The Challenging Process of Filming a Self Shot Video

ROB PERRY – SELF SHOT

2021 – Ongoing. Whistler, BC, Canada.

My name is Rob Perry I am a full-time freelance photographer based in Whistler BC Canada, originally from the UK.

The majority of my work is in the Sea to Sky corridor in BC and circulates around the outdoor industry, particularly mountain biking. I shoot athletes, photostories, products, races and events.

I started the self-shot project in 2021 when we had to abide by strict social distancing rules, set by the Canadian government, due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Without anyone to shoot or to take photos with, I set out planning a self-shot project around the local trails here in Whistler. The ethos of this project was to spend as much time as was needed to capture a series of action self-portraits that I would be happy to claim ownership of. I shot a few of these images for use by companies I am affiliated with but the main goal …