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WINTeR 2013 - Explore Big Sky

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FEaTuRED CoNTRIBuToRs<br />

BRaDlEy BERMoNT writes in the gray<br />

area between freelance and unemployment,<br />

mostly around la. come<br />

winter, he’ll be skiing in big sky with<br />

his mother. he graduated from roger<br />

williams university in 2012.<br />

paul o’CoNNoR has been<br />

making portraits of the taos<br />

art scene for the past 24<br />

years. his recent book, taos<br />

portraits, features 60 fullpage<br />

black and white photos<br />

of some of the town’s notorious<br />

and creative characters,<br />

accompanied by stories from<br />

friends and peers.<br />

MaX loWE is a photographer and writer<br />

based in bozeman. with a passion for adventure<br />

photography and documentary, lowe<br />

has traveled to far corners of the world,<br />

played the field with high-level athletes,<br />

and photographed renowned musicians.<br />

recently, his photos have been published in<br />

national geographic and backpacker. more<br />

at maxlowemedia.com.<br />

CoRRIE FRaNCIs paRks is an<br />

animator and designer with a<br />

freelance studio in big sky. her<br />

award-winning films have been<br />

exhibited at national and international<br />

film festivals on almost<br />

every continent (she’s still waiting<br />

for someone to organize an antarctic<br />

film festival). watch some<br />

animation on her website corriefrancis.com,<br />

and if you’re in the<br />

mountains, swing by the studio<br />

and say “hello!”<br />

RENaE CouNTER is a montana<br />

native who currently<br />

resides in big sky. a secondgeneration<br />

ski instructor, she<br />

taught skiing at maverick<br />

mountain for four winters<br />

as a side job while attending<br />

the university of montana<br />

western. counter graduated<br />

in december 2012, and is now<br />

a full-time ski instructor.<br />

explorebigsky.com<br />

MIkE MaNNElIN now lives in alaska<br />

most of the year, calling kodiak island<br />

home. he looks forward to sharing more<br />

face shots with friends, whether it’s from<br />

the lone peak tram or some backcountry<br />

stash.<br />

FoRREsT MCCaRTHy has<br />

been a professional mountain<br />

guide and adventurer for<br />

more than 20 years. whether<br />

by foot, ski, mountain bike<br />

or packraft, mccarthy has a<br />

penchant for exploring and<br />

celebrating big, wild landscapes.<br />

he lives in Jackson,<br />

wyoming with his wife amy<br />

and their dog fryxell.<br />

Mountain<br />

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