A
t 30 years of age a crossroads lay
before me. To the right my conventional
life. The left my dreams. Like a strong
headwind, the Great Recession, in
2009, set me free. Swept from a career in the
i nancial markets. Coupled with the loss of my
best friend Ben, I formed a plan: honor Ben’s death
by making his camera live again! So it came to
pass I began a new career as a photographer. The
wildlands became my stock. The ups and downs,
my adventure. Nowadays, when any destination is a
potential port of call, my eyes become the compass
and my RV takes me there. The road isn’t so much
a state of mind as a way of life. As a photographer,
I now have an oi ce that lives the lifestyle I do.
No more traveling from the mountains to home
to process images, no more sleeping in a car that
always seemed two inches shorter than I am and
no more midnight drives to faraway trailheads. My
home comes with me, and whenever I am done
adventuring, there it is. — Jason HummelOUTDOORS
MEET PROFESSIONAL OUTDOOR PHOTOGRAPHER, SKI
MOUNTAINEER AND RV ENTHUSIAST JASON HUMMEL
W
hile spring wraps its green i ngers
around Washington State’s low
country, nine feet of snow is i nally
clear from the North Cascades
Highway 20. Chasing the opening of Hwy 20, Jason
makes a stop at Diablo Lake to paddleboard and
capture the mountainscape (above & right). Nearby,
at Colonial Creek Campground, the wind down
happens next to a warm i re under the RV’s awning
(right). Waking to a cool morning Jason takes the
opportunity to capture the misting fog and wildlife
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