Ralph Backstrom

Ralph Backstrom

Pacifc Crest COffee / Truckee ROundhouse Article for Tahoe Quarterly, with MIchael Okimoto

Eketie

Eketie

Head Guide, the Villages at Kiritimati

Viewing the Ocean Entry, Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park

Viewing the Ocean Entry, Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park

November 2016

Gene Welch / Truckee Roundhouse

Gene Welch / Truckee Roundhouse

Cody Townsend / Arcade Belts

Cody Townsend / Arcade Belts

with GP Martin

Desert Fishing

Desert Fishing

for Arcade with GP Martin

Uncle Timmy Catiel

Uncle Timmy Catiel

for Hawai`i Magazine

Tutue Lei Kanipae Kaopuiki

Tutue Lei Kanipae Kaopuiki

for Hawai`i Magazine

Sulfur Miner, Ijen Volcano

Sulfur Miner, Ijen Volcano

Indonesia

Justin Self / Fusion Metal Crafters

Justin Self / Fusion Metal Crafters

Greg Bucheister

Greg Bucheister

with Mike Okimoto

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Ralph Backstrom

Viewing the Ocean Entry, Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park

Gene Welch / Truckee Roundhouse

Cody Townsend / Arcade Belts

Uncle Timmy Catiel

Tutue Lei Kanipae Kaopuiki

Sulfur Miner, Ijen Volcano

Justin Self / Fusion Metal Crafters

Greg Bucheister

INSTAGRAM

Scouting locations earlier tonight under a stormy sunset on the Jungo Road with @rachidphoto for this weeks landscape astrophotography courses taught by each of us at @shootingthewest. The workshop/symposium starts tomorrow, hope to see you there! #iPhone #lightroomcc #winnemucca #nevada #mining #dontfencemein

Two views of the Kamokuna ocean entry of the 51g lava flow in Puna, Hawai’i, taken in late November 2016. I hope everyone’s having a fabulous Sunday morning wherever you may be. #hawaii #lava #oceanentry #nightphotography #volcano

Stormy gloomy days like today In Truckee always make me think of the massive windstorms that sometimes precede huge snowstorms. Today’s event wasn’t nearly windy enough to kick up surfable waves on the lake, but it’s still fun to reminisce. Here’s a few of my favorite Tahoe surfing frames from the last few years. #surftahoe #surfing #surf #lakewaves #freshwater #tahoe #cold #blue #gnarly #beatitkook

Went for a nice walk in the woods this morning up on Mt. Rose during the brief break between rainstorms, and found some surprisingly good snow. #iphone #skiing #powder #hotpowisstillpow #nevada #mtrose

There are still a few spots left for my night photography class at @bodiestatehistoricpark Sunday evening June 23rd. New for this year, the course fee of $795 includes a room at the fantastic @bridgeportinn, with an image review and post processing session on Monday morning. Join me and @mkokimoto for a fun night under the stars in historic Bodie Ghost town, with a portion of the fees /permit benefiting the @bodiefoundation. More details and link in bio. #nightphotography #milkyway #astrophotography #night #photographyworkshop

After much careful deliberation I have decided to no longer accept monetary payment for my photographs. Instead I will only be accepting “photo credit.” I talked to the folks at @bankofamerica, @nikonusa, @canonusa , as well as my office landlord, and they are all on board too and ready to accept credits for gear/rent/etc! The industry shift we have all been waiting for STARTS NOW! Need some cool shots from inside of a glacier? How about a portrait of a miner from inside of an Indonesian volcano? Hot lava action from Hawai’i? Evidence of global warming from the front lines in Iceland? I’m your man - all you have to do to use my photographs is tell your friends I took them, via my new website (launching soon) - www.noyoucantusemyphotosforfree.com. Who else is with me? JOIN THE REVOLUTION! @gbradlewis @courtleve @tjbalon #doingitforthegram #photography #photocredit #firstdayofapril

Congrats to all of the folks at the @shanemcconkeyfoundation for the final Pain McShlonkey classic and gala! Yesterday and last night were so much fun. You guys and gals are amazing folks and have done such wonderful things for our community over the nine years you put on the event. Thanks Shane, we miss you! #shanemcconkey #philanthropy #pms2003

While I was out of town, my frequent commercial photography associate and partner @mkokimoto told me that he entered some of our images, shot for @travelnevada, and the @truckeeroundhouse, in the @aaf_reno awards. Turns out that was a good idea cause both sets won Gold Addy awards. Fired up! The Travel Nevada cover was a team effort, with not only myself and Mike, but also with @sydneymmartinez @susanmowers @brendanebesky and of course @tahoe_wild braving the waters of @nvstateparks Sand Harbor with Vinnie! This was a fun one to work on to conceive, create, and finish the image for a cover wrap. // The Roundhouse story was truly close to my heart, as a founding Board member of the makerspace, I was delighted to have the opportunity to work with Mike’s gaffing wizardry to create some compelling images to accompany an article I wrote about it for @tahoequarterly Arts & Culture section in the winter issue with excellent editing by @sylaswright and @annajodingman . Good advertising photography doesn’t take place in a vacuum - so sincerely, thanks everyone for helping and reading! #advertising #commercialphotography #nevada #magazine #tahoe #laketahoe #sandharbor #summer #summervibes☀️ #makerspace #makersmovement #visittruckee #truckee #truckeelife #create