Mike Largent grew up near Durango, CO. He dedicates his life to acting and outdoor pursuits. In both arenas, he’s done impressive things. Mike loves his wife, their cat, and gummie bears. He indulges in judging terrible movies, because it’s easy and makes him feel sophisticated. This is not one of them.

Shaianne Mariah “Ri” Ganey is a Durango based photojournalist and adventurer specializing in bike and snow based adventures, and rope sports. They believe at the root of all art is our sense of connection to each other and how that allows us to move through our life and the world around us, and as a result the weight of that carries over into every connection Ri makes both with and without her camera in tow.

Inspired by the years of his youth watching his parents raid every blockbuster and Best Buy for movies – Alex Brady dreamt of making a movie someday. Dabbling with film while growing up in a desert outside LA, it wasn’t until he turned 28 in 2021 that he finally decided to purchase his own cinema camera and learn the art of film. A year later he quit his full time assistant director sales job and became a full-time videographer.

Eliot Scarpetti has been a photographer and videographer for 10 years. He enjoys diving, rock climbing, sailing, overlanding, backpacking, and humanitarian projects. His life goal is to open an orphanage.  But he’s mostly really into off-roading and sharks.

Allison never wanted to do anything besides be a photographer. Convinced she would be the next Ansel Adams, she discovered while earning her Bachelor’s Degree in Photography at the Art Institute of Colorado, that her true passion was in creating portraits for people. She began work as a portrait photographer right out of college. She and her husband, Matt, started Allison Ragsdale Photography in 2007. Specializing in senior portraits, they’ve been voted Best Photographer in Durango the past 8 years in a row.

Sophie is an editor who started her career 8 years ago working as a video journalist for newspapers in Minneapolis and Denver. Sophie thinks that life’s greatest beauty lies in messiness, complicated characters, and imperfect moments. Her goal is always to be in documentary film and travel the world sharing stories.

We intend to manifest the culmination of progress, alternative thinking, and free creative thought into a space where we can witness attendees overcome hurdles in their skating, recreational, music, and art journey. It is the most powerful thing to be alongside an individual when they break mental or physical barriers to achieve a goal.