Corey Rich Productions

Access Fund - Print Ad

As you likely know by now, climbing is very important to me, both in my career and my free time. I will always be the first guy in the room to stand up and offer my time, resources or images to help protect access to our climbing areas.

I shot the image above of my dear friend Sabina Allemann at one of my favorite climbing areas in Tahoe, Eagle Lake Buttress. Luckily, these signs don’t actually exist here, but were added to make a point, to show what could happen if we don’t make our voice heard. If you’re a climber, but not yet a member of the Access Fund, please join today.

Adobe - Pop-Up Shop Presentation

This week marks the opening of San Francisco’s newest and most exciting pop-up shop, Photoshop & You. Step into the infinite world of digital imaging. Drop by the Photoshop & You experience, open for two weeks, to explore new ways to be creative with your photos.

I will be on site Wednesday evening from 5-7 pm to present Down & Dirty, Documenting Adventure – a tour through my career and around the globe via inspiring stories, images and video. Learn not only how to take better images, but also, how to dig deeper and find your passion. Check out the schedule for the full line up of events throughout the two week life of the shop. Sign up soon! Admission is free but seats are limited.

Chamonix Photo School & Film Festival

This August, I will be traveling to France with Scott Willson from The North Face to lead the first edition of the Chamonix Adventure Photo School, in conjunction with the annual Chamonix Adventure Film Festival. I will share many tricks of the trade, as well as the philosophies and methodologies I have developed over the years, while Scott brings one of the industry's finest eyes for adventure imagery. Having spent eight years in the Patagonia photo department before moving on to his current seat as Photo/Video/New Media Director at The North Face, he has seen it all. After having shot many assignments for Scott, I'm excited for another opportunity to work with him, side by side in France. Join us, along with a crew of highly trained mountain guides, in one of the planet's true mountain meccas.

I truly enjoy these opportunities to teach and share with other photographers. As I watch them grow and see the excitement on their faces, it renews my passion and forces me to take a good look at what I'm doing as a visual storyteller.

Visit the Photo School site for complete details, but act fast. This event is limited to15 students and seats are going fast! If a trip to France isn't in the cards for you right now, You can catch us in Jackson Hole, WY in September, where Scott and I will be teaching at the Summit Series Adventure Photography Workshop. Check back here soon for more details.

(L) A cold night camping on Mont Blanc (C) Corey Rich on Ice
(R) Brittany Griffith jamming cracks beneath Aiquille du Midi in Chamonix

Vail Resorts - Epic Pass

Summer may have just begun, but it's never too soon to start planning for winter. (Yet, here we are, 2 days after the 4th of July and there's still skiable snow from last season!)

I savor every moment during the warmer months in Tahoe, taking advantage of any possible opportunity to climb or jump on my bike. Though, seeing images like this from last year's heli shoot at Heavenly helps me remember, every season here is amazing!

Polartec® - Layer Up™ Video

Aurora Novus was tasked by Polartec®, a leading manufacturer of performance fabrics, to capture the Polartec® line in use by real athletes in harsh, outdoor environments. Polartec®, the only fabric company to offer a complete layering system (base, insulation and protection), wanted a new visual tool to show how the layering system works.

Given my history in the adventure world and my passion for telling stories in sub-zero temperatures, I got the call. I immediately dove into building the concept with the team at Aurora Novus and my longtime friend and collaborator, Josh Lowell. Having been given an enormous amount of creative freedom by both Polartec® and Aurora Novus, Josh and I  began storyboarding and defining the selective color effect, providing a modern and graphic look to highlight the product. With a plan of attack and several duffle bags of wardrobe, we were on our way. I joined Josh and his brother, Brett Lowell, to capture the rock climbing sequences of our dear friend and world-class climber Tommy Caldwell on El Capitan. Then, I continued on my own to shoot running in the Marin Headlands in San Francisco, as well as ice climbing and snowshoeing in the Sierras. The bulk of the skiing content was shot by Rex Lint, with additional footage by Greg Von Doersten and Trevor Clark, all three, Aurora contributors. I rounded out the skiing footage with some pick-ups shot in Tahoe. Once we stepped out of the elements and into the edit room, all of the planning and hard work in the field paid off and the Polartec® Layer Up™ story was born.

Visit Corey Rich Photography or Polartec® for the complete video.