What, my little toe next? Legos: I play with them long after my son has gone to bed. Food: I’m lactose intolerant but refuse to stop eating milk chocolate.

Here are a few of my favorite images.

This first picture has a pleasing simplicity to me. I like the calm mood and also the 3-dimensionality. Time and sound seem totally absent.

This second shot was taken at Colorado National Monument. The setting, the strong winds and the sweet personality of these two people makes this image one of my favorites to look at and remember. The rush of proximity to a sheer, immense drop-off and gusts of wind from a thunderstorm in combination with the height of emotion of their wedding really comes through in this shot.

I love the calm and closeness in this shot black and white. To me, there is a very pleasing feeling of certainty and warmth. I keep studying the photo for all the detail.

When I climb, my actions come naturally but I can’t re-live and remember the hard work and focus. This might be why I enjoy revisiting a place as much as seeing new ones. This shot from climbing in the Karakorum marks a milestone for me. It’s around 8,000 meters above sea level — that’s 26,000 feet! It’s also where I met my wife.

These last two shots are among my favorites as well. In the shot of my son, I like the softness of the water, the bright colors and rim-light and the reflection on his face. We all love puddles, don’t we? I also like the image on the right. There’s nothing more elemental than nature. I remember breathing the cold and moist air when I shot this, and the fog made the place seem endless. Two things make this a clear favorite: black & white film and the natural motif. This one is printed big and on my wall.

I always receive rave reviews from my clients who’ve chosen Bernd to shoot their big day. People absolutely love him photographing their wedding. People find his calm and reassuring demeanor to be relaxing, and that results in photographs with lots of true personality.

Small things in a big world

Dreamtime Images — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 06:17:34 +0000

After shooting Tracy and John’s engagement session in Estes, I headed to Seattle to visit family and, of course, take more photos. I wandered into the woods on Whidbey Island with a macro lens the other day and came back with some interesting stuff. It’s always so cool to look at the patterns in nature — they’ve inspired so many millions of people over the centuries, and will continue to do so forever.

For anyone with a few minutes to spare and even the slightest interest in photography, I heartily recommend taking a stone and tossing it into the woods, and challenging yourself to shoot two dozen unique and different images from the spot where it landed. I do it now and again and am always surprised with what’s out there in the world.

Cover of Reach Magazine

Dreamtime Images — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 01:12:42 +0000

Back in February I took a dive vacation to the tiny island of Bonaire to focus on my exploding interest in underwater photography. I was down there for two weeks and did about 30 dives. It was the longest time I’ve spent diving continuously since my travel-the-world days right out of college — back then I was on an extended year-long adventure. Mostly I was rock climbing, but I supported myself by working here and there as a dive instructor in Thailand and the British Virgin Islands.

At any rate, I had a blast getting back under the sea. I came home from the trip and sold a story about my trip to Reach Magazine. I wrote and illustrated it, and It made the cover. I have another story in Reach in the next few months about how to take good photos. That’ll be fun to see in print too.

Another Sigma ad

Dreamtime Images — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 05:18:56 +0000

The latest issue of the アサヒカメラ, also known as Asahi Camera, just arrived in the mailbox today, and it featuring another one of Sigma’s Our World ads that I shot last fall. This image was taken at the Great Sand Dunes National Monument in central Colorado — it was covered in snow, hence the white “sand.” Super cool place. It’ll be fun to keep watching these ads show up!

Dreamtime is carbon neutral for another year!

Dreamtime Images — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 04:44:33 +0000

I’m proud to announce that the studio has renewed its small business partnership with CarbonFund.org, one of the nonprofit leaders in carbon offsets. That means the entire business is carbon neutral (actually, carbon negative because we offset more than we use).

We’re always trying to do our part to reduce our footprint. We partake in the easy stuff, of course — using rechargeable batteries, recycling, keeping all paperwork as electronic as possible, doing electronic proofing, using CFL lightbulbs, etc. But our partnership with CarbonFund.org is a step forward. Our annual donation offsets more than 70 tons of carbon emissions each year through renewable energy and reforestation projects in North and Central America.

If you’re interested in greening up your wedding, check out visit carbonfund.org, or give us a shout out for some cool green wedding ideas. These include everything from using locally grown flowers to hiring an organic catering company or booking a wind-powered venue. One couple used flatware made of corn, while another decided to have all wedding gifts be donations to a nonprofit of choice. If you’re interested, we carry a variety of vegan friendly wedding albums, as well as a book that’s totally carbon neutral and made of completely recycled materials. Cool stuff.

First ad out for the Sigma Our World campaign

Dreamtime Images — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 19:57:38 +0000

Here’s something exciting — my first image is in print for the Sigma Our World advertising campaign I shot in late 2008. This was part of the 2009 corporate calendar, and it features a shot of pro climber Ethan Pringle on Anaconda, a heinous 5.13+ trad line on Lumpy Ridge that’s only seen a handful of ascents.

Ethan hung out in Estes for a few days scouting some lines in the middle of a pretty ridiculous 2008 sending spree. He’s a certifiable badass and one of the world’s best all around climbers. He’s climbed 5.15a sport (Realization), solid 5.14 trad (Cobra Crack), onsighted 5.14, bouldered VImpossible, and, well, you get the picture. He’s super inspiring to watch charge, and he’s a lot of fun to hang out with.

Now Rudi and Russell are famous!

Dreamtime Images — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:33:38 +0000

I guess it’s just that time of year for people to be famous! Here’s a shot I grabbed at Rudi and Russell’s wedding in the Bahamas, right after they said their vows. This image is one of my favorite ever — it’s won several awards and now it’s on the cover of a magazine! Be sure to pick up a copy when you get a chance.

I’m famous

Dreamtime Images — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:08:49 +0000

Been published lots of times, but I’ve never been the subject of a photo or story… until the December issue of Rock and Ice came out. I was featured in the Parting Shot on the last page. In huge orange capitals, the cover screams “THE WILDEST WHIPPER YOU’VE EVER SEEN” and it points to a series of ridiculous photos that Andy Mann snapped of me in mid 2008 in Penitente Canyon, which is in Colorado’s San Luis Valley. This is embarrassing but cool. Embarrassing that I took this kind of fall in the first place, but cool that I didn’t crack open my head and die. Mom, dad: don’t look. I still can’t believe this fall – if it weren’t so painful it’d be comical. Well, it still is comical, but anyway. I still remember it in super slow motion. I remember every single nonosecond of it all, as well as my entire thought process.

Belize Wedding Photography – Laura and Von

Dreamtime Images — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 19:53:16 +0000

In November I go to shoot Laura and Von’s incredible wedding on the tiny Belizean island of Ambergris Caye. It was so much fun! I headed down there a few days early to poke around and and explore, and got to dive in the Great Blue Hole, one of the world’s most famous dive sites. It’s a 400-foot sink hole filled with sharks and stalagtites – crazy. Then I got to start shooting all the festivities of the wedding, including a snorkeling trip that was highlighted by a huge moray eel biting off Laura’s mom’s fin. The wedding itself was on the white sands in front of the Victoria House. Von and Laura and their friends were wonderful, and I’m pretty pleased with the way their wedding images turned out. There’s so much emotion and smiles and color and personality. And I get to see them again in just a few short weeks for their Denver reception. Looking forward to it!