Steve Dutcheshen resides in Calgary, Alberta, with his wife, Michelle, their English bulldog, Shorty, and two cats. Focusing primarily on shooting commercial work in Canada and the U.S., Dutcheshen also has a unique eye for extreme action sports. His photography work includes shooting products, custom homes and architecture, construction, and corporate and magazine work.
Locally trained at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) and Alberta College of Art & Design (ACAD) in Calgary, Dutcheshen also made his way to California’s Brooks Institute in Santa Barbara, California, to complete his studies.
He honed his skills with a 35mm film camera, as well as a 500/CM Hasselblad and 4x5 and 8x10 view cameras. Today, he shoots with Canon and Hasselblad digital cameras along with Elinchrom lights.
Dutcheshen’s passion for shooting started at a young age, and has been running Steve Dutcheshen Photography Inc. for the past three years.
Credits: ESPN & X-Games, MXP Magazine, Freerider Magazine, LCU Surfboards, Canadian House & Home Magazine, NHL athletes, and Hollywood actors
The story behind the photo
by Steve Dutcheshen
In the winter of 2013, Geoff Kyle, Rob Alford, Reagan Sieg and I headed into the backcountry of Revelstoke, B.C., to ride what is known as some of the world’s most epic snow and backcountry to capture the true art of professional snowmobiling and team up with a few of the best riders out there today.
Due to the heavy snowfall in the area, Revelstoke boasts some the gnarliest terrain this world has to offer.
This is an image I captured of pro rider Geoff Kyle seamlessly ripping through the powder in God’s playground on his Ski-Doo Rev platform. We were up at 8,000-plus feet in an area that’s a hidden gem to these riders—and we discovered the kind of untouched pow that everyone dreams of. If you know how to ride and get there, you’ll find it—it’s like searching for that perfect wave to surf.
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You, too, can go for an incredible ride with these guys; I can say it is one hell of a trip you’ll never forget!
To book a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, go to Geoff Kyle’s Freeride and Rob Alford’s Log Chalet.
