Kicking butt before the sun rose… well, more like pounded a ton of coffee and hiked out here in the dark for sunrise colors.

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Making real content with real people actually using your products in rad places

WARNING: I use real people in real situations, which means we break shit, get muddy, and deliver!

My Services

  • Photo and Video Content Creation; see below for retainer packages

  • Sponsored Posts; think reviews that you get a say in what is published

  • On Platform Advertising: reach the 450k+ unique monthly visitors

  • Newsletter Advertising; reach 46k people directly in their inbox

Stories I Tell

  • Advertorial (my bread and butter): real people doing real things with your products

  • Human profile: stories that highlight athletes / ambassadors doing rad things in the great outdoors

  • Destination Reviews: unique stays, like adventure lodges and sailboats and more, and rad places that give people access to nature

  • Experience Reviews: adventures that are lead by a guide ranging from fishing to mountaineering

  • Gear Reviews: gear is undoubtedly part of our adventurous lives, so I test and review quality gear from big and small brands ranging from travel bags to mountain essentials

 

By The Numbers

Average Monthly Views

547,700 views / month

Average View Duration

1 minute 48 seconds / session

Newsletter Subscribers

46.2k readers

*these numbers were last updated based on January to June 2024 analytics averages

 

Paid Content Options

Sponsored Article

$1 per word, recommend 1,000 to 800 words

Newsletter Sponsorship

$4600 for feature newsletter

$500 / newsletter in ad spot (min of 4)

Social Media Sponsorship

$1500 vertical video

$1000 static post

 

Content Creation Retainer

You pick the delivery frequency, I get you what you need

Monthly Delivery:

Starting at $1,500 per delivery

Bi-Monthly Delivery:

Starting at $2,000 per delivery

Quarterly Delivery:

Starting at $2,500 per delivery

Every delivery you get:

  • Create your own delivery package of marketing materials:

    • Photographs x 10

      or

    • Vertical videos x 2

      or

    • Combo of 5 photographs and 1 vertical video

  • Inclusion in one article published on Stories From The Road (a monthly viewership of 400k)

  • Optional co-posting on social accounts with The Adventure Travel Network

Benefits of Working with Me:

  • Turn-key marketing materials consistently delivered

  • No model fees

  • No scout days fees

  • No travel fees

  • No editing fees

  • Now, that is nice 😉

 

Upcoming Destinations

Upcoming

  • Baja

  • American Southwest

In the Editing Bay

  • Lake Tahoe

  • Italy + Greece

  • Egypt

Places You’ve Missed Out on*

  • Antarctica

  • Sawatch 14ers

  • Norway

  • Churchill, Manitoba

  • Scottsdale

  • Moab

  • The Tetons

  • Mount Rainer

  • Santa Cruz

  • Sedona

  • Pacific Coast Highway

  • Kenai Peninsula

  • Denali

  • Aconcagua

  • Belize

  • Turkey

  • British Columbia

  • Yosemite

*Just because we have been before doesn’t mean we don’t want to return!

Let’s Start Creating Together


A Taste Of What I Create


Testimonials

“I would highly recommend The Adventure Travel Network (TATN) for their exceptional talent as a wilderness and nature photographer/videographer. Their ability to capture the beauty of the natural world is awe-inspiring. TATN consistently produces images that captivate the imagination and engage audiences with stunning visual narratives. In our work together at Outward Bound, TATN has also demonstrated remarkable adaptability and professionalism, consistently delivering high-quality work even in challenging environments.” -Ginger Naylor CEO at Outward Bound

“The Adventure Travel Network (TATN) is a talented visual storyteller. I had the pleasure of working with him on an image and video project at Klean Kanteen. They brought a wealth of creative ideas to the table and flexibility to adapt to brand needs and timelines. The final deliverables were of highest quality and drove substantial engagement across channels. TATN has a unique mix of creativity and understanding of brand side needs. I highly recommend their services to anyone looking for a visual content partner.” -Ian McWilliams Director of Brand & Marketing at Klean Kanteen

“The Adventure Travel Network (TATN) is truly my go-to photographer for anything adventure or outdoors-related. They was always open and great at collaborating on projects, and I trusted that any project we worked on together would deliver incredible results. TATN has a knack for finding the perfect location, models and angles and knows the great outdoors like the back of his hand. I highly recommend TATN and look forward to the next time we are able to work together again!” -Madaline Spinks Art Director at Swiftwick Socks

“The Adventure Travel Network (TATN) has become a go to for the Big Agnes Brand when it comes to needed content. Their great to work with and their attention to the details of what a brand needs from their content is always on point. Especially coming from a brand that may have a different eye than the rest of the industry.” -Rob Peterson Marketing Specialist at Big Agnes

“The Adventure Travel Network is your ideal contractor. They are autonomous, get work done, and you can count on them to deliver. Just ask and they deliver.” -Mark Pattison SVP Business Development at The Area Group




Selected Client List


If you’re saying to yourself, “Wow, that is a lot of clients.” That’s not all of them and the best part is, we have a 92% rehire rate. AKA people like working with us :-)







Meet Dalton

Dalton Johnson

Dalton is a travel photographer, DoP, and writer who specializes in authentic content that tells a story.

While most of Dalton's portfolio comes from hard to reach places in the mountains and the ocean, he is no stranger to creating content that connects with all travel audiences. Notching over 160 campaigns in his belt for clients like Ford, Men's Journal, B.F. Goodrich, Nike, Patagonia, Tamron Lenses, and many more, he knows a thing, or two, about bringing a project to life.

In the end, Dalton's vast body of work has one thing in common, authenticity.




North Palisade reflected in Dusy Basin while climbing 14ers in California