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The Thousand Year Journey: Oregon To Patagonia

"I want to be aware of everyday I'm alive."

I hope that this film is a healthy nudge for people to shake up their lives a little bit. Jed's radical choice to quit his job and ride his bike across the world is a perfect challenge to the rest of us to get out of the routine and make some scary decisions. If you're afraid of a decision ahead of you, you're probably on the right track. Choose it. ! Follow Jed's adventures @jedidiahjenkins My Instaspam @kennyjamez

Buenos Aires from Above | Buenos Aires Desde El Aire

I've spent a lot of time in Buenos Aires over the past few years, this video by Willie Leniek captures the city well.

Las primeras imagenes de Buenos Aires desde el Inspire1. Mariano Cabrera - Piloto Musica - Montserrat (Orquesta del Plata) Bajofondo Tango Club (usada sin permiso previo). The first images to come out of the new Inspire1. Mariano Cabrera - Pilot Music - Montserrat (Orquesta del Plata ) Bajofondo Tango Club (used without permission) .

Adventure Is Calling II

This is a great time-lapse video by Shane Black that I saw on instagram the other day and happened to stumble upon the full HD video on Vimeo just now.

I was fortunate enough to spend several months this past summer traveling around the U.S. and parts of Canada, teaching workshops and shooting timelapse along the way. Since the trip was so similar to the year before, I thought it was fitting to dub this video as a sequel to Adventure Is Calling. It was so great getting so much feedback on the last video about how it inspired so many to get out, travel, and spend more nights under the stars. I hope this video will revamp those desires. Special thanks to Arn Andersson for making an extended version of his song The Truth Beyond for me to use for this video.

www.arnandersson.com

Camera Gear:

Canon 5D MKIII
Canon 5D MKII
Canon 16-35L II
Canon 24L II
Canon 50 f1.4
Canon 70-200L II IS

Motion control thanks to:
eMotimo TB3 Black
www.emotimo.com

Dynamic Perception Stage Zero Dolly www.dynamicperception.com

Vanguard Tripods

Editing:
Adobe Lightroom
Adobe After Effects
LRTimelapse

Email shaneblack300@gmail.com for licensing inquiries.

www.shaneblackphoto.com
Instagram @shanemichaelblack

A Life Well Lived

This is a short documentary that I first saw last year and happened to stumble upon it again a few minutes ago.

Fifty years ago, Jim Whittaker became the first American to summit Mt. Everest.

Directed by Eric Becker. www.weareshouting.com. This film was made possible by support from Seattle University. Archival footage courtesy Eddie Bauer and The Whittaker Family.

Twenty Eight Feet | Life On A Wooden Boat

This is a great documentary about David Welsford and the life he lives on his 28 foot wooden sailboat.  The things worth appreciating the most are usually the most simple things in life.

A short documentary about David Welsford, who has given up the luxuries of land in search for happiness and adventure on a 50 year old wooden boat he restored from a scrap heap.

Alaskan Holiday

This was a fun travel documentary to watch, now I want to go find some snow.

ISENSEVEN presents "Alaskan Holiday" - A Story by Stolen Paradise "Tobi, Fips and me spent the last twelve months traveling around the world and one of many highlights was our roadtrip from Seattle to Alaska. In Alaska we spent three unforgettable weeks at Tailgate AK: camping on a glacier 20 miles away from the road, riding our first steep AK lines, seeing northern lights and just hanging out with friends. In the end we met up with Elias Elhardt and went Heliskiing in Haines. For me personally this was the last trip of my professional snowboard career and I couldn't ask for a better final. Alaskan Holiday. That's what it felt like." - Marco Smolla Supported by Nitro Snowboards, Chiemsee, Planet-Sports.com and Tailgate Alaska Cinematography by Julian Pintarelli Edited by Alex Schiller & Max Neumeier / Hey You! Films Additional Cinematography: Fips Strauss & Callum Swift Aerial Cinematography: Christoph Thoresen Photography: Fips Strauss Check out the teaser here: https://vimeo.com/114295490 Music: Wake Owl - "Gold" www.wakeowl.com Daniel Norgren - "Whatever Turns You On" www.myspace.com/danielnorgren The Walking Who - "With Roses" www.thewalkingwho.com Jon And Roy - "Every Night" www.jonandroy.ca Filmed on Sony FS700. Edited with Adobe CC. Graded with Magic Bullet Looks. www.stolenparadise.net www.isenseven.tv

Moments in Asia by Markus Kontiainen

I stumbled upon this great travel video on Vimeo last night, it was shot entirely on an iPhone 5S by Markus Kontiainen.

Spring 2014 was the best time of my life. I spent 35 days exploring 11 different cities in Japan, China and Southeast Asia as a work assignment. I had chance to see new places, meet new people and experience new things I had never done before. This is my visual diary of the journey shot entirely on iPhone 5s. Cities featured in film: Tokyo Nikko Osaka Ise Nagoya Kyoto Beijing Singapore Bangkok Hanoi Hongkong Helsinki Music: Agnes Obel - Dorian