Crew Feature #2: “Pete”

Pete the Urban Explorer.

Pete

Although to this date I have only been on a few explorations with Pete, he is by far one of the most advanced peeps I have ever been on expedition with.

Pete’s love is first with urban exploring, and then photography follows. The result is a more pure photo documentation approach. He captures all the features and documents his expedition with a straight forward gritty approach.

This character is my go to guy. Whenever I have a truly difficult or dark and dirty exploration coming up, I get in contact with him. I know I can count on him to have my back. Not only that, Pete even snaps a few shots of me exploring some of the places. Photos which will be fantastic to include within my book publication to help the viewers understand my work.

You can check out Pete’s photos of the Genetics Lab we explored here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ffreshness/sets/72157620294623127/

Cheers to terrifying explorations.

Crew Feature: “Eliot Wright”

Eliot on exploration inside the Rubber Factor.

Eliot Wright

Eliot is a great friend of mine, and my mentor in the world of photography. In my early days of photography he answered many of my questions and helped me along the way with the technical questions I encountered. It was normal for him to spend hours in the chemical darkroom perfecting his black and white prints, and I was always grateful to spend some time in there with him. To this day, I still admire his pursuit of the arts.

Eliot in his home darkroom.

Eliot was my foil character on the beginnings of this entire project, and he helped push me into shooting with an end goal in mind. Even though he only accompanied me on a few expeditions, he is by far the most important person in the success of this project.

To close this entry, here is a photo from over a year and a half ago when myself and Eliot snowshoed to the top of the southside hills to shoot photos of the sunrise.

Eliot on top of the Southside Hills. January 31, 2008.

Eliot Wright, is most definitely living the photographic life.

Cheers to good times.

The Crew “Feature”

With regards to my crew:

This book would not have been possible without the help of many people.

Most of my excursions and explorations involved teaming up with others. Sometimes it was as simple as a light-hearted adventure during the morning hours, but other times it was an extremely co-ordinated nighttime infiltration with lights and flashes. Each place I visited came with it’s own set of guidelines and challenges to overcome.

The first feature will be Eliot Wright. This will probably be the longest installment of the features.

Look forward to profiles on each of my fantastic crew!