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Boone Speed

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Overview

Photographer

Sports Travel Architecture Music Lifestyle

Athlete

Climber

Business

Brand Strategist

Designer

Product Graphic

Top Clients

Biography

Climbing is my true north. It’s taught me to try hard, stay calm under pressure, and love learning.

My career has followed a similar path—I started as a pro athlete, which led to photography, and naturally grew into marketing and creative strategy.

I’ve worn a lot of hats, but I’m not a generalist per se. My focus is on outdoor adventure and its culture. I know how to align creative strategies with the right objectives to set projects up for success.

Being part of these cultures—even helping shape them over the years—gives me the context to make sure the story is always clear. The type of clarity that only comes from experience.

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Black Diamond Equipment

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Boone gets it. His progressive thinking has enabled him to break new ground as a professional climber, and that same approach is why he continues to provide brand-defining photography that sets the pace for our communications. He consistently captures perfect moments for us, authentic to the endeavor and always to the point. Even amidst uncontrollable environmental and human variables, Boone delivers.

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Beaver Theodosakis

Founder of prAna

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Statistics

200+

Clients

30k

Hours Climbing

1st

American to climb 5.14b

1st

Prize -PDN "The Shot" contest, 2011

Work Experience

PAST

1991 - present

Black Diamond Equipment

Marketing, Photo Editor, Product Innovation, Creative Consultant, Athlete

2016 - present

Patagonia

Ongoing archival documentation of Patagonia retail locations with architectural and interior photography

2017-2018

The North Face

Climbing industry marketing and creative consultant for “Walls Are Meant For Climbing” campaign and ongoing freelance photographer

2016-2017

Airstream

Brand positioning and innovation consultant

2013

ESPN Body Issue

Featuring climbers Chris Sharma and Daila Ojeda

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Capturing imagery has never been easier. So as professional photographers, if we’re not creating something extraordinary, or at least trying, then what are we doing? Let’s take more risks and embrace the rewards. Spend time, enjoy the process, and create something more than what your phone can do.

Brands, collaborate with your artists to produce meaningful, timeless work.

It will be worth it.

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