Justin Bailie

Galapagos Islands teaser

jbailie — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 04:09:50 +0000

Traveled to South America this past month on assignment for O.A.R.S. First to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands, then to Peru and Machu Picchu. Just got home a couple days ago. Trying to catch up and breathe, so I’m keeping this short for the moment. But just to give a few thoughts on the Galapagos…amazing, hot, warm water, turtles!, boobies! penguins! sharks! fun, snorkeling, volcanoes…prehistoric monsters. Animals that truly are not afraid of you. So unique and soul enriching. I will give more thoughts later, but here’s a few glimpses.

Quito, Ecuador

jbailie — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 06:20:58 +0000

12:40 am. Quito, Ecuador. Should be sleeping. Arrived tired last night. Fly to Galapagos tomorrow. Taxi to airport tomorrow at 5:15am. I’ve learned though to embrace creative moods when they are there. Cuz they’re not always there. Life’s short, but it’s the longest thing we’ll ever do right?

Let’s see…biggest mangoes I’ve ever seen..super dark, yummy coffee with warm milk. Peruvian Ceviche. Lots of walking. Catching up with a friend. The Basilica — crazy big church with sketchy, exposed, catwalk stairs. Latin America style. Fun! Redonkulous views. Big mountains.They drive fast here.

Been told by a few people “don’t cruise around with flashy cameras” K. Check.

Thoughts from earlier today at the Hotel Vieja Cuba — Beautiful room on the third floor. Sun streaming in. Little wooden windows are open and you can hear all the street sounds. Good or bad. Cool breeze. Mountains, buildings, cars. Tile bathroom, with hot, kick ass shower. Good restaurant downstairs.

I should have another post in about a week from the Galapagos. Lions, turtles and boobies oh my.

Time to sleep. Here’s a few images from today with my not so flashy, but new, sexy little street savvy camera. I think her name is Lolita. Night.

Squirrel!!!

jbailie — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:13:32 +0000

Saddle Mountain, Oregon – Day hike with friends

jbailie — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:28:15 +0000

Headed out a few weeks ago with a few friends for a fun hike up Saddle Mountain. The weather was redonkulous. Ravens flew. Funny shit was said. We summited.

Do what you love.

jbailie — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:50:00 +0000

I don’t much believe in new years resolutions. I do believe in trying to better myself every day though. Not that I accomplish this all the time, but I at least aspire to. On the days that I feel amazing; the days I’m overflowing with love and creativity, I share and give and save lives. Days like that I try to remember. Try to remember what I was thinking and feeling. How I got there. How to get back there.

Photography as a profession is beautiful in that you have choice. A choice to mold it to be whatever you want. Right now I am trying to break it down to what my mold is. What I really want to be doing creatively. For now…change always happens. Fitting into a niche has never been something I wanted to do or reflected who I was. There are too many things I love to do. So many things I am crazy, passionate about. I’m diggin’ deep and trying to figure this all out. What moments move me the most? How do I turn that into my work?

I’ve never understood the idea of retirement. For most, this means that when you’re done working most of your life, you will then get to do what you really love. This makes no sense to me. Find what you love. Turn that into your life’s work. Why would you ever want to retire from that? If you don’t know what that is, keep searching.

Steve Job’s said ” Each day I look in the mirror and I ask myself – If today was the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do? If, for too many days in a row the answer is no, then I know I need to make a change.”

Are you following your dreams? Are you doing what you love?

Some favorite photos from 2011

jbailie — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 20:33:42 +0000

I thought it would be fun to put up some of my favorite images from this past year. These aren’t necessarily my absolute “best of” from a professional point of view, but just photos that have an affect on me. What’s good about this, is that while some of these images are what could be considered “darlings”, meaning, maybe not the absolute best from an editors point of view, but they have meaning and value to me. This gets me thinking and exploring the idea of how do I make these so called darlings better? Can in 2,3 or 5 years, my favorite photos of the year also be my best of from a professional point of view? Do I want them to be? What is it about some of these images that moves me so much? Was it the moment? The place? The person? Why is that person in that image so enigmatic? Is it just sheer beauty? Sometimes, but more so I believe that some people just have something. Something in their eyes — passion, sadness, happiness, fire, fight, …whatever. But when I find those people..when we find those people, we are affected by them. You feel their energy whether it be good or bad. How do I in the moment, whether be it personal or while working, create photos which tell a better story?

I hope you like.

And just keep in line with the a…learning process, let’s throw a little shameless SEO in for good measure. Testing, testing. We got photos of rafting on the Grand Canyon, hot, talented hula hooping while drinking pbr…on a raft. What’s not to love there? Flying, mystery beer — look close. Beautiful river guides. Stormy, winter weather on the Oregon coast, a pissed off momma moose and her baby in the Grand Tetons, super fun, buttery smooth skating in the lush Pacific Northwest, camping in Glen Canyon, mountain biking near Moab and my favorite party of the year at home with so many great friends. Oh yeah! And a coyote with, I think, a muskrat that had it’s worst day ever in Yellowstone NP.

Happy, happy, joy, joy. =)

jbailie — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 19:39:51 +0000

Have fun!

Community, home and love

jbailie — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 09:35:35 +0000

There is nothing quite like coming home to a place you love and people who make you feel loved. You walk in…anywhere. There’s hugs, smiles, stories, gossip and laughter. Home. Simply amazing. Happy holiday y’all.

Grand Canyon rafting shot used as spread in January 2012 issue of Sunset Magazine

jbailie — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 20:38:45 +0000

18 day Grand Canyon dory / raft trip with OARS outfitters.

Sunset Magazine chose this Grand Canyon photo from an OARS dory trip I shot a couple years ago to run as the opening spread to their 2012 life list, “Go big” feature, which just came out. Yeah, some days, it really does look just like that… and it just goes on for hundreds of miles. Always changing, but always spectacular and potentially life altering.

Kayaking and camping on Jackson Lake – Grand Teton, Wyoming – A photographic tour and workshop August 14 – 19, 2011

jbailie — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 14:34:41 +0000

I will be teaming up with world class rafting and paddling outfitters OARS, for a 6 day photo workshop / tour and kayak camping trip (August 14 – 19) on both Yellowstone and Jackson Lakes, finishing the trip with a short raft trip down the Snake River. The Grand Tetons, bear, moose, bison…kayaking, camping, great food…What’s not to love? All guided by the company National Geographic Adventure claimed to be “The Best River & Sea Outfitter on Earth”. We will be roughing it, but really…you’re not roughing it. You’re pretty well pampered on these trips. The always amazing OARS guides making your breakfast, lunch and dinner, ensuring sure all goes well and don’t forget campfires…I will be photographing some, but helping you more. This trip will be suited for all levels of photographers. I’ll be showing you how I would think creatively and be “working” on a trip/ assignment like this — trying to capture the extraordinary scenery and experience of it all. I’ll be sharing my knowledge of shooting action, lifestyle and scenic imagery using standard equipment, as well as a waterproof housings – helping you to more consistently create strong, dynamic and engaging images, and all the while, getting to play in one of Americas most iconic landscapes. You will also will have me captive to ask all sorts of questions about breaking into the business, workflow, sustaining yourself as a professional photographer. For further details, please visit:

http://www.oars.com/photography

If you have more photography specific questions, feel free to contact me directly.

justin@justinbailie.com

530.545.0694

Kayaking Jackson Lake, WY.

Kayaking Jackson Lake. Grand Teton NP, WY.

Jackson Lake. Grand Teton NP