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Flats | North Carolina Billfish Media Production Company

This past August The Wild Blue Films continued their media coverage with the Alice Kelly Memorial Ladie’s Only Tournament at Pirate’s Cove Marina in Manteo, North Carolina. This is our first time covering the event and we had a great time setting up as sponsors as well. This was an extremely well put together tournament and we met many new and amazing people. The Wild Blue Films provided professional stock photography...

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Stars | Top Billfish Tournament Photographer

What a turn of events this year has allowed. This year marks the launch of The Wild Blue Films and we are hitting the ground running! We have fully dedicated our business model to further help fellow business owners in the sportfishing world all the while promoting sportfishing in general. We got our first start at basically the World Series…that being The White Marlin Open in Ocen City, MD. This was the kickoff to our 12-day stint along the eastern seaboard covering sportfishing tournaments for the week. It was almost over before it began though...

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Gametime | Top US Billfish Tournament Photographer

In 2022 while on spring break with my family in the Dominican Republic, I was coming off a most spectacular 2021 season that had allowed me to produce great works all across the western hemisphere. From Alaska, down to Belize, and everything in-between. I saw the likes of Alaska for the first time. It would end being a total of three trips that year for photo and video production of fly- out trout and salmon adventures in Bristol Bay.

It was on this exact trip, in the Dominican Republic where I had a chance to do some soul-searching. I could not have been any more proud of what we were able to…

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Wanderlust | Top Alaska Lodge Photographer

This past July The Wild Blue Films was invited up to Alaska Rainbow Lodge to cover photography and video production. We came at just the right time for the peak sockeye run and fishing was unreal! It has been two years since we were last on-location filming and running around in the wild Alaska bush. We are so proud to…

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Headwaters | Top Minnesota Fly-Fishing Photographer

This past weekend The Wild Blue Films joined Catching Adventures in Duluth for steelhead fishing the local rivers and streams. We love the idea of chasing trout and filming in such a beautiful pocket in the U.S. We had a…

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Endeavors | Top Midwest Trout Fishing

This spring The Wild Blue Films has kicked off the season by covering professional video production for The Driftless Fly Fishing Company out of Preston, Minnesota. This has long been a favorite region of mine in Minnesota! It’s bluff country at its finest with world-class blue-ribbon trout fishing streams, rivers, and creeks. Natural beauty surrounds you in the entire area and…

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Exposure | Florida Sportfishing Media Production Company

The Wild Blue has been steadily harnessing its energy, crafting a unique brand and portfolio over the last two full years. Our focus? To capture the soul of outdoor adventure in all its raw, untamed beauty. Our clients, much like us, are drawn to the call of the wild, the allure of…

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Paradise | Top Belize Resort Photographer

This past week The Wild Blue was in Belize for our shoot at Royal Belize. We were brought out by boat to this amazing, secluded island out in the Caribbean Sea. This is a private island that is and can be rented out for the entire week for families or corporate travel parties. The experience is second to none and it all starts with the amazing staff and their heart for hospitality. There wasn’t anything they wouldn’t do to make sure you are relaxed and having the trip of a lifetime. We are always astounded…

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Solitude | Top Anchorage Resort Video Production

This past winter The Wild Blue found ourselves on the north shore of Minnesota shooting alongside Lake Superior. We have compiled a wintery mix of clips to help further promote the amazingness that…

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Snowbound | Top Minnesota Fishing Photographer

The Wild Blue kicked off the new 2023 season with a winter shoot for Lake Mille Lacs Tourism. We were set to hit the door running this year with this shoot right off the bat and now we can get started on…

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Expedition | Top AK Resort Video Production

This year has been a super busy one for us here at The Wild Blue and in the midst of all the chaos we still have salmon and trout fishing fresh on our minds from last year still. Maybe it’s because we have been on a salmon run in northern Michigan and a northern Wisconsin steelhead and coho run. Of course, many of those experiences from our shoot with Alaska Rainbow Lodge were shared around…

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Wonder | Top Alaska Video Production Company

The Wild Blue was on location in Fairbanks, Alaska to cover video production for Chena Hot Springs Resort. This was our first time shooting in Alaska and The place was a winter wonderland and we were able to see the northern lights. Hands down the best northern lights we have ever seen. We cut…

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Wilderness | Top National Park Photographer

This past spring The Wild Blue was in central California for a commercial shoot. While there we were able to visit the amazing Sequioa and Yosemite National Parks. It was very cool to see…

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Pathways | Top MN Outdoor Sports Photographer

This past July The Wild Blue was hired by Explore Minnesota to provide video production of Lake of the Woods in Baudette, Minnesota. We have always loved the Lake of the Woods area and jumped all over the opportunity to showcase our skills. By having looked at the video…

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Pursuit | Top Resort Photographer Belize

In October The Wild Blue traveled abroad to shoot resort photography for Copal Tree Lodge in Punta Gorda, Belize. What an amazing, inspiring trip to the most southern part of Belize right next to the Guatemalan border in the heart of the Mayan agricultural community. We photographed all the amazing experiences…

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Native | Belize Lodge and Resort Photographer

In April of 2021 The Wild Blue was in the Cayo District of San Ignacio, Belize to cover commercial video production for Sweet Songs Jungle Lodge. We were immediately submersed into this amazing jungle paradise surrounded by lush forest, wildlife, and a cacophony of sound that was piercing to…

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