Ridge Skiing at Dawn. Christopher Cook skis a powdery ridge, snow trailing behind him like contrails. Published in Powder Magazine. Ridge Skiing at Dawn · Idaho
Craig Wolfrom · Sun Valley, Idaho

Adventure & Landscape Photography

Whitewater, backcountry skiing, and the wild landscapes of Idaho, Alaska, and the West, for editors, brands, and collectors. Every image is available as a fine art print or to license.

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From the Blog

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April 28, 2025

Kayaking the Upper East Fork of the Owyhee River

Low Water Doesn't Mean Low Fun

October 16, 2023

2023 Annular Solar Eclipse

Ruby Mountains, Nevada

October 10, 2023

Olympic National Park :: Backpacking Outdoor Education

Some classrooms don't have walls....

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Writer and photographer based minutes from Sun Valley's airport, with a current passport and a deep archive of whitewater, ski mountaineering, ice climbing, and national park work. Published in National Parks Magazine, Outside Online, Powder, Backcountry, Backpacker, Patagonia, AIRE, and more.

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Open any photo, choose a print type and size, and add it to your cart. The Deserted series is sold in limited editions of 10. For panoramas, custom sizes, or framing, email me. Returns accepted within 7 days of delivery. Buyers pay return shipping, and items must come back in their original condition.

Aialik Bay, Alaska. Sunrise on peaks in Aialik Bay during a winter sailing and backcountry skiing trip in Kenai Fjords National Park.

About

I believe the best images come from a chance meeting between the landscape and the photographer, not from a plan.

I've been taking pictures since grade school. I live and work in Hailey, Idaho, next to Sun Valley, where the mountains and rivers out the back door account for most of the photographs here. I shoot mostly with Sony Alpha gear and natural light, usually from a kayak, a raft, a bike, skis, or a board, and I still bring out medium format film and a 4x5 field camera for fine art work.

Trips farther afield are always in the works: sailing and ski touring in Alaska's Kenai Fjords, backpacking the Olympic Coast, ice climbing in Yellowstone, ski touring in the Canadian Rockies.

  • Based inHailey · Sun Valley, Idaho
  • PublishedNational Parks Magazine, Outside Online, Powder, Backcountry, Backpacker, Patagonia, AIRE, Sun Valley Magazine, Sotheby's, Brides
  • AwardsNATJA Illustrated Story, second place for “Chasing the Ice” and bronze for my Kenai Fjords ski story, also a National Magazine Awards finalist. Featured photograph on the 2011 National Geographic Photo Contest home page.
  • Work with meEditorial and commercial assignments, image licensing

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