Jake Stangel, Photographer, San Francisco

Description

This outdoor portrait captures a rock climber suspended on a granite cliffside, looking upwards with a focused expression. The subject wears a white climbing helmet, a maroon t-shirt, dark climbing trousers, and black climbing gloves while securely attached to climbing ropes and a harness. Below him, the rugged stone surface drops away, revealing a dense forest canopy covering the valley below. Natural sunlight illuminates the scene, highlighting the textures of the rock and the climber's gear. The high-angle perspective emphasizes the verticality and sense of scale of the alpine environment.

Style

Documentary, Vertical, Warm, Clean

Techniques

Analogue / film, Natural light

Industries

Outdoor & Adventure Sports

Color

Background

Forest

Context

Editorial