• Simple movements revealing great riches in a remote corner of (what was formerly) #bearsearsnationalmonument.  This is the kind of wealth that has fed the spirits of humans for thousands of years, the kind that will always eclipse short term profits for mineral extraction. ~ Follow @protectbearsears to learn more about hidden power of this place. ~ [Bears Ears personal collection shot with @kylor @djiglobal #inspire2 and the 50mm to compress the layers of 500-800ft tall towers!]

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Video by Aaron Huey @argonautphoto | #onassignment shooting photos from an experimental "Trike" high over #CombRidge , BearsEarsNationalMonument , Utah with @shotsfromabove . See more images and video live from Bears Ears this week by following @argonautphoto

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- "Love these moments where my love for climbing and art come together and I get to share a little slice of this landscape." ⠀

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Ancestral dwellings and sandstone lines that look like they were painted white intricately by hand.  The magic of sub-zero temp and a snow squall in a remote corner of what was formerly

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The depths and diversity of this space are no doubt one of the most ‘charged’ landscapes on the planet with its natural beauty and spiritual significance for many Native communities. ~ The best place to get educated before visiting is

@protectbearsears - there is a lot to learn about etiquette both ecologically/culturally as more humans inevitably visit the area. ~

Shot with @taylorfreesolo

• SOUND ON!  This is a small sample clip of a 360 experience we built as part of my current cover story in @natgeo magazine (Nov). You are looking at a perfectly preserved Kiva in #BearsEarsNationalMonument, Utah, with storytelling by @marlon.magdalena from Jemez Pueblo.  You can find the link to the full interactive version of this in the link in my header (first download the “YouTube” app to view it and after clicking the link be sure to then click “open app” at the top). While this looks like a video, the world you move through is actually a virtual model that takes you into the various rooms of the 800-1000 year old dwelling and ceremony room of this Ancestral Pueblo site. (From the BLM:  While this includes a digital simulation of a fire inside the Kiva, building fires within cultural resource sites on public lands is illegal and can damage the integrity of the site). My partner in this project was @devlin_gandy and we were able to make this experience thanks to funding from @insidenatgeo and National Geographic magazine, and the video with the help of @max.salomon from @blackdotfilmsvr!  LINK IN HEADER!  Special thanks to our field producer and cultural advisor Kevin Madalena (@jemezscientist_occamschainsaw)! We couldn’t have done it without you!  #photogrammetry

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Bears Ears National Monument is one of the most talked-about public lands under threat, though the dialogue often glosses over how sacred it is to many Native Americans. In March 2018, a group of tribes put their differences aside and came together to run 800 miles to Bears Ears––and to send a message of unity. The Sacred Strides for Healing Prayer Run wove from tribal homelands across the Southwest to Bears Ears. Watch to meet the people who are participating in the public lands conversation with their feet, and learn about why this land is so important to them.

Directed by: Forest Woodward Marie Sullivan Anna Callaghan

Edited by: Aidan Haley

Animation and Graphics by: Laura Kottlowski

Music from Marmoset Music

outsideonline.com/2325341/bears-ears-run-prayer-run-native-american-youth-activists

·      ronen_yaari Standing on a itty-bitty-sandstone-shelf, several hundred feet above the floor of Slickhorn Canyon, lots of things could go through your mind, but fear of heights better not be one of them. The route that our guide Greg pioneered for us up the shelf involved climbing a tree, amongst other things. I forgot how essential it is to climb a tree occasionally. I sit by the ancient mud and wood structures these Puebloan cliff dwellers left behind and I scan the canyon walls below trying to get into their heads. What was it like to huddle, eat, build fires and practice ritual at these heights. And why am I here-in this remote spot-far away from my network and modern rituals? What is here in the canyons that I need? These natives knew a thing or two about sustainability. There was no other choice. They sourced local materials for building and only took what they needed. Their structures blend so well into the environment they are practically invisible. They were spiritually connected to where and how they lived. That feeling that comes with having just what you need to live well in the canyons. Yeah, I want some of that.

renan_ozturk Air to air with trike pilots @shotsfromabove and @joeraven74through The Valley of the Gods in Bears Ears National Monument. It was pure tech magic to witness the @shotovercamera G1 rock solid getting blasted by 100mph with a @reddigitalcinema 8K and an @angenieuxlenses cinema lens on it! Beyond feature film and commercial applications it’s great to use this gear to share this landscape in the name of conservation. ~

natgeo Video by @renan_ozturk I never used to call this place I cherished “Bears Ears.” This has been a recent phenomena since the designation, and subsequent 85% reduction, of the most beautiful National Monument I’ve ever called home. But the change in name is meaningful, inclusive of its American Indian land-base and its federal recognition and all around its bringing people together in discussion about its use. Bears Ears is vastness I could never have known prior to flying transects this week with @shotsfromabove @joeraven74 @taylorfreesolo and the SHOTOVER camera ninja @filmguppy. We spent a good portion of our time continuing to macgyver a new stabilized method to shoot 8K footage with the. But most of our time was spent taking in and trying to make sense of the continuity of what was over a million acres of protected monument and is now a much more “at risk” contiguous and intact ecosystem. The issues are complex. What’s not complex is the beauty and uniqueness of this landscape. Thanks all who have helped to support our just budding film project to share inclusive and diverse stories. 

• natgeo The Procession Panel in the Bears Ears National Monument. Video by @salvarezphoto The Procession Panel contains 179 human-like figures organized around a central circle. It's one if thousands of increadible artworks preserved inside our western National Monuments. This video is built from a detailed 3D model that I made last spring working for @ancientartarchive in Southern Utah. I'm happy to say that I'll be back in the West this spring working on a grant from @natgeo to look at ancient stories told on stone in 9 Western National Monuments. Follow @salvarezphoto to follow my progress.

• natgeo Video by @renan_ozturk @camp4collective Moonlight moving across a remote canyon in Bears Ears National Monument. I never used to call this place I cherished “Bears Ears.” This has been a recent phenomena since the designation, and subsequent 85% reduction, of the most beautiful National Monument I’ve ever called home. But the change in name is meaningful, inclusive of its American Indian land-base and its federal recognition and all around its bringing people together in discussion about its use. Bears Ears is vastness I could never have known prior to flying transects this week with @shotsfromabove @joeraven74@taylorfreesolo and @filmguppy. We spent a good portion of our time continuing to macgyver a new stabilized method to shoot RED 8K footage with the shotover G1. But most of our time was spent taking in and trying to make sense of the continuity of what was over a million acres of protected monument and is now a much more “at risk” contiguous and intact ecosystem. The issues are complex. What’s not complex is the beauty and uniqueness of this landscape. Thanks all who have helped to support our just budding film project to share inclusive and diverse stories. ~ see @renan_ozturk for more current images of #bearsearsnationalmonument