Pretty photos of Grand sentinel with @markherbison topping out and @tora_yama trying hard on Bubbles Buried In This Jungle at McGillivray Canyon.
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I’m always pretty unbelievably stoked when I manage to grace the pages of any magazine, but Kootenay Mountain Culture feels a bit special. 

When I started on this long slow journey of photography for me I remember being stuck in Edmonton at the start of the pandemic working at @redbike and we always got a box of @kootenaymountainculture magazines, it was the winter 2020/2021 edition, flipping through the pages and always looking at the gallery. I always thought maybe one day I can grace the pages of KMC and I’m stoked to find my name and photo(s!) along side some incredibly talented photographers I’ve always looked up to. @steveshannonphoto @daveheathphoto @paulzizkaphoto @lindsaydonovan @ashvoykin @danielstewart_photo

RMCC road fest crit! Really focused on more video then anything so didn’t get much for photos. Take a look under the clients tab on my site to see if I got any of you! 
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Calgary Trailblazers Race! Hosted by @cyclemeisters !! Props to all of the volunteers and event organizers making these events happen! 
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I have the photos from the event under the client tab on my website! pw: calgary 
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Probably one of the cooler looking routes that I’ve gotten to take some photos of and definitely one of the coolest climbers I’ve gotten to take photos of @beandmountains_ 
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Acid Test - Skaha 
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Grassi Lakes! Such an awesome crag, did a lot of learning between these cheese grater looking walls and I’m happy to be back here climbing again! Stoked to try some climbs that I always looked at with awe my first years of climbing! 
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Cochrane Trailblazers! Super neat to see a healthy group of young and upcoming mountain bikers and it’s community out in Cochrane the other day! 

If you were out at the event the other day the photos are up and available off of my site! Just go under the client tab and find the Cochrane Trailblazers event! 
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@cremdelavie cruising one of the climbs at the new crag on Cascade. 
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Also 👀at the graphics on his helmet that he designed himself!! 
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Hi! I don’t really post photos of myself so here it is. Usually on the other side of the camera. #adventurefirstphotography 

I think most people know who I am since my Instagram isn’t “viral” with thousands and thousands of followers. My name is Cody Shimizu, currently bumming around in Canmore. But, originally growing up in Edmonton. I started out mountain biking through the river valley and involved with the local cycling community, which was my gateway to the outdoors. From there I got into climbing, splitboarding, backcountry skiing and all of the other good stuff through the local Alpine Club of Canada and University Outdoor Clubs. Photography fell in there somewhere after I was bored sitting around home after I’d broken my ankle cyclocrossing. 

Anyways, with the haze in the air, a constant ache in my throat and itchy eyes from the forest fire smoke in early May (yeah… May). My motivation to ski, bike, or climb waning I took the time to redo my website and have some proper features to demonstrate my work, e-commerce functions, and deliver my work to clients! I would really appreciate it if you check out my site. And if you actually read this far keep an eye out for some fun deals on prints and all. 

See you out on the single track, skin track, summit, chairlift, crag, cliff side, trail or your local coffee shop. If you see me, come say hi! 

P.S peep my new site @ my bio.

It doesn’t matter to most folks but the denoise AI in Lightroom is amazing!! Especially when I can’t afford the latest and greatest low light, full frame, fast lenses and bodies. Still playing around finding it’s limits but stoked to go back and edit old photos and the potential for the pre-dawn missions. 
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P.S. the skiing is looking real desperate out there. Even with best case scenario the freeze wasn’t very strong and we are losing coverage quick 😭. 
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Going through some photos from the winter to cool off. 
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Really just jumping into summer here. Sad to see the ski season on pause for a bit here but stoked to get rollin into the summer goods! 
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#makefisheyegreatagain 
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Stop, breath, relax is what I seemed to be telling myself a lot while trying to get my head game back for the summer. Don’t worry I still pulled on a fair share of draws and called for plenty of takes when I don’t need to. 
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@jnavarrogutierrez shaking out on an ultra classic 40m pitch, Airtest in Skaha.
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P.S I despise Instagram crop.

Earth Day. I usually don’t do many landscape only photos but rather people interacting with nature. 

I’m a strong believer in the fact that the more people that play outside, hiking, climbing, backpacking, skiing, the more people that will actually care about earth. It’s all too easy to forget about things that don’t directly involve us, but the moment you step foot into nature, see the glaciers, lakes, mountains it all becomes very real what is on the line. I don’t want my photos to be records of what was, but rather inspiration for people to get out and find what is out there. 
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A few frames from a while ago at the Wrangle the Chute event at @kickinghorsemtn . Finally have a bit of a chance to go back and organize and archive some highlights from this past winter! 
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We were planning on Bow Yoho but the mother of all storms rolled in for a couple of red brick days, what are the chances after such a dry year 🤦‍♀️. Anyways, we turns seasons 180 degrees and decided to go climbing in Skaha! 
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One of my favourite routes of the season! 2Low4Zero! Felt engaging, but not too terrifying and the sparse bolts that weren’t covered in ice made for good protection! Stoked to get on more routes like this next year! 
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Fighting gravity never felt so good. 
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@tora_yama 
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70-200mm, hard mid day light on a blue bird day, backlit cold smoke Rockies champagne powder, black and white, and a bit more editing then what I usually go for.
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Still I don’t think I’d consider it a composite photo as it’s still just a product of a single photo, but a bit more editing then I usually would, inspo from a recent @redbullillume post. 
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Hard to describe in words but sometimes a photo just gets me so fired up, like I’m just so psyched on an image that I really can careless how many likes, whether a magazine picks it up, or whatever. I just keep looking at it and soo psyched on it. 🤘🤘 looking forward to creating and treasuring more moments and memories like this.
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Haven’t done much walking uphill this year, but man have I missed it. 
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Pro tip. Stick your tongue out on powder days to stay hydrated so you don’t have to stop for water breaks. 
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Take it from the pros like @simonpollock_  @fwapowder 
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Been AFK from the very late ski season that seems to be finally coming around in the Rockies. Looking forward to getting back after it soon! 
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I never feel like photos ever do justice that in fact ice climbing is actually mostly walking to and from the base of the climb. 
Some days it feels like 90% hiking, 10%  climbing, but usually 100% worth it. 
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Swipe till the end for @evunderhill , also 100% worth it 💕
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Days with bae 💕 @evunderhill 
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