Top Canadian Photographer Paul Bride Joins Instagram

Paul Bride is a Canadian photographer based in Squamish who has been documenting climbers for years and he just joined Instagram.

His work has appeared in Gripped magazine a number of times since our first issue 20 years ago.

“My photography career began back in 1995 when my girlfriend, and now wife, loaned me a point and shoot camera for a six-month solo trip through Asia,” said Bride.

“Armed with eight rolls of film, I quickly realized I needed a better camera and wanted to keep traveling.”

Photography allows Bride to travel with a purpose. He combines creativity and adventure to take his images to another level.

One of his motivations comes from the loneliness found in some of the most remote places on earth.

“Twenty years later, I’m still on the road but now shoot for some of the top outdoor companies in North America, and I have a way better camera!”

Known to climbers for his amazing images, Bride also works in fine art and owns a gallery in Squamish.

“In a fast paced digital era I have stayed true to my style of shooting in natural light, creating images composed of clean lines and searching out unique locations,” said Bride.

Some of his standout climbing images include Sonnie Trotter on the first free ascent of Cobra Crack 5.14, Jasmin Caton stemming The Shadow 5.13, Jen Olson climbing the steep roof at Haffner Creek and Jon Walsh and Michelle Kadatz climbing in Scotland.

See below and go follow Bride for more great images.

Here’s a throwback. Sonnie Trotter making the first accent of Cobra Crack in Squamish BC. This was my first shoot making the transition from film to digital. Sick moves Hollywood… BOOM! @sonnietrotter #squamish @cdnclimbingnews @the_climbing_existence @mountain.climbing.love @grippedmagazine @rockandicemag @climbingdailyz @climbing_worldwide #climbing @patagonia @blackdiamond @fiveten_official

A post shared by Paul Bride (@paulbridephotography) on Mar 25, 2018 at 8:36am PDT

Some days it’s impossible to screw up the shot. Jon Walsh and Michelle Kadatz making my job easy. @jon.walsh @michellekadatz @mountain.climbing.love @the_climbing_existence @cdnclimbingnews @grippedmagazine @climbing_worldwide @climbingdailyz #climbing

A post shared by Paul Bride (@paulbridephotography) on Mar 27, 2018 at 9:00am PDT

I really was just hoping to see the ice stalagmites but watching Jen Olson climb across the roof and ice stalagmites… Is it possible to have this much fun? @wholesome71 @iceclimbing #iceclimbing #climbing @cdnclimbingnews @climbingdailyz

A post shared by Paul Bride (@paulbridephotography) on Mar 21, 2018 at 8:11am PDT

A classic shot by @paulbridephotography of @jasmincaton stemming her way up The Shadow 5.13 in Squamish! Paul is one of our favourite photographers and his images have been featured in Gripped magazine many times over the past 20 years. He's now on Instagram so go give him a follow for more rad shots @paulbridephotography. #climbing #tradisrad #rockclimbing #grippedmagazine

A post shared by Gripped Magazine (@grippedmagazine) on Mar 21, 2018 at 11:43am PDT