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With new technologies, comes the new breed of talented photographers and videographers.
By Neil Korn
ASA SILVER
Age: 15
School: Summit
Camera/video gear: Nikon D5600 and Sony NEX 6
Favorite Subjects: Skiing, biking, stars, and mountains
Asa Silver got the photography and videography bug early. He first became interested
in the field after seeing what many other people were posting on the internet. He father
also took him to film premieres at the Tower Theater and other venues. Watching these
movies sparked his interest in documenting fun adventures through film.
Asa’s first camera gear was an old GoPro when he was 8 and his first real camera was
a Nikon D3100. Early on, Asa learned by watching YouTube videos and a lot of trial and
error. Currently he is furthering his knowledge by taking photography classes at Summit
High School. Asa said he, “has always known a good photo from a bad one” and his skills
have developed more over time.,“There is definitely lots of inspiration on the internet but
how I really progress is by taking those ideas and altering them to make them my own”,
he says. Asa is interested in pursuing visual arts and related technologies in college and
making it a career but also has a goal to attend film school.
Asa Sliver mostly shoots action sports but also has a great interest in astro photography
and landscapes. He has been inspired by world renowned photographers, Jimmy Chin
and Cory Richards but is also stoked on local photographers Trevor Lyden and Pete
Alport and their action sports photography.
Below: Bachelor got 48 inches of snow and it became difficult to get to the mountain so we decided to skip one of
many pow days to shred the feet of snow that fell in our neighborhood. Here, a sled tow-in did the trick.
Above: After Bachelor was tracked out for days, we always wanted to check out Kwohl
Butte and hit some of the drops along the top ridge. Kai Huggin droppin’ one.
Below: When my friends are gone or just not up for shooting, it’s fun to go out with my
dad (Matt Silver) and find little pockets of untouched powder.