Meet The Adventurers!
Mark Humpage & Alister Chapman
The Elemental Project is a collaboration between two modern day adventurers. Photographer Mark Humpage and TV Producer Alister Chapman. Their aim is to bring some of natures most extreme events to life with stunning photographs and spectacular video.
You will be able to read about Mark and Alister's travels and adventures as they seek out some of the most spectacular natural events from around the world. Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Volcanoes Aurora and other amazing natural events will be photographed and filmed along with blogs, pod casts and on-line movies available for you to read and watch.
Mark Humpage
Mark Humpage is a modern day adventurer and seasoned Storm Chaser with a passion for elemental photography.
Mark achieved his photographic trade from the ground up through experience. He embraced the digital revolution from inception and elemental photography gave him a unique direction. His work is all about capturing the moment and a thorough self education on his challenging subject. This has helped him adapt to the constantly evolving patterns of Mother Nature. There is no such thing as a guaranteed shoot with Nature, reaction is everything. Mark is an enthusiastic and warm individual with a passion for perfection.
Mark is an ambassador for Olympus and their only top-pro elemental photograher. He started shooting digitally with the Olympus E-10. Natural progression took Mark to the Olympus E-System and he now shoots with the Olymus E3, designed for Extreme.
"I currently shoot with the stunning E3 and superb Zuiko Four Thirds lenses. My adventures require a system that performs in the most demanding of environments. I insist on quality, performance and a robust weatherproof system".
Mark has worked with many major clients including the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, and exhibited at Tate Modern and Olympus Inheritance exhibitions. Many of his spectacular weather photographs have been published around the world and he has written articles for newspapers and magazines about nature and the elements.
Mark also loves writing - providing reportage, reviews and photojournalism for the media. The Elemental Project will provide many such opportunities which will be available to download on the website. Please email Mark for any specific requests or commissions.
Alister Chapman
Alister Chapman is a seasoned Storm Chaser. He has always been fascinated by lightning and has fond memories of watching thunderstorms as a child while his mum headed for cover. Alister is a professional television producer and cameraman with many broadcast TV credits. In 2000 he got a commission to make a programme about tornadoes for National Geographic. In the course of making that programme he saw his first tornadoes close up and became completely hooked on extreme weather. He now spends a large part of his time chasing storms and filming natures most spectacular events.
To date Alister has intercepted 54 tornadoes and hurricanes. He now runs a large stock footage library that specialises in the weather. He has a passion and enthusiasm for the weather and natural extremes that is highly contagious. Alister is quite at home both behind and in front of the camera and he has made many television appearances around the world. He also writes articles and features about the weather for magazines and he has even been featured globally in FHM.
If you need an experienced storm chasing guide or cameraman for your next production then Alister is your man! Alister has a range of HD cameras that are particularly well suited to filming in bad weather. He is a capable weather forecaster with good organisational skills.
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