What is the most important ingredient in any proper adventure? A good, reliable adventure buddy. This is universal. And the theme of a new film photo zine collection by Alex Strohl, the famed French photographer long rooted in Whitefish, Montana. If you caught our insightful 2020 interview with Strohl, you know a love for hard-earned adventure is in his DNA. As is a distaste for doing things conventionally. And well, in a world where our tech overlords are jamming digital video down our throats from every angle, self-funding a limited-edition print zine shot entirely on 35mm film is pretty damn counter intuitive for someone largely responsible for establishing the modern outdoor photography aesthetic.
With Adventure Buddies, Strohl is in his element, out in the wild with good friends, photographing both behind-the-scenes moments and those that make millions want to get outside and explore more themselves. Only this time, the world’s biggest brands aren’t paying him to do it—it’s just for fun. Just for him. And well, now, for you and me, too.