Summer is over. Waaaaaay over. No excuses for the long gap since my last post. Fall is in full force. Winter is starting to throw it's weight around. Hopefully it will be a whizz banger of a season.

Here's a few things that have happened lately just to get this ball rolling:

I've been posting a lot of stuff on instagram which is part of the reason the blog has suffered. Poor little blog. Boo fucking hoo. Anyway, follow me for lots of new photos: @colinadair

Next up is the DC Snowboarding movie MUST BE NICE which was released last month. Check it out on iTunes. Its a good time. There is also a interview with me on PUSH.ca and some behind the scenes photos about making and shooting the movie last winter.

Another interview I did for Snowboarder Magazine is up on their site now. This is part of their Lens Crafters series and is more of a general overview about my photography, life and beard.

And last but certainly not least is the new issue or Later. mag is now out. It's another step forward in what will hopefully a long strange journey. It's available in shops and retailers across Canada as well as up and down both coasts of the US of A. A full list of where you can find it will be on the site anyday. It will also be available at most Chapters/Indigo stores starting next week. Or you can subscribe online and have it delivered to your door.

 

Well. It was quite a night as Vancouver played host to BrainFarm Digital Cinema and The Art of Flight. This movie definitely needs to be seen to be believed. I highly reccommend watching it on the big screen if you get a chance.

I wasn't able to get my hands on any copies of the book but I was assured one or two would be coming to my doorstep soon. Stay tuned.

And because I didn't take any photos at the premier here are a few more outtakes from my trip to Patagonia with BrainFarm last year:

The landscape photographers dream location.

 

 

 

On our way down to Patagonia we stopped in Punta Arenas for a few days. We showed up at this little ski hill to ride and get rid of our "plane legs". We walked into the rental shop and the kid in there was watching "That's It. That's All". He could not believe that Travis Rice and Mark Landvik were standing in his little shop. He kept looking at the TV and then looking at Travis. He really was almost speechless. We rode around the mountain and this local must have called his buddies because all of a sudden there were about 10 kids riding with us. They kept calling him "Traveeeece" and "Trice". It was a fun day. Here's a shot of Travis just soaking Mark in the old puddle spray trick.

 Lando spent a lot of time getting wet on this trip for some reason.

 

Travis caught some sea urchins and we made ceviche out of it later that night.

 

 Alejo waiting for the helicopter to come in for refueling.

 

 

 

 

 

The Director Curt Morgan with the ultra slow motion Phantom camera. The shots from this scene in the movie are amazing.

 

Our pilot who barely spoke english and seems to barely fit in the heli in this photo. The language barrier was a bit of an issue for Curt who needed to direct the pilot how and where to fly the heli while he was filming. You can see the camera mounted under the heli. Curt sits in the front seat with a control station and monitor to operate the camera.

 

Curt Morgan.

 

Travis Rice.

 

Alejo.

 

Star gazing and sweet berry wine go hand in hand.

 

That's it. That's all...............sorry couldn't resist.

 

In case you have been recently comatose or in the 8% of the world where Facebook and the internet don't exist then you know that the new BrainFarm Travis Rice movie, The Art of Flight, has been released. Hopefully you've seen a big screen HD version otherwise you are missing out. Well, actually, I wouldn' know cause I haven't seen it yet but that's what I'm told. I'm holding out for Wednesday's Vancouver premier where I will be front row with my 3D glasses and garbage bag of popcorn.

I was lucky enough to go on a trip with Travis, Mark Landvik and the BrainFarm crew to Southern Chile's Patagonia region almost one year ago to the day. Followers of this blog will have seen those posts. If not, go here.

Now a year later, the movie is out. There is also a very limited edition book that contains some of my photos from that trip to Chile. I haven't seen it yet but I'm sure it's awesome. I will have copies soon and if I get enough we'll be doing a giveaway for sure.

In honour of the anticipation of the movie and book and a good night out on Wednesday, here are some unseen outtakes from my trip to Chile with BrainFarm Cinema. Hopefully I'll have some photos from the premier night as well:

Look really close and you'll see Antarctica..........Ok, not actually but it was only about a 1000 kms away as the crow flies.

Travis with the Red, White and Blue.

 

Apparently there are a lot of these in the movie.

If you were following the original blog posts you would know that we had less than ideal snow conditions on this trip. On an off day we took the super charged Chilean military helicopter to the moon. This is director Curt Morgan after being told by the heli pilot that he couldn't bring any moon rocks home with him.

 

 This is Alejo, our Chilean logistics coordinator. He spends his summers guiding in Antarctica. He had so many stories and became the trip guru. You just never knew what he was going to say next.

 

This is Fan Fan (Stefan) our french ski guide. His home base is Chamonix so he knows how to get really gnarly.

 

 

Rice and Landvik charging to the next unknown, unexplored descent.

 

Alejo once again just because he was so fucking cool.............

Here is a great little video about a guy who just decided to go for it. Inspiration for anyone who has an idea or a dream they want to fulfill.

"I know it looks like I don't do much but it actually is quite a busy day."

Those are some wise words that I can really relate to.



I'm off to New Zealand on Sunday for two weeks to shoot the new DC Snowboards catalog so I'll try to post some interesting stuff...............

A few weeks ago I did a shoot with designer and creative director Daniel Curtis. He was putting together the art for a new album by Canadian band, Young Ones. His idea sounded great and I was into the concept and shoot idea which involved fireworks and the beach. There had been a few concepts we bounced back and forth prior to this including vintage motorcycles and naked girls but we settled on the fireworks concept. Dan procured some illegal fireworks from a shady dude in East Van and we shot under the cover of darkness in a secret location. We had a limited number of fireworks to use so when the first round of shots were not working as planned I started to sweat a little. Because we were using 'roman candles' it was particularly difficult to time the shutter with the burst of the fireworks which is really random and fast. In the end the 10 fps motordrive on my Canon 1d Mark IV saved the day. It was a good shoot and the final product looks great. Simple and clean but with a lot of visual impact. The band printed some copies on clear vinyl which I can't wait to get my hands on.

This is an unbelievably great video about a Canadian legend in snowboarding: Martin Gallant aka The GodFather. It really put a smile on my face. I spent some of my earlier years shooting and hanging out with Martin in Whistler and it was always entertaining and productive. There is some great vintage shred footage and some equally great interviews with Canada's best. Another quality video by Push.ca in their ongoing series. Respect!

This guy epitomizes the "Still Got It" philosophy. Shin Campos has lived snowboarding for the last 25 plus years and is still out there getting it done all winter long. He's become a good buddy of mine and this video is a really good look into his personality and his life.

I'll have more for you about the "Still Got It" philosophy over the summer and into the fall but just remember you heard it here first and keep your eyes peeled for news about our upcoming project.............

For now, enjoy this video from PUSH.ca on living legend Shin Campos!

April is almost gone. It was a very busy one for me with a lot of really good days up in the Whistler backcountry under sunny skies. The silence of the landscape up there directly influencing the silence of this blog over the last several weeks.

Well this post has nothing to do with silence or snowboarding but it does have a sunny side to it. There's little project I have been wanting to post for a long time. Back in July 2010, during the dog days of summer, a local band named SUN WIZARD was recording an album at Mushroom Studios in Vancouver. I had the opportunity to get in the studio with them and shoot photos and video over the course of a few nights. It was an amazing experience to see how an album gets produced and to witness the creative process that takes place.

Last night in Vancouver Sun Wizard had the album release party for this album which is called "Positively 4th Street". Now that the album has been released I can present to you a slideshow of the photos I took during the recording sessions with the song "Buildings" from the new record. It's a great song which is adequately long to let me show a good stack of the photos I took. I encourage you to check out the band and the new album.

The latest issue of KNOWMAG has hit the streets. I was commisioned to shoot a street style fashion portfolio back in June. These photos were shot over the course of one day in downtown Vancouver. Special thanks to stylist Tanus Lewis who put the looks together, hair and make up by Jenna Kuchera and all the models.

The first 8 shots are scans from the mag followed by some outtakes that didn't make the cut.

While doing some research for a shoot I'm currently working on I came across this absolute gem on Youtube. This is classic early Sesame Street! The Count meets Cookie Monster.

"Me eat!"
"No I will count dem"
"No me eat dem!"
"Count"
"Eat"
"Count"
"Eat eat!"
"Wait!"
"Wha?"

More details on this shoot later.........