This past August, Sal D’Alia (Adorama’s Senior Video Producer and creator of Adorama TV’s wildly popular “Through the Lens”) joined Sony for their #alphacollective trip. The Sony Alpha Collective is a new initiative that saw the talented group of photographers visit some of the country’s most beautiful national parks.
Spending a week in the great outdoors, the talented group of artists captured breathtaking scenery both from land and sky. The resulting images are stunning, and we get a special behind the scenes exclusive from Sal, as he interviewed each photographer on the trip.
Meet the Photographers of Sony Alpha Collective:
A Brooklyn-based photographer and storyteller, 29-year-old Dave Krugman loves to write and often pairs his images with prose. He says that for him, photography is “a way of life more so than it is a hobby. ”
Skateboarder, cliff jumper, and self-described “andrenaline junkie,” 27-year-old Quin loves to push the limits. Using a Sony a7RII, his images capture his sheer joy of life and living in the moment.
A full-time dentist, 29-year-old Tiffany got into photography 2 years ago and has “been balancing both lives.” With a passion for adventure photography, comes travel! Tiffany plans to head to New Zealand and Fiji in the coming year, and says she plans photo trips 6months to a year in advance.
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Thirty-one-year-old Zach says he travels almost full-time now after realizing had spent most of his life behind a computer. Needing a change, he sought freedom through his photography. He says, he loves photography because he’s “able to channel all the emotions I have through different subjects, feelings and moods in the photos I produce.”
Stevin hails from Canada, and the 31-year-old photographer says his passion started as a hobby but over the years turned more and more into an opportunity to pursue his dreams. Stevin says he likes clean, vibrant colors and symmetry in his photos, and currently shoots on the Sony A7II.
A retired lawyer and real estate agent, Jess grew up in an outdoorsy family and says she was always borrowing her dad’s camera to document their family adventures. Her photography took off after she decided to leave her law career, she decided to start an Instagram account.
A fine artist his whole life, 28-year-old Kyle says his goal is to inspire people with his pictures. The most important thing to him, he says, is creating. ‘That’s what fuels and drives me everyday,” says the Los Angeles photographer.
Born and raised in Venezuela, Jose says he has a documentary style approach and loves street photography. “I try to really capture the moment and give it my own mood,” says Jose who has been working with Sony for three years.
