Editorial Archives - Jody MacDonald Photography

October 12, 2020February 12, 2021Editorial by Jody MacDonald

The Keepers of Ganesh

Photographs by Jody MacDonald Words by Kim Frank Most mornings, they meet in the forest as the night sounds wane and crows of roosters mark daybreak. The black sky becomes a tinted blue, the white sharp shapes of the distant…

October 5, 2018March 11, 2019Adventure Editorial by admin

Cloud Hoppers

Thanks in part to advances in wing technology, a few pioneering paragliders are smashing the limits by completing long-distance flights that were once thought impossible. Last spring, high-fliers Will Gadd and Gavin McClurg pulled off one of the most ambitious trips ever attempted: 385 miles down the jagged, frozen, potentially deadly spine of the Canadian Rockies.

October 4, 2018March 11, 2019Adventure Editorial Lifestyle by admin

Surfing the Sierras

A team of paragliders sets out to break the distance record for vol bivouac flying in North America across the Sierra Mountains in California. A stunning visual journey that highlights the beauty and risks of self supported flight.

October 3, 2018March 11, 2019Adventure Editorial Video by Jody MacDonald

500 Miles to Nowhere

Paragliding pilots Nate Scales, Nick Greece, Matt Beechinor and Gavin McClurg attempt a bivvy line from Hurricane Ridge, Utah to Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Filmed by Michael Paul Jones and Jeremy Canon with RED Epic cameras, human flight has never been captured in such a dramatic way. Come along for the ride as the pilots are stymied by frustrating weather but find their love and passion for flight grows even deeper.

October 2, 2018February 13, 2019Editorial Travel by admin

The Last of His Kind

Rajan is one of the few salt water swimming elephants on Earth. Initially trained to carry out brutal logging work in the Andaman Islands in the 70’s, he was forced to swim with massive loads. Now retired, at 60 years old he is the last of the group to survive.