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Category: Stunts

  • Cutaway!

    I would like to thank Mark ‘Trunk’ Kirschenbaum of Hypoxic for accompanying me on some fun jumps over Skydive Arizona. A couple of weeks ago, Trunk captured some great footage of some intentional cutaways, which AXIS Flight School intends to enter in a film festival contest later this year. Congratulations Trunk, on snagging the October 2016  Parachutist…

  • 2016 Vexedart project

    Words by Vedi Djokich After the filming of vex 13 000 – skydive art project- https://youtu.be/sQFwrJ8M8jE , I wanted to revisit the concept of painting in freefall. This time though, the focus was on capturing the destructive passage of time. Documenting how it slowly erased the work and images that I created, until they ultimately disappeared. I wanted…

  • AXIS summer fun

    AXIS Flight School instructors Brianne and Nik cooling off in style at Skydive Arizona.

  • Playing with Fire: Valkyrie Photoshoot with Brianne Thompson

    Originally posted by Performance Designs on May 3rd, 2016 “For the one year anniversary of launching the Valkyrie, we wanted to create a continuation of the original Valkyrie Ad (see below) first released early last year. Sticking with the same theme, we aimed to showcase a strong female figure as the personification of the Valkyrie. Brianne Thompson of AXIS Flight…

  • Night XRW on Discovery Canada

  • Skydive Radio Photo of the Week Show #218!

    I would like to congratulate Dan Dupuis, and thank Dave at Skydive Radio for making the image below their pic of the week! Skydive Radio is the world’s leading internet radio show dedicated to the sport of skydiving.  Weekly episodes include commentary, feature interviews with industry insiders, listener-contributed photos, and e-mails from an audience that spans the globe.

  • PARAMAG ÉDITION SPÉCIALE ! COVER

    I would like to thank Bruno at Para Mag and congratulate Alex Swindle on his first cover photo. Alex took the image below with a GoPro Hero 4 that was mounted to his helmet via two GoPoles. The December 2015 cover is part of a special edition of the French skydiving magazine. Please click here to view the accompanying article.

  • Rockhouse Motion: Sports & Outdoor Lifestyle Reels

    Here are a couple of reels put together by Rockhouse Motion that include some of the wing suit footage I shot back in July.

  • Skydive Radio Photo of the Week Show #216!

    I would like to thank Dave at Skydive Radio for making my image below their pic of the week! Skydive Radio is the world’s leading internet radio show dedicated to the sport of skydiving.  Weekly episodes include commentary, feature interviews with industry insiders, listener-contributed photos, and e-mails from an audience that spans the globe. Click here for a behind…

  • Jumping Pirate

    Photos for an upcoming Skydive Arizona Ad.