Karen Johanson
Extreme sports/editorial/advertising photographer

Karen Johanson Photography

• http://www.karenjohanson.com
• http://www.notyourtypicalheadshot.com
• http://moneyequalsfun.com

Are you looking for photos a bit out of the ordinary?
Here are a few of my specialties...
Action shots of athletes on bikes, boards, snow and dirt.
Portraits of professionals in arenas ranging from creative and entertainment to sports and finance.
Health/fitness images for industry professionals and models.

Beyond photo shoots, I also act as photo editor for the international mountain biking site Bones Over Metal and the Snapshot and Promo sections of Microsoft's internal corporate portal MSW.

Portraits that get attention for you and your business.
Action shots that show the excitement of extreme sports.

• A 1000-person space where my associate Thach Nguyen can host the next Contribution Networking Party. (If you haven't been to one, you must go to the next one :-) The last one was hosted at the AutoCenter Rolls-Royce, Lamborghini, Bentley, Jaguar, & Land Rover dealership in Bellevue. So think fabulous ;-) This is a great opportunity for exposure to many people committed to contribution and personal development. Contact me if you have ideas!
• Designers and marketers who need a photographer to work on their creative project teams and/or treat their referrals with care and creativity.
• Pointers on getting to and getting situated in New Zealand next summer for snowboarding, capturing compelling images and meeting great people. Tips on rentals (multi-week), food (vegan + seafood/sushi) and avoiding the usual tourist traps especially welcomed. And while I'm asking, tips on places to stay/eat/etc in Japan, especially Hokkaido, when I venture there in winter 09/10.
• New road bike. Racing geometry. Steel or ti. Complete bike or frame-only. Campy components preferred but I'll consider other gruppos if the price is right. TT no longer than 52 cm.
• An intern who is passionate about snowboarding, freestyle skiing, mountain biking and/or BMX - who is knowledgeable enough about those sports to help me with image keywording, marketing promotions, film scanning and/or shoots.
• Help identifying every last ad agency or other business who needs edgy pop culture and extreme sports images - in Seattle and worldwide.
• Clients from the sports/fitness/nutrition/health industries looking for the perfect photo to visually showcase their business for marketing campaigns.
• More models for adventure/extreme sports, fashion and lifestyle shoots. I am looking for individuals who consider themselves a bit out of the mainstream in terms of looks/lifestyle/whatever, to develop my stock photography collection and promote you to my clientele who are looking for more diversity in the models they use.
• To meet more creative professionals - designers, writers and more - who want to collaborate.
• Business partner(s) to manage one or more of the following: marketing, financials, collections.

BA, Fine Art/Photography, University of Oregon

Clients include Redline Bicycles, NSMB, Mountain Biking, Mountain Biking UK, German Freeride, Arrow Racing, Mountain Cycle, Sports Unlimited, The Service Board, Skiforall, Emurge, Spotlight 10, American Physical Therapy Association.