Corey Stanke 11/13/18 Corey Stanke 11/13/18

A Bermsled Halloween story.

When I first moved to Washington several years ago my very first introduction to the unique bike culture here was going to GHY Bike’s Bermsled Halloween race. And boy was it an experience! It was a typical cold and rainy fall day in Washington but as someone who grew up in northern Michigan and moved away before the fat bike movement really took hold, riding bikes this time of the year was never really an option. So when I saw all these people dressed up in their halloween costumes, racing a super slick trail in rainy and 40 degree weather, I thought to myself “This is insane… but weirdly fun!” Now that I’ve been through a couple winters here I almost look forward to riding in this weather, but that’s a topic for another time.

This year was the ninth annual Bermsled Halloween race and a big thanks goes out to AJ at GHY Bikes for putting this on every year. Also to everyone that helps out, from trail maintenance to cooking burgers, we appreciate all the hard work! With that said enjoy the photo story below of the most chill and fun bike event in the northwest!

P.S. If you see an image you want, just hit me up here or on Instagram and I’ll send you a link to download.

AJ on the megaphone and Travis (who generously donated the hot dogs and burgers) with a pre race beverage.

Costumes are encouraged, aerodynamics aren’t really a thing here.

“I was going faster than I thought I would!”

Probably the sketchiest thing I saw all day!

Wet conditions led to the inevitable crashes, but luckily just some cuts, bruises, and hurt egos.

This pretty much captures the vibe perfectly.

Grand Prize winner from the raffle, sponsored by Transition Bikes! Yes that’s a Triple frameset.

Fastest Class Top 3 ( 1st-Josh Gibb 2nd-Travis Erickson 3rd-Craig Wilcox)

Corey Stanke 1/11/18 Corey Stanke 1/11/18

New Year, New Look

It's that time of the year again for a website update. Really excited to be adding a whole new commercial category this year and finally releasing some of the product work I've recently added to my portfolio! Most of which I personally use on a regular basis in the field.

Corey Stanke 11/24/16 Corey Stanke 11/24/16

Happy Thanksgiving!

It's hard to believe that I have been in Seattle for over a year now! Time really flies when you live in such an awesome place. Looking back at the past year I have so many things to be thankful for. I've been to so many awesome places, met some really cool people, and done some pretty crazy things. I can't wait to see what the next year brings!

On a side note here are some images from an informal jam that went down last month! The guys were throwing down some banger tricks!

Corey Stanke 8/26/16 Corey Stanke 8/26/16

Mountain Trail Running

"The woods are lovely, dark and deep, but I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep, and miles to go before I sleep." - Robert Frost, Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Robert Frost perfectly sums up how I feel about my latest shoot in the cascades. Thanks to Keith Vowell and Marcie Morgan for running their hearts out.

Corey Stanke 7/31/15 Corey Stanke 7/31/15

Flashback Friday No. 1

Well it's been a long time since my last blog post, too long in fact. I could use the excuse that I have been extremely in the last two months as that would be true. But that's simply instead of just making an excuse I'm going to start a new blog series. Every last Friday of the month I'll be posting images from the past and the stories behind them. Most will come from my days at Hallmark Institute of Photography others more recent

Going to start with a pair of images from a photo shoot in my last couple months still in school. This particular photo shoot started off after spending a day location scouting in Boston with a fellow classmate. One spot particularly stood out that day, an old concrete track stadium just south of Boston proper. Eventually after having the initial shoot delayed it was time to make the two hour trek from my home in western Massachusetts to Boston. The first hour and a half is easy driving through the countryside on MA-2, last thirty minutes however is on Boston's subway system. Getting on the first train my assistants and I are all loaded down with bags full of camera equipment which soon starts attracting strange glances from other riders. Soon enough we are pulling into our station and walking up the stairs and out onto the streets. The distance from that station to the shoot location seems a lot longer now that I'm carrying several bags of equipment on my shoulders. It wasn't until we get to the location that we notice what was supposed to be blue skies had turned into a sky full of fast approaching storm clouds. Luckily the model shows up on time and is more than eager to shoot despite the imminent storm. We are able to shoot two poses before the skies open up and start drenching us with rain. All in all the weather enhanced the photo shoot and we were able to produce some striking images.

Thanks to Richard Wingert for modeling.