UnBound
Travel Stories, Photography Tips, & Reviews
Solo Adventure Photography: How to Be the Subject and the Photographer at the Same Time
The practical strategies I used to photograph myself on a solo seven day adventure project across Mount Lassen and Mount Shasta.
What Seven Days Alone in the Mountains Taught Me About Solo Creative Work
What a week of solo alpine work across Mount Lassen and Mount Shasta taught me about creativity, independence, and the real cost of great photography.
How to Edit Photos in the Field During a Multi Day Project
Why doing a quick field edit during a seven day alpine project made me a better photographer, and how I actually fit it in.
How to Tell a Brand Story When You Are the Only Person Behind the Camera
What solo brand storytelling actually looks like in practice, based on a seven day alpine project shot entirely alone.
How to Shoot a Time Lapse at High Altitude: Lessons from Mount Shasta Horse Camp
What it actually takes to run a sunset time lapse at Horse Camp on Mount Shasta after a day of hauling loads up the mountain.
How to Glissade Down a Fourteen Thousand Foot Volcano and Photograph It
What glissading down Mount Shasta on an ice axe actually feels like, and how you document it when you are the only one there.
How I Used My Drone on a Multi Day Alpine Project and When I Chose Not To
The real decision process behind flying a drone on a seven day solo ski and mountaineering project in Northern California.
Why I Chose One Lens and One Tripod for the Manzanita Lake Shoot
Why I walked into Manzanita Lake before sunrise with one camera, one lens, and one tripod, and what that limit did for the photographs.
How to Scout a Ski Route as a Solo Adventure Photographer
What scouting a ski route alone on Mount Lassen and Mount Shasta taught me about preparation, mistakes, and working without a team.
What Triggering a Small Avalanche on Mount Lassen Taught Me About Risk
What releasing a small slough near the top of Mount Lassen taught me about decision making, fear, and turning around.
How I Filmed Myself Skiing Mount Lassen as a Solo Creator
How I set up, skied, and filmed my own descent on Mount Lassen with no crew and no one else behind the camera.
Setting Up a Tripod Shot at Three AM on Mount Shasta: Behind the Scenes
How I got a moonlit tent shot at three in the morning on Mount Shasta before a long summit push, and what it actually took.
Mill Creek Roadside Stop: A Hidden Photography Gem in Northern California
How a foggy roadside stop at Mill Creek turned into one of the most honest photography moments of a seven day solo alpine project.
Heartbreak Hill on Mount Shasta: What to Expect in the Final Push to the Summit
What Heartbreak Hill on Mount Shasta actually feels like near the end of a long summit day, and why it earns its name.
What I Packed for Seven Days of Skiing and Mountaineering in Northern California
What I actually packed for seven days of solo skiing, climbing, and brand photography across Mount Lassen and Mount Shasta.