I was talking with a friend recently at the Slade Welcome Center in the Red River Gorge, and while there I happened to glance across the rack of publications and maps. A note of red caught my eye, and upon closer inspection, I noticed that it not only one of my photos, but I photo I captured of myself using a tripod from a tourism shoot I did back in April of 2023.
Read MoreAs a Kentucky-based outdoor and adventure photographer, I've spent countless days capturing the stunning outdoor beauty of the Red River Gorge. But nothing prepared me for the extraordinary experience of photographing the northern lights right here in Kentucky. Known more for its breathtaking cliffs and lush forests, the gorge is the last place I expected to witness such a rare celestial display.
Read MoreLiving in Kentucky and working as a photographer has been a dream come true for me. Nestled in the heart of the Red River Gorge, I’ve had the incredible opportunity to combine my passion for photography with the stunning landscapes and activities that this area has to offer. Recently, I was floored when I spotted my photography featured on billboards around the gorge, promoting local cabin rentals.
Read MoreThe Appalachians have long been known for coal. But a shift is taking place as solar panels begin to dot the landscape.
I was asked to take journalistic/documentary style images to complement this article written by The Nature Conservancy. Check out the article here on TNC’s website.
Read MoreThe quality of my photography has developed so much that I’ve been getting asked to shoot more commercial projects than ever before. The fine folks at. ShelbyKY Tourism reached out during the summer of 2023 and I was able to make a winning proposal to take on a shoot for them to create a series of refreshed images from a several of their key tourist attractions.
Read MoreKentucky has many small but vibrant communities, from quaint villages tucked deep into the hollers of Eastern Kentucky, all the way to more well-known destinations like Georgetown and Bowling Green. I was fortunate to be contracted to film short tourism videos in several different communities this past year, and below are a few of the final resulting videos!
Read MoreA busy fall season wouldn’t be complete without capturing some of the colors of the changing seasons! A 5-day whirlwind tour saw our small crew running all over Kentucky tourist destinations to film and photograph whatever fall colors we could find. Here’s a brief recap of our shoot, along with a few sample shots from each day.
Read MoreThis fall we were contacted by a large cabin rental company in Kentucky’s Red River Gorge. The goal: produce an updated, compelling video ad for their cabin rentals that also included some of the local tourism activities in the piece.
Read MoreHistorically, the Appalachian region has been known as “coal country,” so when The Nature Conservancy asked us to work on a Climate Change video series with them, we knew that our approach to storytelling would have to be a delicate one. In the end we created two compelling videos that are entirely comprised of Kentucky voices, farmers and business owners, who share real world stories of how they perceive climate change and its impact onto them.
Read MoreThe summer of 2021 kept me busy in back home in Kentucky, filming a series of three tourism videos for Bowling Green, Berea, and Frankfort.
Read MoreEarly in 2020, we were contacted to help produce an exciting, high quality short film to highlight the Red River Gorge Ultra, a 50k along the Rough Trail, to use for marketing this and other future races hosted by this particular company. After a year of event cancellations pushed this back, we finally were able to create this awesome promotional film in December of 2021.
Read MoreSpring-summer of 2021 has exploded with film and photo projects, and one of the more fun shoots I got to work on was this canoe race in the heart of the Red River Gorge.
Read MoreDuring the summer of 2019, I was asked to appear as the subject for not one, but two, different web series that served to promote Kentucky Tourism. These videos took me deep into a cave at Mammoth Cave National Park, and out to Chimney Top in the Red River Gorge.
Read MoreIce climbing in Kentucky?! This adventure documentary takes the audience for a bourbon-fueled ride deep into the bushy hollers of Appalachia with a crew of harmless misfits as they race to search out and climb new ice routes before they're gone, with a few surprises along the way.
Read MoreKentucky is really wet. And in 2018 many counties set records for rainfall. This, coupled with the terrain that includes large rock overhangs, can result in some spectacular waterfalls. Many of these are named and are popular hiker destinations, but most are off-trail. After a good rain, there are seemingly endless waterfalls hiding up every drainage, these are just a few that I’ve found.
Read MoreI was contacted by a team from Merrell and Camp4 Collective, who were looking for outdoor photographers to participate in a group photo project. The concept was simple: one photographer in each state would go out on an iconic trail and capture candid portraits of the hikers and landscapes, all on the same day. No models, no athletes, nothing staged. The idea was to show how “one trail unites us all” as images of people all over the United States would be brought together in the final piece.
Read MoreThe 2018 Rocktoberfest Event in Kentucky put on by the Red River Gorge Climbers Coalition was a huge success! We were brought in to capture images during the weekend, here’s just a few of the shots!
Read MoreOver the past 12 months, we've been plugging away at a few different tourism video and photo projects in Kentucky, through an agency that hired Wilkinson Visual to create content. Patiently waiting for them to go public, the wait is finally over! Here's a brief writeup on the two jobs and the final videos.
Read MoreStand up paddleboarding is booming in popularity these days, as both casual and avid outdoor enthusiasts seem to enjoy the calm, relatively easy looking way experience some adventure on the water. In response to this growth, companies like Endless Summer Paddle Company are staying busy every weekend with classes and paddle trips. This summer, I worked with ESPC to craft some new photography for their digital marketing and social media.
Read MoreThis past weekend saw the return of one of our favorite non-profits to the Bluegrass, Paradox Sports. Paradox runs adaptive adventure programs across the United States, and they hosted a rock climbing clinic at Torrent Falls, where Wilkinson Visual was asked to be a part of the action.
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