Bryan Smith Director/Producer/Cinematography/Athlete

Bryan Smith is an adventure filmmaker and expedition kayaker based out of Squamish, British Columbia. His involvement in the paddling industry spans both the sea and whitewater realms.  He built an impressive set of credentials on the sea through the British Canoe Union and went on to co-found Body Boat Blade International sea kayaking school.  Paddling first descents on steep, difficult rivers has taken him all over the world including Peru, India, British Columbia and Washington. - Read More.

Lise-Anne Beyries Assistant Director/Photographer/Scripting/Athlete

Lise-Anne Beyries grew up in Montréal, Quebec.  She got into kayaking in the late 80’s and started raft guiding when her girlfriends in the city didn’t exactly hang out in the outdoors.  With a strong background in gymnastics, Lise-Anne’s has always excelled as an athlete. After a Political Sciences BA at Concordia University and uncertainty on how to put all her interests together, she followed her heart to the big mountains of Whistler, British Columbia. - Read More.

Todd Gillman Photographer/Author/Athlete 

A perpetual transplant, Marylander Todd Gillman has been following his wanderlust since graduating high school in 1991. Since then, Todd has established domicile in West Virginia (twice), North Carolina, Idaho, Colorado (3 times!), Wyoming, & now, finally, Washington.  Along the way, he picked up a couple nasty habits: kayaking, snowboarding, kayaking, cycling, beer & kayaking.  Fortunately, he also picked up a B.S. degree from Colorado State University & followed a career path that has landed him at New Belgium Brewing, a leader in both the craft brewing revolution and in the sustainability movement. -Read More.

Steve Rogers Photographer/Cinematography/Athlete

Steve is a Squamish-based adventure photographer, originally from the north of England. He has a strong background in both photography and adventure film production with over ten years experience as a freelance camera operator.  Steve’s work has received several awards including: Winner, Edinburgh Mountain Film Festival; Finalist, Banff Mountain Film Festival (BMFF); Third Place (twice), European Kayak Film Festival; People’s Choice, Kendal Mountain Film Festival (KMFF). - Read More.

Phil Tifo Photographer

Phil Tifo is a French Canadian who grew up in Gatineau, QC. At the age of 19 he took a year off school and headed west to Whistler and see what the big mountains had to offer. That year was the legendary record winter of 98/99. Eventually, what was supposed to be one year out west turned up being ten as of today. - Read More.

Shane Robinson Cinematographer/Athlete/Attorney

Shane Robinson has finally found himself a home in the world of paddle sports as a cameraman, activist and Seattle-based explorer. Shane is a fifth generation Eastern Colorado native whose migratory compass has been set on the Northwest ever since leaving the roost. A momentary settling just slightly west in the Colorado Rockies was Shane’s first exposure to mountain lifestyle, and he would never be the same after working as a raft guide on the Arkansas River. This would also provide the start of his kayaking and video habit, filming the thousands of rafters every summer as a video kayaker. -Read More.

Tim Lobier Cinematographer/Athlete

Tim first captured moving water as a young kid exploring the river banks of the Mississippi.  One Friendly Almonte morning, in ‘93, he aimlessly wandered down a dirt road in search of a watering hole to dunk himself.  He happened upon a sign nestled off the side of the road that read: "No Tresspasing." Tim read, out loud, the rusty bullet wounded sign, unknowingly confusing his French Canadian and English heritage, "Non tres pas sing." He mistook the sign to be a confused warning to forest singers and continued on his way.  Earlier that morning he had snuck his mothers sewing scissors from the linen closet to refashion his jean shorts. - Read More.

Chuya Athlete/Moral Support

 Chuya took her first swim on Icicle Creek in the spring of 2007.  Since then she has become a reputable river and mountain companion assisting in our productions with world-class creative and moral support.  We anticipate that this season she will advance in her abilities to retrieve wet kayaking gear and expand upon her list of rivers and oceans paddled. - Read More.