Adventure Photographer Krystle Wright gives insight into her freelance career and how she’s endured the changes as a creative to stay current in an ever-evolving competitive industry. She will share some of her best-known images and the stories behind them in what it took to create iconic images.
Wednesday February 27th
Doors: 6:30 pm Show: 7:30 pm
*Note: No Rio Groupons or Rio Passes accepted at this event.
The Speaker:
Krystle Wright is an adventure sports photographer from Queensland, Australia, although she now lives a semi-nomadic lifestyle in her quest to capture and present unique moments from extreme sports, expeditions, and adventures across the globe.
Whether she’s camping on a frozen fjord for a month in the Arctic with 23 BASE jumpers, paragliding in the Karakoram Range in Pakistan or sleeping on the back of a yacht on the Great Barrier Reef, Krystle strives to pursue fresh challenges, to seek out undiscovered layers and dimensions in her work, and is recognized for her creativity, composition, and an indomitable spirit in the face of adversity.
The Films:
Chasing Monsters
Australian storm-chasing photographer Nick Moir ventures through Tornado Alley in the American Midwest.
Director: Krystle Wright
Origin: Australia
Year of Production: 2018
Duration: 5 min
In The Starlight
In the Starlight is an intimate portrait of the outdoor Canadian photographer Paul Zizka. Before leaving for new astrophotography expeditions to Greenland and Namibia, Paul tries to balance family, travel and work as one of his biggest challenges.
Director: Matthew Le Lay
Origin: Canada
Year of Production: 2018
Duration: 52 min