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Our Photos in the Times Argus – Supporting the VNRC

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Last week, in Vermont’s Times Argus newspaper, a photo of ours opened a story, authored by correspondent Jake Brown, about ATV use on Vermont’s public lands. See our photo and the story HERE.

Since December 2008, we have been working with Vermont’s Natural Resources Council (VNRC) by providing them with images they can use for their ongoing website, fundraising, media and membership communications. We’ve also donated some of our fine-art photography to an auction the VRNC organizes in conjunction with the Wild and Scenic Film Festival, hosted by the VRNC in Burlington every fall.

The VNRC is Vermont’s leading statewide organization dedicated to protecting our natural resources and our environment through research, education and advocacy. We feel lucky to have organizations like the VNRC that are working hard to protect the great things we love about life in Vermont. Please check out their website, and if you support their work, consider supporting them with a donation of money, your time or membership.

Our Exhibit "Winter" Opens Sat. Dec. 12 at The Artisan's Gallery

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Our latest Wild People, Wild Places exhibit, entitled “WINTER”, opens this Saturday. Dec. 12 from 4-6pm with a reception hosted by the The Artisan’s Gallery in downtown Waitsfield, Vermont. The Gallery is located is historic Waitsfield Village, along Bridge St and just a stone’s throw from the village covered bridge.

The exhibit will feature nearly thirty color and black & white images representing our discoveries made in the winter season. The exhibit will remain open during normal Gallery hours through the holidays. When you are in or near Waitsfield, stop for something to eat at The Green Cup, The Village Grocery or the new Mint restaurant, and enjoy the exhibit and great variety of Vermont made art at the Gallery.

Exhibit: Wild People, Wild Places @ Three Mtn Cafe in Waitsfield, VT

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Our latest Wild People, Wild Places exhibit is now up at the Three Mountain Cafe in Waitsfield, Vermont, throughout the months of November and December. The cafe is located in the Mad River Green, right next to Bisbee’s Hardware and just across from the Waitsfield Post Office.

Also, stay tuned for another upcoming exhibit, Wild People, Wild Places – WINTER, at the Artisan’s Gallery in downtown Waitsfield, VT, which we will open on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009.

When you are in or near Waitsfield, swing by the cafe, grab something hot to drink, and enjoy the show. Thanks to the cafe owners Julie and Paul!

View our press release for the event HERE

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Our Slideshow Season Begins!

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On Saturday, Nov 7 at The Mountain Goat in Hanover, NH, we will be kicking off our 5th Annual Wild People, Wild Places Slideshow Series with the latest incarnation of our ever-evolving show, Off Piste in the Northeast. Our shows feature our primarily human-powered (and often skiing focused) adventures through the Northeast US/Canada, Patagonia, Iceland, Greenland and beyond, and they conclude with a raffle of outdoor gear and prizes that helps to raise funds for our ongoing conservation work with organizations like the Green Mountain Club, the Vermont Natural Resources Council, Conservacion Patagonica and others…

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The Atlantic Hurricane Season

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The first named storms of the Atlantic’s tropical storm/hurricane season were born this week, and although the storms named Ana and Claudette have already pittered out, a storm named Bill has developed into a powerful Cat 3/4 hurricane.. Take a look at this satellite loop from the National Hurricane Center. Let’s hope storms like Bill, and those that follow, stay out to sea and do nothing but generate fun swells for Carribean and east coast surfers…

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-Brian

Our Latest Exhibit!

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Friends-

Come visit beautiful downtown Bristol, Vermont and check out our latest exhibit at the Bristol Bakery & Cafe. The exhibit features new work, as well as some of our favorites, and will be up July 13 – Aug 13. Proceeds from this show will help to support the work we do with Vermont’s Green Mountain Club (GMC) and Vermont Natural Resources Council (VNRC), and our first five print buyers will also receive a gift certificate to the Bakery. We’ll hope to see you soon!

-Brian and Emily

(PS – Read press release about the show below the poster image below)
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NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:     July 9, 2009

CONTACT: Brian Mohr  ph 802-496-5434/ info@emberphoto.com

Wild People, Wild Places Opens in Downtown Bristol, VT

Photographic Exhibit Promotes Human-Powered Adventure, Wild Places

Bristol, VT – Moretown, VT based photographers Brian Mohr and Emily Johnson, regular contributors to the outdoor media – including Vermont Life, Skiing and Backcountry magazines – will bring their Wild People, Wild Places exhibit to the Bristol Bakery & Café in downtown Bristol, VT this July 13 through August 13, 2009. The exhibit more than twenty color and black & white images captured by the couple while adventuring on foot, skis, by bicycle and canoe – close to home here in Vermont and as far away as the southern Andes or the high Arctic.

“It is our hope that our images inspire others to enjoy and to help protect our state’s and our planet’s most amazing places,” says Mohr. “Reducing our energy and material consumption, buying locally, and supporting land and water conservation projects are just a few of the things we can do to ensure that our great, great grandkids can enjoy the kind of outdoor experiences we are lucky enough to have today.”

Adorning the main brick wall of the Bristol Bakery & Café from July 13 – Aug 13, 2009, the exhibit will be free and open to the public during the café’s normal business hours: Monday through Friday 6:30am – 3pm, and on Saturdays and Sundays 7:30am – 3pm. All photographs will be for sale, and 1% of all proceeds will be donated to conservation efforts here in Vermont.

Brian Mohr and Emily Johnson are co-owners of Ember Photography. They specialize in capturing striking outdoor images for a variety of editorial, non-profit and commercial clients, while taking on numerous wedding portrait and fine-art shoots.  This latest exhibit is part of the ever-evolving Wild People, Wild Places project – a series of fine art exhibits and multi-media slideshows launched in 2005 – dedicated to the enjoyment and protection of wild places.  For more information, go to www.emberphoto.com.

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Backcountry, VT Sports, Vermont Life

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We are lucky here in Vermont to have a great selection of locally-produced publications. Working with them is especially fun in that it often motivates us to focus on what around us, close to home. Be it surfing the Mad River, running Vermont’s highest ridgelines or skiing the forgotten backcountry of Hedgehog Knoll, you’ll often get a taste of what we are up to when you pick up one of these fine Vermont publications. Stay tuned to the portfolio section of our website, too, to view a regularly updated archive of the work we publish.

Below are a few recent clips from a recent issue of Backcountry Magazine, Vermont Sports and the summer 09 issue of Vermont Life (on newstands now). Vermont Sports is a monthly publication covering outdoor sports and adventure in Vermont, and is free at most fine outdoor, ski and bike shops across the state. Backcountry is based in Jeffersonville, VT. Subscriptions are a great way to support these publications.

The Mountains Take a Friend

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We bouldered together, ran some trails, stared at the clouds and enjoyed a few local brews… I didn’t spend much time with Jonny Copp when our paths crossed in the Rockies back in the 90s, but it was enough to be forever inspired by his incredible zest for the mountains, mountain people and mountain adventure. Last week, Jonny Copp and his climbing partner Micah Dash, and photographer Wade Davis, were reported missing in the Chinese Himalaya. Over the weekend, Copp’s body was discovered at 4000m below Mount Edgar. The search effort continues for Dash and Davis.

In his day to day life, and through his stories, his photography and the Adventure Film Festival that he launched and directed, Copp energized and illuminated the world around him.

Thank you Jonny. May you forever rest in peace.

Copp’s friends and family at the Adventure Film office are posting regular updates while coordinating the search and rescue effort. Here is a link to a recent story in the Boulder Daily Camera about the missing climbers.

Brian Mohr
Moretown, VT

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Skiing – and Saving -Iceland

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While back in Iceland this late April/early May, we spent one week backcountry skiing with a wonderful group of Vermonters that we organized, or better yet…”instigated”. Our Icelandic friend and mountain guide, Jokull Bergmann, handled the guiding (thanks to his assistant Stephane Poirier, too), which freed us up to photograph, scout for future adventures and keep things running smoothly… “Instigating” group adventures is a new endeavor for us, but if this first trip was any indication of what we might be getting ourselves into, it should be a fun ride…

We are already organizing at least one group of skiers for another trip to Iceland next spring, and we are also considering taking a group back to Chilean Patagonia’s Rio Baker Valley this October…and Quebec’s Gaspe next March/early April… Please email or call us if you are interested. We’ll soon have more info about these trips on our EmberPhoto.com and AdventureSkier.com websites, too.

In addition to the week we spent with our group of Vermonters, we had nearly ten days to explore a few mountain areas that are either proposed for long term protection, or currently threatened by poorly-planned, large-scale, hydro-power-hungry aluminum smeltering operations… Sadly, the threats to Iceland’s wild nature are growing by the week… but fortunately, our voices can make a difference, and if the organization Saving Iceland has anything to do with it, Iceland’s outstanding and unspoiled natural beauty (perhaps it’s greatest economic resource) will not be sold off to highest bidder…

We’d like to pass along a special thanks here to Jokull Bergmann and his asst. guide Stephane Poirier… Jokull’s mom Anna Dora and her partner Oidi…Tyler Merritt at Black Diamond…and the Icelandic Tourism Board…and of course our crew of Vermonters! for making this trip such a great success.

Here are a few images from our most recent trip to share. Stay tuned for more images and video, too. Check out the Adventures page of our website for updates…