Tanner Stephens

@tannerstephens

Making work seem like play. Photographer/Writer/Bike Rider Fairly decent at wheeled activities & tasting coffee Oceanside, CA
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Grabs from “still the same” for @bikeonscott / @scottsportsusa Link to the full story/film is in my bio A relatable story about going on trips with friends, remembering the moments which have shaped us into who we are now, and crafting new memories along the way. Thank you to everyone at Scott Sports for the continued support on these endeavors. I know we aren’t always the best at explaining what we’re going to do, and make some stuff that may make people question what we’re doing. However, I hope you all enjoyed this one for more than a bike edit. Thanks to @wiley.ks for being a great friend for so many years and being down to road trip to a few bike parks last fall! Thanks to @drewboxold for filming and editing! What was originally going to be 5ish minutes long spiraled into a full on short film lol
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2 months ago
Some weekends are about riding bikes, connecting with friends, and stepping away from the routine. Things don’t always go as planned, but when the trails are fast and the stoke is high, those challenging adventures are the ones you remember for the rest of your life. Check out “Still the Same” — a mountain bike story from @tannerstephens and @drewboxold featuring @wiley.ks . Full film — 🔗 in bio or on SCOTT channels. 🎥 @drewboxold — thanks for always capturing the energy and making it beautiful. 🚴‍♂️ @tannerstephens — thanks for bringing ideas to life. 🚴 @wiley.ks — making bikes look effortless (and saving the day with specialty car-mechanic skills).
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2 months ago
Had the privilege of shooting the launch for the new Ibis Bikes Ripley SL earlier this year. Over the course of a week we covered some serious ground from the rugged peaks of the eastern sierra, to the desert scape of Mojave, and all the way to the coastal range of the Santa Cruz mountains where this bike was born. Big thanks to everyone involved with this one! Can you spot which photos were shot on digital and film? Client: @ibiscycles Marketing: @brettsigur @lili.heim Video: @drewboxold Photo film processing: @legacyfilmlab
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2 months ago
@isaacwallenn in environment for @iamspecialized_mtb Rider: @isaacwallenn Video by @drewboxold Video color by @shotbybusch Photos by me
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6 months ago
25 hours on Catalina with a few good friends. Shot on a 60+ year old camera. Thanks to @scottsportsusa for the most pleasant mode of transportation across the island and back! #fuji400 #35mm #nikonos
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6 months ago
I wanted to capture something quite different from what most people do for Deep Summer and hadn’t seen any follow cam style photos in a long time. My original idea was to follow @shreddie_reynolds and be side by side with @alexander_blanar as we hit the last jump on crabapple (I think it’s around 50-60ft). Then I was gonna do a one hander and turn towards Alex as he whips next to me while Eddie is in front of us whipping as well. I wanted the viewer to feel like they were there, but also be left with a bit of a cliff hanger not knowing if we all survived or not. I wanted pure chaos. Getting the shot was a bit hectic with my camera ghetto rigged to my chest (see last slide), a wire running down my arm to the remote zip tied and taped to my bars. I wasn’t able to fully grip my bars on my right hand due to the remote being so far in, and couldn’t use the rear brake either. So things were a bit sketch to say the least. Luckily Eddie and Alex were insanely dialed and we were all confident enough to ride as close as possible to each other and we came away with some pretty unique shots. In the end, we were running low on time and our remote trigger setup was being a bit finicky so we didn’t end up getting the exact shot I wanted. However, I’m still beyond happy with how these turned out and the emotions they convey. No, these were not shot on a GoPro lol Thanks to @peterwojnar and @joelducrot for the help rigging this contraption haha
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8 months ago
An evening in the alpine with @joelducrot @briancahal and @alexander_blanar Some photos from my @crankworx Deep Summer slideshow
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8 months ago
Sometimes you gotta hard flash the high country… DEEP SUMMER 2025 Thank you to all the riders and everyone involved with this project. It was really cool to tell the story of the bike community at @crankworx from my point of view. The motif of my entire project was “once removed”; in the sense that as long as you’re in the bike community, you’re one person removed from anyone else in this space. I tried to draw a common thread throughout my slideshow with chance encounters and getting groups together who all know each other or at least have one friend there, and I think we were able to accomplish that. Huge thank you to @joelducrot for assisting and helping me throughout the entire weekend. Literally couldn’t have pulled it off with you. Also thank you to @peterwojnar for being the angel in lot 4 and showing up out of nowhere then stepping in to assist and helping us get extra weird with some shots. Big thanks to @thebandfudge for the music as well!
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9 months ago
Did a fair share of this while shooting for Canyon Ridge. Lots of climbing and hiking, followed by laying in fields of grass and eating. It’s been cool to see the positive response from a project that was so personal to us, but more so not the typical bike film. Thank you to everyone who’s watched, liked, and commented so far! Photos and film by @drewboxold for @scottsportsusa @bikeonscott Color by @shotbybusch Process/scan by @midwestfilmcompany Shot on @kodak_shootfilm
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9 months ago
This one was special. Thank you to @scottsportsusa and @bikeonscott for always supporting @drewboxold and I’s endeavors! Shot and edited by @drewboxold Color by @shotbybusch Film dev/scan by @midwestfilmcompany Shot on @kodak_shootfilm 200/500T and portra 800 Produced by @gspencer4130
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9 months ago
a resistance to the natural beauty of our lands, molded by the pressures of society a river running removes sand due to destination, we move due to weak foundation. a departure from admiration. ------------------------------------------ Check out the full video and story at the link in my bio! Huge thanks to @scottsportsusa and @bikeonscott for supporting this project, and for allowing @drewboxold and I the freedom/space to express ourselves through film.
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9 months ago
A few photos from a few days with @tyaxadventures in the southern Chilicotins. Thanks to @tyaxadventures for keeping us well fed, safe, and stoked!
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9 months ago