Cory Richards – Adventure Storytelling

Cory Richards - Adventure Storytelling

Check it out: Cory Richards – Adventure Storytelling

ROAM Founding Member and world-renowned storyteller Cory Richards boils down his lifetime of experience as an alpinist and photographer to give you insight on how to plan, capture, and share your stories from the field – from your backyard to the top of Everest.

Cory goes step-by-step through his process, using real examples of his stunning work in potent case studies. Learn how he positions himself in unfamiliar or uncomfortable places, how he connects with people, his experience documenting raw conflict and action, and how he weaves together plot, resolution, and emotion into a larger narrative.

Who is this course for? Anyone who wants to learn the secrets of how a working photographer prepares to go on expeditions and photo assignments. If you’ve ever wondered how to shoot a collection of images for any kind of publication, or simply want to deepen your personal work, this course will teach you both concept and theory, as well as technical tools, while emphasizing that the whole should be greater than the sum of its parts. Cory also offers insights into specific successes and failures throughout his career, including expeditions to Indonesia, Pakistan, and Antarctica. This is a world class tutorial in crafting image arcs that leave deep and lasting impressions.

You’ll Learn

Fundamentals: Elements of a Story, Moving Beyond Conflict, and Shooting With Purpose
Application: Elements in Practice, Techniques, Gear, Unique Conditions
Putting It Together: Cogs of the Story, Case Studies

Cory Richards

The omens for Cory Richards becoming a world-class photographer did not look good. He dropped out of school as a teenager and was for a time homeless. But at the age of 18, he picked up his mother’s Ricoh point-and-shoot camera, and discovered his passion. Today, he is one of the most sought-after adventure and mountaineering photographers, with a string of awards under his belt, including the 2012 National Geographic Adventurer of the Year. For the November 2017 issue of National Geographic, he traveled the world in search of the happiest people on earth. As a climber, much of Cory’s work has been the product of expeditions to the greater reaches of the earth, and he has carved a niche as one of the leading adventure and expedition photographers. His camera has taken him to wild and remote corners, from Antarctica’s unclimbed peaks to the Himalayas, where he made the first winter ascent of 8,000-meter Gasherbrum II, nearly dying in an avalanche.