UPDATED, Outdoor Sports Photographers List.
Some of these guys have moved on and most can shoot more sports than I’ve listed but all will blow your mind with crazy action or travel photos.
Jackson Hole, WY
Wade McKoy– Skiing
Andrew McGarry– Climbing
Chris Figenshau– Skiing
Greg Von Doersten– Climbing, Skiing
Greg Epstein– Skiing
Jimmy Chin– Climbing
Gabe Rogel– Climbing, Skiing
Jeff Diener– Outdoors
David Stubbs– Outdoors
Jonathan Selkowitz– Outdoors
Cody, WY
Bobby Model– Climbing
Northern, CA
Amy Kumler– Surfing, Travel
Dan Patitucci– Climbing
Bill Stevenson– Skiing
Corey Rich– Climbing
Desre Pickers– Kayak
Christian Pondella– Skiing, Climbing
Jeff Pflueger– Kayak
Chris Burkard– Kayak
Jerry Dodrill– Climbing
San Francisco, CA
Martin Sundberg– Windsurfing
John Dickey– Climbing
Val Atkinson– Fly Fishing
Rod McLean– Outdoors
Southern, CA
Steve Casimiro– Skiing, Adventure
Kevin Zacher– Snowboarding
Embry Rucker– Snowboarding
Danny Zapalac– Snowboarding
Art Brewer– Surfing
Jim Russi– Surfing
Tom Servais– Surfing
Robert Brown– Surfing
David Troyer– Surfing
J. Grant Brittain– Skateboard
Scott Soens– Surfing
Jack English– Surfing
C&J Turner Forte– Travel
Tom Carey– Surfing
Chris Straley– Surfing
Mike O’Meally– Skateboard
Scott Pommier– Skateboard
Jon Humphries– Skateboard
Atiba Jefferson– Skateboard
Salt Lake City, UT
Matthew Turley– Skiing
Scott Markewitz– Skiing
Will Wissman– Skiing
Andrew Burr– Climbing
Lee Cohen– Skiing
Tim Kemple– Climbing
Adam Barker– Skiing
Mike Tittel– Outdoors
Nathan Smith– Climbing
Moab, UT
Whit Richardson– Climbing
Boulder, UT
Ace Kvale– Mountaineering
Portland, OR
Mark Gamba– Outdoor
Ty Milford– South Pole
Didrik Johnck– Expeditions
Jeff Curtes– Snowboarding
Justin Bailie– Climbing
Bend, OR
Ben Moon– Climbing
Brian O’Keefe– Fly Fishing
Seattle, WA
Jock Bradley– Kayak
Aaron Huey– Climbing
David Samuel Robbins Adventure Travel
Steve Macaulay Adventure Travel
Colin Meagher Mtn. Bike
Boulder or Denver, CO
Lucas Gilman– Kayak
Topher Donahue– Climbing
Brooks Freehill– Outdoors
Keith Ladzinski– Climbing
Daniel H. Bailey– Outdoors
Cary Jobe– Outdoor
Jad Davenport– Outdoors
Dunbar Hardy– Kayak
Marc Piscotty– Skiing
Durango, CO
Kennan Harvey– Outdoors
Randy Barnes– Outdoors
Chris Giles– Bike
Aspen, CO
Gregg Adams– Outdoors
Tyler Stableford– Climbing
David Clifford– Climbing
brian bailey– Skiing, Outdoors
Peter McBride– Adventure Travel
Telluride, CO
Ken Redding– Outdoors
Doug Berry– Outdoors
Brett Schreckengost– Outdoors
Vail, CO
Scott Cramer– Outdoors
Chris O’Connell– Skiing
Santa Fe, NM
Michael Clark– Climbing
Jen Judge– Outdoors
Flagstaff, AZ
Geoff Gourley– Rafting
Kyle George– Rafting
Dawn Kish– Rafting
John Burcham– Climbing
Missoula, MT
Noah Clayton– Outdoors
Heath Korvola– Outdoors
Bozeman, MT
Kristoffer Erickson– Mountaineering
Tony Demin– Outdoor
Cameron Lawson– Climbing
Marchesi Photo– Fly Fishing
Lynn Donaldson– Adventure Travel
Coeur D’Alene/Sandpoint, ID
Woods Wheatcroft– Outdoors
Doug Marshall– Skiing
Kirk Mastin– Climbing
Boise, ID
Chris Butler– Outdoors
Glenn Oakley– Outdoors
San Antonio, TX
Holly Wilmeth– Adventure Travel
Minneapolis, MN
Layne Kennedy– Dog Sled
Per Breiehagen– Outdoors
Scott A. Schneider– Mtn. Bike
Newport, RI
Onne Van Der Wal– Sailing
Michael Eudenbach– Sailing
Sandy Nesbitt– Kiteboarding
Ashville, NC
Harrison Shull– Climbing
McNair Evans– Outdoor
Tampa, FL
Chris Brown– Climbing
Atlanta, GA
Andrew Kornylak– Climbing
Portland, ME
Briget Besaw– Environment
Dennis Welsh– Kayak, Outdoors
Nick Lavecchia– Surfing
Burlington, VT
Skye Chalmers– Outdoors
Justin Cash– Outdoors
Hanover, NH
Chris Milliman– Mtn. Bike
Joe Klementovich– Mtn. Bike
Boston, MA
Heather McGrath– Outdoors
New York, NY
Alex di Suvero– Adventure
Samantha Moranville– Mtn. Bike
Michael Turek– Mtn. Bike
Tommy Snapwater– Surfing
Anchorage, AK
Matt Hage– Mountaineering
Hawaii
Erik Aeder– Surfing
Kanoa Zimmerman– Surfing
Sean Davey– Surfing
Brian Bielmann– Surfing
Scott Aichner– Surfing
Vancouver, CAN
John Gibson– Mtn. Bike
Ilja Herb Photography– Skiing
Kevin Arnold– Outdoors
Kari Medig– Skiing
Blake Jorgenson– Skiing, Mtn. Bike
Stephen Wilde– Mtn. Bike
Sterling Lorence– Mtn. Bike
Ian Hylands– Mtn. Bike
Rich Wheater– Climbing
Dano Pendygrasse– Snowboard
Rossland/Nelson, CAN
Steve Ogle– Outdoors
Derek Frankowski– Mtn. Bike
Canmore, CAN
Andrew Querner– Climbing
Calgary, CAN
Mark Gallup– Snowboard
UK
Steve Razzetti– Adventure Travel
Ian Parnell– Climbing
Interlaken, Switzerland
Thomas Ulrich– Expedition, Mountaineering
Bali
Dustin Humphery– Surfing
Queensland, Australia
Tony Harrington– Surfing, Skiing
Ted Grambeau– Surfing
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Melvin Redeker– Mountaineering
Menno Boermans– Mountaineering
Tahiti
Tim McKenna– Surfing
Singapore
John Callahan– Surfing
Stockholm, Sweden
Christian Aslund– Skiing
Vincent Skoglund– Snowboard
Daniel Blom– Snowboard
Göteborg, Sweden
Fredrick Schenholm– Snowboard
Åre, Sweden
Mattias Fredriksson– Skiing
Johan Ståhlberg– Skiing, Mtn. Bike
Hamburg, Germany
Lars Schneider– Outdoors
Munich, Germany
Christian Brecheis– Snowboard
Daniel Sommer– Snowboard
Chamonix, France
Rene Robert– Climbing
Natalie Mayer– Outdoors
Martin Hartley– Expedition
Olivier Renck– Climbing
Linz, Austria
Hermann Erber– Climbing
Hong Kong
Matthieu Paley– Culture
Zaragoza, Spain
Mike Randolph– Outdoors
South Africa
Gary Perkins– Mtn. Bike
New Zealand
Joe Harrison– Skiing
27 Comments
Another sports photographer I like is Wadley.
http://wadleyphotography.com/
not sure if i saw trevor graves but he rocks
jonathan
jonathanbeller.com
No ski photographers from Seattle? Check out http://www.iancoble.com and http://www.chadcoleman.com
Vincent Skoglund from Sweden rocks:
http://www.vincentskoglund.com/
Gonzalo Manera from Madrid, Spain rocks too:
http://www.gonzalomanera.com/
If your looking for kiteboarding imagery check out Lance Koudele’s work out of Hood River Oregon. http://www.LanceKoudele.com
Mike Yoshida and myself also shoot snowsports in the Seattle area as well.
Enough adding, can’t we start taking some of the wack photographers off?
Scott Pommier is actually a Canadian living in Vancouver.
His motorcycle photos are amazing.
No one on snow with camera in New England? I guess the normal subzero winter weather with another minus 10 for wind chill puts a crimp on easy shooting and gear functioning. (We still ski better than those western powder pansies!)
I was a bit upset you missed out so many skateboard photogs in your original list. It’s good to see a few listed now :-).
not sure why heather mcgrath is on the list. no sports on her website
jonathan
jonathanbeller.com
If you’d like to check out who is making bigger moves in snowboarding photography, check the “exposure meter” that Transworld Business Magazine puts out…
http://business.transworld.net/?cid=recirc-matrix-snow
http://www.transworldsnowboarding.com/
Some that were list on this post don’t even shoot snowboarding adventure much or at all these days.
All good though…still pretty admirable photogs for their accomplishments.
-GG
Great List…. Thanks for sharing!!!
You forgot me! :)
http://www.mountainbikephotographer.com
Bryan Mitchell
I’m in Idaho as well.
Here’s a question (and a pet peeve of mine):
Why do photographers with domain names, i.e. myphotography.com, not use their domain names as their email address, i.e. mike@myphotography.com and instead use gmail, yahoo, hotmail, qwest, etc? You’ve got a flashy site and a domain name, but you fall short with the email address. Now a PE/AD has to remember your business name AND a different email address to get in touch with you.
Any PEs/ADs out there with any thoughts on this? Does it matter?
Rob,
Thanks for the CO linkage! Can’t wait to see who’s happening in old Boulderado.
This is an awesome list… we love that the first that are listed are from Jackson Hole – one of our favorite places on earth!
thanks for the link Rob. nice list.
justin
I’d love to see a list posted like this, but of Retouchers. For some reason, it seems very hard to locate quality retouchers. Would love to see it listed with specialty too, like “Beauty”, “Assemblage”, etc.
if your taking recommendations , NYC’s Brian Gaberman, hands down one of the best skateboard photographers around, not on the list. The ny list is short and trite.
Uh… can i add myself to your mix?
I am a recent transplant. A Colombian photographer now living in Colorado.
http://www.claudialopezphotography.com
Coffee, rainy morning and your Blog… perfect combination (at the moment, at least!)…
clo
I humbly throw my name into the mix, tintype athletes and more:
http://www.robertbenson.com
Glad to see that I made the list! I’m actually relocating to Anchorage, Alaska for awhile beginning this fall.
I just stumbled across your site, Rob, and I’ve enjoyed reading so far. Even added a link to it on my own blog.
Hey Rob – I’ve just been catching up on – and really enjoying – your blog after being overseas shooting for a few months. But woe, the price one pays for being away so long, looks like I missed the party here. In my humble (or not so) opinion you’ve left off two of the best climbing photographers in the business:
Myself ;-)
http://www.onsight.com.au/
And Greg Epperson
http://www.gregepperson.com/
If I can add myself to the comments at least:
Scott Dickerson, Homer, Alaska – Outdoors (especially surfing AK)
Impressive list, thanks for sharing.
Just wanted to throw in Nathan Welton Photo to the mix. Climbing, skiing, and underwater images. http://www.nathanweltonphoto.com.
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