Monday, November 9, 2009

Tristan Picot

This photo was taken  on a trip to Hemsedal Norway  to shoot with Absinthe Films , while the snowboard  film” Vivid” was being made.  While we were there the film director, Justin Hostynek , met the uncle of one of the riders there for the shoot, Mads Jonsson.  Turns out  Mads uncle was  a heli pilot,  with his own heli  and he offered  to let Justin , dangle from under the heli while filming the riders as they flew off the huge jump. The shot that Justin got with this up and coming  rider, Tristan Picot , turned out to be one of   his great shots in his decade plus career  of making films.   Tragically , young  Tristan was killed in an avalanche   early in the beginning of the next season .  This photo captures Tristan at the pinnacle of his riding ambitions.   You can see the shots in Vivid via the Absinthe Films website  at absinthe-films.com.  

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