Oliver Sutro

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Something something about winter being on its way out and me being ready to garden

Negatives of @cliffpacefishing shot for @templeforkoutfitters

This is all real. I feel a bit stupid saying that, but it does feel a little unbelievable. Spent the week skiing with @amoravidaguiding and @cverrochi in Austria and Switzerland. We were touring across a glacier on our way to a hut when we saw this ice cave that had an opening on two ends. Jeff hiked up and around to take a single turn through the top entrance of the cave. Worth it.

I’m not quite done experimenting with negatives. This first one in particular is one of my favorites, the negative of a fierce looking pike from @wollastonlakelodge with @blanechocklettfishing . The following are from some time in cape cod with @blanechocklettfishing and @gorillatacticssportfishing

In the blizzard @aspensnowmass With @jennnnygirl @steefooon @selby.hall

Just friggin around pt 2 with @_schlag_ and @drewpeterski @aspensnowmass

A lovely day with @_schlag_ and @drewpeterski @aspensnowmass

Spoiler, @ben.0gden takes home the silver. Hard to not root for this guy.

Ditch riders of Paonia @coloradoriverdistrict

I’d totally butcher an explanation of what @leahaegerter does and that’s what makes her art so impressive. The first piece in this slide show in a rock from our trip together down into the Grand Canyon. It was 3d scanned, and later built with paper and sewn together. It’s always an inspiration to see artists break down what seems to be an impossibly complex piece into a series of bite size tasks and slowly build something like this. It’s a trust in the process that a lot of us could learn from.

A deeper exploration of the process. I started editing this negative treatment into some campaign imagery about a year ago, but I didn’t fully explore the process with some older work until a few months ago. I’m not quite sure yet if this is a trendy trick, or something that has actual merit—probably the former, but it’s captivating enough to for me to do it now. Always curious what work I’ll look back at and cringe.