Lately
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FirstBank Print Campaign with TDA Boulder and Image Brew
“We need to show a guy working in an air duct and a busy doctor in an office full of patients” — my friends at Image Brew and TDA Boulder had a request that got my wheels spinning as soon as I hung up the phone. The client for this…
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Portraits for X Games Real Ski
Recently I had the opportunity to photograph a series of portraits for ESPN’s X Games Real Ski event - which included a mix of professional skiers, filmmakers, and judges.
These athletes are based all over the world, and they were in Denver for the filming of an hour-long special that aired…
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Ram Trucks
This fall I joined the folks at Motive to photograph three individuals who celebrate the ‘Farmer In All Of Us’ for Ram Trucks
We met an 18 year old farmer taking over her 200 year old family farm in Kentucky, a recent Cornell grad who farms in Upstate New York, and a rancher in Wyoming who…
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Dave Mackey for The Red Bulletin
When Red Bull reached out to me about photographing a feature on Ultrarunner Dave Mackey for their magazine, The Red Bulletin, I couldn’t believe the story I was being asked to photograph. The feature would be included in the magazine’s first ‘Heroes Of The Year’ issue and I quickly realized why
Dave Mackey is no stranger to the sport…
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Great Escape Colorado for Lonely Planet
If you’re in the UK check out the November issue of Lonely Planet magazine for a feature I photographed throughout Colorado
Earlier this summer I joined writer Alex Howard for an epic week-long journey through Colorado, including stops in Denver, Telluride, Durango, and Cortez.
From curry cauliflower and tequila shots in Denver, to…
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Roads To Ride for Soigneur Cycling Journal
Soigneur Cycling Journal reached out recently to feature some images from my Front Range photo series, as part of their Roads To Ride feature in the July 2018 issue
The rides that Soigneur has featured range from moderate to difficult, including the ride up Pike’s Peak, which means a 19 mile climb that ends at over…
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DESCENDENTS in Boulder
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DESCENDENTS live. No security, all fun. Photographed at Boulder Theater - 6/8/18.
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North Podcast - Mike Giant Interview
On this episode of North, I interview illustrator + artist Mike Giant.
We discuss a pretty wide range of topics, from the origins of house music, to the importance of practicing your craft everyday and seeking inspiration from a broad range of material.
Some of Mike’s clients include Vans, Scion,…
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This Is North
One of my goals for 2018 was to start a podcast interviewing other creatives about how to navigate a career based in creativity.In the past I’ve had some great, candid conversations with fellow photographers, athletes, and musicians. I wanted to start getting some of the advice I’ve heard out there for…
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World Photography Organisation Interview
World Photography Organisation recently interviewed me about The Fellowship – a feature photographed for Powder Magazine about the National Brotherhood of Skiers >>> read the interview by clicking here
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The Fence 2017
Honored to share the news that my feature ‘The Fellowship’, photographed for Powder Magazine about the National Brotherhood of Skiers, has been selected for United Photo Industries’ THE FENCE 2017 as part of the Colorado Regional Showcase.
THE FENCE is a large-scale traveling photography exhibition reaching over 4 million visitors annually…
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Thanks for the views Portland
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Prints For Good
If you’re digging these prints of Parker White and Dash Longe, they’ll be available for auction (among others) at the Art & Action High Fives Foundation Fundraiser, happening at Evo Denver on Friday June 2nd, from 7 - 10pm
See you there -
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Parker White
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Dash Longe
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American Photography 33 Archive
It’s an honor to say that an image of mine was chosen to be added to the American Photography Archive this year; a portrait from a feature photographed for Powder about the National Brotherhood of Skiers. Winning images are first nominated by a jury and then must receive multiple votes to be chosen. With this…
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How to photograph an incredibly talented trumpeter
Recently I had the opportunity to photograph an incredibly talented trumpeter by the name of Spencer Ludwig.
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You’ve definitely heard his song ’Diggy’ in all of the Target commercials lately, and he’s currently touring throughout North America kicking out the jams.
After some emailing back and forth we decided that the best…
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Boa Rebrand
Beginning in November I embarked on a 12 day shoot over a two month period for Boa Technology, in locations all over the West coast from Mammoth Mountain to outer Seattle and the hills above Laguna Beach. Our goal was to capture a large mix of photo and video assets…
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The Platte for This Is Fly
Sometimes it’s not about where you can go but what you can find where you already are. For our 6th feature for This Is Fly, I joined writer Mark Rauschenberger and pro skier Ahmet Dadali on bikes with fishing rods in hand, to shoot a story based on fishing in the heart of Denver along the Platte…
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DESCENDENTS Bill Stevenson for Modern Drummer
One of my favorite shoots from my ongoing personal project called Work Space (a photo series of cool people doing cool work in cool spaces), was getting to photograph drummer/producer Bill Stevenson at his studio where he records and produces albums for a huge roster of bands including his own, DESCENDENTS. Modern Drummer magazine ran an…
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Thanks to the Art Directors Club Denver!
Thanks to the Art Directors Club Denver for Friday night’s party!
Pleased to say that I was awarded Top Honors in the Photography category for Night Moves, while also getting a nomination for Road Trip
More info about the show at chipkalback.com/blog/art-directors-club-denver-annual-show
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Detroit Bikes for School
At the start of fall I was contacted by Boulder-based ad agency School to work together in creating assets for Detroit Bikes, a company whose mission is to encourage cycling by making an accessible, enjoyable bicycle while continuing Detroit’s legacy of quality manufacturing and design
The idea for the images were that they had to convey…
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National Brotherhood of Skiers for Powder
Last spring Powder’s Director of Photography came to me with the opportunity to shoot a portrait heavy feature in Lake Tahoe. The magazine wanted to do a feature on the National Brotherhood of Skiers, an all African-American organization comprised of various ski clubs from around the U.S. which got it’s start in 1973.
The goal of the National…
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The Art Directors Club of Denver Annual Show
The Art Directors Club of Denver has been in existence since 1955, with an annual juried competition held each year to showcase the best of Denver’s ad agencies and creatives.
After 20 international judges made their picks for this year’s show, I’m pleased to share that both my entries have…
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Union Station for Legwork Studio
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Recently I had the chance to work with Legwork Studio here in Denver for a shoot profiling the Union Station neighborhood. Legwork produces animation/interactive work for a range of brands and agencies, and after being a fan of theirs for a few years now it was awesome to finally get to work together on a project.
The goal…
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Stand Up Paddle Boarding for 5280
Earlier in the summer 5280 reached out to me about shooting some standup paddle boarding (SUP!) somewhere within Colorado. The magazine’s Photo Editor needed an opening image for the Adventure section of their July issue and it had to feel like it was shot on a classically hot Colorado summer evening, despite the cooler weather and rain we were getting at the time of the shoot
After…
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Millencolin at Summit Music Hall
6/3/16 - Denver, CO
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