Photo of me by my friend Tyler McKay, Nov 23rd 2019, Cascade Falls BC Canada // iso1600, 8mm, f2.8, 1/60

My start in photography was by no means ideal - and it’s not what you see online. The reality is I did construction work for 10 years, which hurt my back really badly. I didn’t even choose to leave construction; my doctor told me I had to stop immediately or risk significant injury. Part of the rehab for my back was walking, so my best friend let me borrow his camera as something to pass the time. I didn’t think much of it then, but I ended up falling in love with photography from this and through an incredible turn of events, this kind gesture from a good friend initiated what would become the adventure photography career I have now.

Never once did I dream that I would have such a great privilege of doing this for a living. And I certainly didn’t think I would ever be sponsored by a camera manufacturer like Fujifilm. It’s incredible looking back on the past few years and seeing that I’m now part of the Fujifilm team.

Ibex, Dubai Desert, November 18th 2019 // iso1250, 140mm, f2.8, 1/4000

These past few months Fujifilm has challenged me to put the X-Pro 3 to the test all over the world. In the Dubai desert, the French Alps in Chamonix, back home in Canada in the fog, and this past week on the south coast of Iceland where we’ve been dealing with some pretty rough weather, including the whole country being shut down for 140km/h wind and blizzards. Thankfully, the X-Pro3’s body is made of titanium, is weather sealed and scratch resistant making it one of the most durable cameras that Fujifilm has to offer.

Since I do most of my work in bad weather, I was worried it simply wouldn’t be able to handle it, but here we are 3 months in, tens of thousands of images and countless heavy weather days later and I couldn’t be happier with the results. The reduced weight has meant I can bring more focal lengths with me to a location. Right now, over 4 lenses, I have everything between 8mm and 400mm in my bag at all times, and still run under 25 pounds all-in.

Hidden cave waterfall along the south coast of Iceland. Dec 10th 2019 // iso2000, 8mm, f2.8, 1/75s

The incredible mountains of Chamonix in the French Alps, looking toward Switzerland. If you look really closely you can see the Matterhorn. Sep 29th 2019. // iso500, 80mm, f4, 1/8000s

Bald eagle hunting for breakfast along the upper Chilliwack River, Chilliwack BC Canada. Dec 15th 2019. // iso800, 400mm, f5.6, 1/240

Putting the X-Pro3 to the test in the fog. Golden Ears Provincial Park, Maple Ridge BC Canada. Dec 3rd 2019. // iso800, 8mm, f2.8, 1/60

Want to know more about the X-Pro3? Here are some quick specs:

New OVF/EVF Combination - impressive hybrid viewfinder ensures you are always fully immersed in the moment you want to capture. OVF provides a true-to-life view of what is in front of you, and EVF offers a fast and high-quality representation of exactly how your image will look for amazing clarity
Hidden 180-Degree Tilt and Touchscreen - 1.62M-dot, tilting LCD Touchscreen. When the LCD is closed, all that you can see is a mini-display showing essential settings, reminiscent of shooting with film
Incredible Sensor, Processor, and AF Performance - 26.1MP X-Trans CMOS 4 sensor and X-Processor 4 combination
Unparalleled Colour Reproduction and Film Simulation Modes: Fujifilm's colour reproduction is unmatched. The X-Pro3 comes with two exciting new additions to the Film Simulation mode collection: CLASSIC Neg. and MONOCHROMATIC Colour

Click here for even more information on the new Fujifilm X-Pro3.

Working With the Brand New Fujifilm X-Pro3