The Drop

News and Resources from AXIS Flight School


Category: Night Photography

  • Brianne Thompson of AXIS Flight School rocking a steam punk outfit in the Arizona Desert. Image below is a collaborative effort between myself and Samantha Schwann. Check out Sam’s Facebook page for more awesome photos!

  • In May I posted a picture on my website that got people wondering how it was done. Jim Hickey visited Skydive Arizona a number of times in order to burn some parachutes. Follow the link to view a short interview with Jim about his experience: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CvV0w2IdYc&feature=youtu.be Here is some of the compiled Video Footage – edited…

  • “This photo is a bit cryptic, but when you are flying a tiny little high performance canopy right along a really-damn-big wingsuit, in the dark, a few thousand feet above a bunch of thorny, prickly things, your attention might not be completely on the camera work. Nik Daniel (canopy pilot) and Alex Swindle (wingsuiter) completed the…

  • It just so happens that Utah’s Arches National Park is only a 15 minute drive from Skydive Moab. So after the MOAB Boogie I spent a few hours hiking through the park while the sun was setting. Here are a few of my selects:  

  • Last night I set out to take pictures of some fireworks for the 4th of July celebration. Once the sun finally set however, I found myself turning my camera towards a much more spectacular light show brought on by mother nature. I took this image at Skyventure Arizona, a facility designed for skydivers to practice…

  • About ten years ago I watched the movie Baraka by Ron Fricke. It came out in 1992 and was inspired by the movie Koyaanisqatsi (1982) by Godfrey Reggio. The movie has no conventional plot, merely a collection of expertly photographed scenes. Without words, cameras show us the world, with an emphasis not on “where,” but on “what is there.”  I was…