Krystle Wright is an adventure sports photographer from Queensland, although she now lives a semi-nomadic lifestyle in her quest to capture and present unique moments from extreme sports, expeditions, and adventures across the globe.
Whether she’s camping on a frozen fjord for a month in the Arctic with 23 BASE jumpers, paragliding in the Karakoram Range in Pakistan, or sleeping on the back of a yacht on the Great Barrier Reef, Wright strives to pursue fresh challenges, to seek out undiscovered layers and dimensions in her work, and is recognised for her creativity, composition, and an indomitable spirit in the face of adversity. “My biggest fear in life is regret," Wright says. "I follow my curiosity, my instinct, as it tells me to go to the ends of the earth. There's an insatiable desire in me to explore with a camera in hand to try and capture a fleeting moment that encapsulates the soul of that place.”
Known for pushing herself to extremes, Wright sometimes goes beyond what might even be considered sane. Anything to get that elusive, compelling shot. The world has no boundaries and she will do whatever it takes to shoot from her unique perspective – whether hanging from precarious positions on remote cliff edges, swimming through jagged, unexplored canyons, or trudging for days through vicious, baleful weather. It’s about that final experience – capturing a fleeting moment, sharing a treasured insight, telling incredible stories about impassioned endeavors that might otherwise go undocumented. And she has battle scars – enough to compete with the most hardened adventurer – to prove it.
Wright feels incredibly privileged to share her photographs with a wider audience, and her work has appeared in selected, esteemed publications such as Sidetracked, National Geographic, Outside, The Times, Red Bulletin, GQ, Huffington Post. Some of her clients include Canon Australia, Canon USA, Outdoor Research, Helinox, Big Agnes, KEEN, Seirus, Evolv.
Krystle Wright is on the judging panel for Australasia's Top Emerging Photographers 2018.
Website: www.krystlewright.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/krystlejwright
