Pushing Creative Boundaries: Using Drone-Mounted Flashes To Capture Whitewater Kayaking At Night

Embarking on a passion project is an interesting rabbit hole to venture down. As an artist, I’m always searching for ways to grow and evolve in the medium of photography. I know this will come through when I push myself outside the comfort zone–which in this case was shooting on a river, at night, as paddlers ran a 50-foot waterfall. I came into this shoot with no expectations and a clear concept in my mind, and as usual it doesn’t quite go exactly to plan, but that’s the beauty of working in the outdoors. And I was able to work with an amazing team and some amazing kayakers that included Rush Sturges, Erik Boomer, Rafa Ortiz, David Spiegel, David Fusili, Rob Fusili, Jordan Slaughter and Dane Jackson. Also special thanks to Michael Ori and Joey Jonaitis for their filmwork and Matt and Sarah Park for the rigging. It was quite a night.