Favorite Landscape and Lifestyle Photos from 2007
Ξ January 20th, 2008 | → | ∇ Landscape, Lifestyle, People, Ramblings, Climbing, Mountain Adventure, Fun Stuff, Mountain, Friends, Favorites |
This past year has been amazing. Another wonderfully growing year of learning, working hard, being creative, and exploring possibilities.
And as always I cherish my time in the mountains. Even though I worked more this past year than I ever have putting tons of energy into my business and projects, I still found some time to be in the mountains. This time is so special to me and I am so blessed to have such wonderful friends to share these experiences with.
I want to share some of my favorite shots and adventures with you. These will be in order of when I took them so we can see the progression of the year. It has been another amazing year of living and these are some of my highlights. If you have any favorites please leave a comment, I love hearing from you. Hope you Enjoy!
This is my good friend Chris Sharma. He was in town filming for his movie King Lines. Hard to believe it but this was in January up at the Buttermilks. Chris is amazing and is one of the world’s best climbers, not to mention one of the nicest people you’ll ever meet.
This was taken in March at a new favorite local spot. “Red Hill” is about a 3 minute drive from my house and is this really cool little hill (but just big enough) that puts you elevated right in the center of the Owens Valley, one of the deepest Valleys in North America.
This is probably my favorite picture from the year and was taken from Red Hill. I’m probably biased because it looks right down on my neighborhood, my home. I’m just in awe that I get to live here. Dreams do come true!
This was a really cool view I found of Vernal Falls in Yosemite when I climbed over the railing and explored out a little closer to the edge and climbed onto this ledge. It looked right out over the dropping waterfall. Incredible!
This is Sean Jones on the grandest route of his life, “Growing Up” on Half Dome. Sean and I have worked together almost exclusively through the last 7 years capturing images of him on his collection of new routes throughout Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada, and this one got us our First Cover. He is a visionary rock climber and has explored and pioneered new climbing routes in Yosemite and throughout the Sierra Nevada, a world mecca for rock climbing. I’m building Sean a website as we speak so when that goes live in the next few weeks I’ll let you know. You can see more of “Growing Up” HERE.
This is my brotha Ryan chillin in Tuolumne Meadows. Nice spot to kick back.
The ever gorgeous Tuolumne Meadows, one of my favorite places on earth.
This next series is when Ryan and I went out and climbed the north ridge of North Peak and then the north Ridge of Mt Conness in this really cool and long mountain linkup. You can see more HERE.
We climbed straight up the incredible arete on the left hand skyline as the final push to the summit. It was soooo exposed and exhilarating. What a beautiful line!!
Mid summer Sean Jones and I went back to Half Dome when he did his final push to climb his new route “Growing Up” and we got these amazing shots up on the towering 1200 ft headwall thats 1000 feet off the deck. Wow!! You can see more HERE.
Another day at my local Red Hill.
In early September my friends Ryan, Zack, and I went out and climbed an amazing mountain called Bear Creek Spire. This is a really famous peak right in the heart of the Sierra up Rock Creek and we had an incredible day! You can see more HERE.
A few weeks later my friend Lisa and I went and climbed on Mt Humphreys, the towering peak over Bishop. I can see this peak from my yard. You can see more HERE.
A few weeks later Lisa and I went out again up to Mt Emerson. Its incredible to live somewhere where you can just go out around home and be in world class mountain scenery and terrain. I LOVE living where I live here in Bishop, California. You can see more HERE.
A couple days after Emerson I went on a really long hike with my dear friend Kevin Maddrey, a very talented artist and vagabond. We hiked deep into a remote area of the Yosemite high country to a nature art piece Kevin had done earlier in the summer. This area was totally insane it was so beautiful and there wasn’t a soul in sight. You can see more HERE.
My beloved Mono Lake at dusk.
I spent a very reflective Thanksgiving in Tuolumne and Yosemite this year so it was fitting to come across this beautiful scene at sunset. You can see more HERE.
My friend Ryan and I got to go on a hike into the High Sierra all the way in December this year. It was right before the big snows came and was such a treat to be in the high country this time of year. You can see more HERE.
And to finish out here’s a classic Bishop winter sunrise. Its so beautiful here! You can see more HERE.
Hope you’re enjoyed these photos and I hope this New Year brings you much happiness.
on January 21st, 2008 at 6:57 am
shawn these are seriously taking my breath away. you are SO gifted, and it makes my heart so happy to know that you appreciate the gorgeous beauty of the earth.
and by the way, im going to keep bugging you to make a book until you make one, so i can have it on my coffee table and show everyone. you are SO AWESOME!
on January 21st, 2008 at 11:37 am
Ok Shawn~ every time I see your work- I take a little mini vacation in my mind. Your images are just awesome! Thanks for posting these. I also wanted to say- I still LOVE your logo- totally awesome!
on January 22nd, 2008 at 6:32 am
wow! that was so amazing! you are really talented and i loved looking at al of the pics. thanks for sharing them! so amazing!
on January 22nd, 2008 at 9:07 pm
Ha ha, so much what Tawnya said! Well put Tawnya!
Dude, you are so much living in my dream!
Phenomenal work bud! Phenomenal! :clap:
Lets do a Death Valley shoot in March at WPPI, maybe we could get Sofie’s Paul involved too?
Bravo Shawn!
on January 26th, 2008 at 1:10 pm
Wow! Wonderful photographs here. Hey Shawn, would you be coming by Georgia anytime this year? I used to go rock climbing back in the day and know a few spots around the area to go.
Look us up if you come to the area. See you at WPPI!
- Spencer Clark
on January 26th, 2008 at 3:28 pm
WOW!!!! Love all of your images! They are beautiful, my most fav. is the first with the climber just in the right spot with the sky! AMAZING!
on January 27th, 2008 at 7:59 pm
Truly stunning. I’m blown away.
on January 28th, 2008 at 8:53 pm
Shawn,
Your work is always so inspiring. I hope to get a chance to visit with you soon.
~wj
on January 29th, 2008 at 5:57 am
WOW!! These are amazing! I hope you are selling these - they would all make awesome wall prints!
on January 30th, 2008 at 10:55 am
OMG Shawn!
King Lines (movie) looks amazing! I was sitting on the edge of my chair with chills watching the trailer.
Joe and I are really enjoying our beginnings of rock climbing and seeing your photos is always SO inspiring in so many ways!
Your images are stunning. Your talent just takes my breath away.
Can’t wait to see you in Vegas!
on February 4th, 2008 at 7:28 am
Those are beautiful! So great you do work AND sports (I know it’s not a sport, it’s a way of life) you love and stay so inspired!!!!
on February 7th, 2008 at 6:30 pm
Wow, your landscape photos are absolutely breathtaking! The clarity, the colors, the lines - they all come together so beautifully. I love them
on February 18th, 2008 at 11:37 am
Those shots are AMAZING! I’m afraid of heights (or falling, rather) and I can’t even imagine going to some of the places you’ve photographed. I am deeply impressed!