The big wilderness areas of central Idaho are intimately shaped by fire: almost every hillside is a patchwork of burns of various ages, mature trees, open slopes, black snags, new growth. Even the atmosphere in summer is often a fire-weather quilt of smoke, clear patches, heavy rain, dry lightning, calm and wind. The endless ridges and fire haunted forest recede in a haze of blue smoke under cloud or red smoke before the setting sun.
Born in New Mexico, raised in Wyoming and Montana, the mountain west has always been my home. I come from mountaineering families on both sides: my maternal grandfather was a pioneering climber in the Sierra Nevada, while my father guided in the Tetons and climbed in China and Nepal. Both my parents guided for Outward Bound. I ran my first river at nine months old, and have been hiking and backpacking longer than I can remember. My other major influence has been my step-father, Stephen Bodio, a nature writer, falconer and traveler, and as fine a family member as I could hope to have.
I studied black and white photography in high school, under an excellent teacher, but failed to apply myself. After high school, I began guiding for ARTA River Trips, and my interest in photography gradually rekindled as I endeavored to share with friends and family my work in the finest landscapes of the American West. Meanwhile, I studied classical literature, philosophy and history of mathematics at St. John’s College in Santa Fe, New Mexico. I am currently living with my wife and son in the Palouse region of eastern Washington.
Photographically, I travel light and prefer to shoot off pavement and explore unknown locations. My favorite landscapes include the unknown expanses and little-visited mountains of rural New Mexico, the canyons of Dinosaur National Monument, and the vast wilderness of Central Idaho.
Contact: frishmanphoto@gmail.com
Crest, Cliff & Canyon
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