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Alternative Yoga

blakejorgenson — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 19:55:04 +0000

Julia McCabe asked me for a more “edgy” look to the standard pastel color world of Lululemon so we came up with this particular style to appeal to a bit of a different market. Thanks to Dana, Kevin, and Randy at the shop for help in this quick and super fun shoot.

Basscoast Project Music Festival July 2010

blakejorgenson — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 19:54:06 +0000

Basscoast went off with a huge bang this past weekend in the Squamish valley. Awesome weather, music, and people collaborated for this festivals second year. No shortage of interesting things happening to take photos of that’s for sure. Usually its about making things look better than they really are and in this case, it was more “where do I start?” What is going to be the most awesome thing out of all this awesomeness that’s going to get me started? Thanks to everybody for contributing to such a good time. Extra special thanks to the Basscoast girls for all their hard work. To view a bigger gallery of images click on http://www.blakejorgenson.com/files/webgalleries/basscoast/index.html

Matchstick in Alyeska, AK May 2010

blakejorgenson — Mon, 31 May 2010 19:56:32 +0000

Officially wrap up of the season. The longest and hardest ever. Final shoot was in Alaska at Alyeska resort with Matchstick productions for a huge jump session. Bobby Brown, Russ Henshaw, Gus Kenworthy, and Colby West threw down some insane flips and spins with an unbelievable backdrop. One of the best sessions ever…. Thanks to everybody that helped out along the way and see you all next winter!

Asymbol Exhibit

blakejorgenson — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 19:52:37 +0000

On April 21st at the Telus World Ski and Snowboard Festival, The Blake Jorgenson Gallery hosted the Asymbol exhibit grand opening, the new snowsports art project founded by Travis Rice and Mike Parillo. With works by Jamie Lynn, Tim Zimmerman, Danny Zapalac, Parillo and other prominent artists of the snowsports community, the show gave festival goers an opportunity to view some of the incredible artwork coming out of the action sports world. Located at Whistler’s Blake Jorgenson Gallery, the Asymbol opening was arguably the most popular party the gallery has ever seen with art fans and professional athletes packing the place, even spilling into the lobby of the Westin Resort. Based out of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Asymbol Gallery “exists to pay tribute to the creative workhorses who have inspired us by making their imagery available to the world. We specialize in iconic, unforgettable images from the snow, surf, and skate worlds that speak to our hearts, open windows into a deeper experience, dare us to dream, and keep us coming back for more. Our mission is to connect creators with appreciators, to tell the stories behind the images on display, and to make it possible for anyone to attain a high-quality, large-format, limited-edition print of those pieces that move you most.”

Asymbol exhibit grand opening at Blake Jorgenson Gallery from Origin Design + Communications on Vimeo.

Red Bull Cold Rush at Retallack Mar 2010

blakejorgenson — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 19:57:49 +0000

Red Bull Cold Rush Mar 2010
High flying action at Retallack Powder Cats this year with some good weather, great snow, and an awesome experience yet again had by all. A truly unique contest concept that really brings out the positive energy and camaraderie of everybody involved. Great skiing by everybody with little Sean… Pettit bring home the win. Click on the photos below for a preview or to see the full we gallery click on this link:

http://www.blakejorgenson.com/files/webgalleries/coldrush/index.html

Matchstick in Bralorne BC Mar/Apr 2010

blakejorgenson — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 19:57:28 +0000

Matchstick in Bralorne!! Another all time trip in the magical land of Bralorne! Mark Abma, Sean Pettit, Eric Hjorleifson, James Heim, and Rory Bushfield threw down some great action. Thanks to Murray Wais, Nate Nash, Guillaume Tessier, from MSP and the rest of our crew Jason, Jake, Jen, Free, and Kirk! To view some picks click on the photos below or for the full web gallery click on this link:

http://www.blakejorgenson.com/files/webgalleries/bralorne03/index.html

Olympics and Paralympics Whistler BC Feb/Mar 2010

blakejorgenson — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:57:58 +0000

Olympics went off here in Vancouver/Whistler and everybody had the time of their life enjoying these events in the greatest place on earth. A marathon photo shoot of 20 days in a row for the Olympics and then another 4 in a row right after for the Paralympics. Here is a web gallery of images that will appear in the VANOC Commemorative book that I worked on here in Whistler. Should be out for sale in a few weeks. Already an international best seller!! To view click: Olympic Gallery

The Paralympics turned out to be one of the most inspiring things I have ever seen. A real unique and awesome experience to photograph. Check out the link below. These photos will also appear in the Commemorative Olympic book coming out in June. Paralympic Gallery

X Games Aspen CO Jan 2010

blakejorgenson — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 20:00:48 +0000

X-Games went off this year. Really impressive stuff in all sports. Rossignol and Dynastar sent me down hoping for a win and they got it. Sickest pipe run of all time by Kevin Rolland. Along with Xavier Bertoni bringing in the silver. The bar always seems to get raised every year somehow in mens halfpipe.

Rossignol/Dynastar Team shoot Jan 2010

blakejorgenson — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:56:51 +0000

Its that time again for the return to the Kootenays for this years team shoot. This time bringing the Dynastar team as well to create a huge cluster in this two week shoot. Chickens with their heads cut off include Matty Richard, Lynsey Dyer, Dan Treadway, Mike Hopkins, Kye Petersen, and Claudia Bouvier on the Rossi side, along with Erik Roner, Rachael Burks, Tanner Rainville, and Duncan Adams on Dynastar. Rounding out the cluster was the boys from Freeride entertainment, Josh Berman from Level one, Brian Ralph taking additional photos, and Jason newell with his sidekick Matt Ream to wrangle. We started off with an all girls shoot at Snowwater lodge with some great snow and always fun hospitality from Pat and Maria, Then to Revelstoke mountain resort for some onhill shooting which turned into more shredding, then some sledding up on Boulder mountain in Revy. Rounding out the trip was a few days at Valhalla powder cats and then back to Snowater for a few days of heli and some more shredding…I mean shooting.

Rossignol Seven Artistic Sins Launch Whistler 2009

blakejorgenson — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:53:34 +0000

The unveiling of ROSSIGNOL’S 2009 / 2010 SAS collection was kicked off in Whistler on Jan 17th at Blake Jorgenson’s Gallery. The event was attended by a star studded cast of athletes, artists, press and of course, the uber cool whis core community. They came from far and wide to see, for the first time, the newest collection created for the Seven Artistic Sins project. With artists like Steve Caballero, Andy Howell, Caia Koopman, Mr. Jago, Andrew Pommier, Squindo & Will Barras bringing their insane sin based art to the table coupled with 7 of Rossignol’s most technologically advanced twin tips, the results were simply astounding.The SAS gallery will be on display @ Jorgenson’s gallery until the middle of February, if you happen to be in Whistler, go check it out. Click here to check out the SAS Launch video. The next stop on the SAS tour was Winter X games in Aspen, be sure to scroll all the way to the bottom of this message to scope out the images from WXG, the Jeeps are insane. The SAS collection was on display in, on and around the Jeep booth, which for the record, looked more like a Rossignol SAS booth and was perfectly located right at the base of the WXG superpipe. The crew at Jeep designed their booth around the SAS collection and they even went so far as to fully wrap 2 Rossi Wranglers, which could be the coolest vehicle wraps anyone has ever seen. The response was so overwhelming Jeep is making plans to take the booth and the SAS collection on tour. See you on the slopes!
-The Rossignol Team

SAS launch from rossignol on Vimeo.