5.) Chris Burkard — Genevieve Kerr

Chris Burkard is well known for his timeless landscape, lifestyle, surf, outdoor, and travel photographs. His overall skill as a photographer combined with his simple editing style work together to capture the raw beauty of the earth. A digital gallery called The Krakens, even named Burkard the “Ansel Adams of Instagram”. Burkard’s skill and versatility has enabled him to build relationships with top-tier commercial clients such as The North Face, Apple, Patagonia, and J. Crew. His photos have also been featured in National Geographic and Vogue.

Burkard is a true adventurer with a real passion for what he does. His photos inspire humans to consider their relationship with nature. He also works to display the importance of preserving wild places everywhere. By including a human subject in these jaw-dropping landscapes he successfully draws the viewer into the image. This technique allows for timeless photographs that will be enjoyed for many years to come. Burkard is also an artist who’s work inspires a person to go out on an adventure of their own. He adds intrigue and emotion to every photo through the composition, and words cannot fully express the magic that is contained within each photograph. He often shoots from wide, arial angles that allow for as large a composition as possible and reminds us of how small we really are. It is only when a human figure is placed in such an enormous landscape that we can begin to comprehend the vastness of the untamed wild.