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Harrison Gordon with a boardslide, drop to transfer in on a snowy Minnesota night. It was snowing so much this night that by the time we left the spot there was a new 5 inches on the ground after just one session. When we woke up in the morning the first news was that it snowed so much during the night the roof of the Metronome stadium collapsed. It turned out to the be the start of the biggest single snowfall Minneapolis had ever received. Photo: Adam Moran
These photos here are a small glimpse into the last 10 years of my life shooting snowboard photography. As a kid who grew up in New Hampshire, I was always into snowboarding. Photography really came second. It was a fun thing to do, and I always loved shooting everything and anything, but I never wanted to put down my own snowboard to take pictures. As I got older, my passion for photography really started to grow and, of course, I leaned towards shooting what I knew best: snowboarding.
It was the people around me that inspired me, and I found that documenting it all was almost as fun doing it myself. I’ve been with Burton for a long time now — from the store, to the team department, to finally being labeled a full-time photographer a few years back. That title still sounds strange to say. I think as long as it makes me a bit uncomfortable to really call myself a photographer, then I’ll still be driven to always do better and hope I make it there one day.
What I love the most about this whole thing is that there are no set rules, and the challenges of shooting in ever-changing weather make every day new. Some days are rough, but even on the worst days shooting, it’s still fun hanging out with your friends in the mountains, so life could be much worse. Hope you enjoy.
Adam Moran is a team photographer for Burton. To see more of Moran’s work, visit his website. And be sure to follow him on Instagram and Tumblr.