Overview
Biography
Lee has been referred to as the godfather of the pow shot. But the most satisfaction he gets out of photography is when someone comes up to him and says his pictures are why they moved to Utah, or when he finds himself somewhere he’s never been and sees one of his images tacked on a wall or a refrigerator.
Success can be a bit of a curse, and that’s true with Lee. When I was the editor of Skiing he was our powder guy because he’s everyone’s powder guy. But when I founded Mountain magazine he shot whitewater, mountain biking, backpacking, and climbing. I once asked him how he avoided being pigeonholed and he said he doesn’t bother trying. ‘When I get those jobs I deliver the goods,’ he told me.
“I constantly get pigeonholed as a powder skiing photographer,” he says. “But that’s because I had the misfortune of living at Alta my entire adult life and skiing a ridiculous amount of powder.” —Lee Cohen
The photographic work of Lee cohen is a treasure to the skiing community. For over three decades he has passionately translated the deep powder experience with is camera. If you ever experienced a bottomless powder day, Lee’s photos will stir those incredible memories. If you haven’t, his imagery is truly as close you’ll ever get to that ultimate bliss.”
Career Storyline
Statistics
35
Years of Experience
200+
Commercial & Editorial
#?
More Cover Shots Than I can Remember.
Work Experience
PAST
UPCOMING
PAST
02/2011
Switzerland
Magazine shoot for travel story. Ski Action and lifestyle.
05/2004
Kamchatka Peninsula
Editorial assignment. Skiing magazine.
03/2016
Valdez, Alaska.
Editorial and Commercial assignments over many years. Mountain magazine.
11/2023
Little Cottonwood Canyon
Commercial and editorial photography.
11/2019
Flathead Valley, Montana.
Flyfishing shoot for Patagonia
Anyone who skis should understand this: You can’t schedule powder. Lee captures the shots he does because he can tap into dozens if not hundreds of athletes on short notice, and strikes when the snow and the light align over an entire winter.