Willa Kammerer

ExOfficio Colombia trip: update from the field

Willa Kammerer — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 04:38:58 +0000

I’m writing this post from Medellín, Colombia, during a rare quiet moment along a two-week adventure through Colombia on a shoot for the outdoor and travel clothing brand, ExOfficio. Gregg Bleakney, photographer extraordinaire and our fearless leader, and Katie Friedman, assistant, wardrobe diva, found talent scout, and my fast friend, are out finishing up shooting around the city for the day.

In a nutshell, this trip has been amazing. In one week, we’ve traveled from Bogota to Villa de Leyva to Girardot; from the Tatacoa Desert and Cocora Valle, to Manizales and the mountains near Los Nevados National Park—where we spent 12 hours above the clouds at over 13,000 feet yesterday—and finally to Medellín. We set down at our hotel this afternoon, and depart on a flight tomorrow morning to Cartagena. From there we’re headed to the coast, to Tayrona National Park—ranked one of the “Best in the World” places to travel in 2012 by National Geographic Traveler—to Santa Marta, and then back to Bogota for our flights home on the 21st.

For the latest on our journeys and encounters along the way, check out #exocolombia.

Chewonki Semester School

Willa Kammerer — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 01:45:21 +0000

A three-part series of videos for Chewonki‘s Semester School program in Wiscasset, Maine, highlighting three important components of the program, Community, Hands-On Learning, and Sense of Place. Produced in collaboration with Bridget Besaw.

Williams College

Willa Kammerer — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 03:43:20 +0000

A series of seven videos for Williams College representing their top fundraising priorities, including Financial Aid, Community Engagement, and Student Research. Produced in collaboration with Bridget Besaw.

February 2012, Destination: Colombia

Willa Kammerer — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 04:15:53 +0000

In February, 2012 I’ll be traveling to Colombia for two weeks with photographers Gregg Bleakney and Kathryn Friedman on a shoot for the travel and outdoor clothing brand, ExOfficio. The goal: authentic, on-location branding, and telling the story of the new Colombia through the people who are experiencing it and exploring it.

Offbeat editing

Willa Kammerer — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 04:48:29 +0000

I recently edited this one-minute product spot for the outdoor and travel clothing brand ExOfficio, via the Portland-based agency Aurora Novus. It was a fun piece to edit because it was built around a real story, the story of Gregg Bleakney‘s two year bike trip from Alaska to Argentina, with only two pairs of ExOfficio Give-N-Go Underwear in tow (among other articles of clothing, I’m sure), and his beautiful photography from the trip. I was able to be playful with the editing, and the end result is a quick and fun (and funny) docu-style ad for ExOfficio’s Give-N-Go Underwewar. Watch below, or on the Aurora Novus website.

Alaska to Argentina: ExOfficio Give-N-Go Underwear

Willa Kammerer — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 04:12:49 +0000

Photographer Gregg Bleakney took a two year bike trip from Alaska to Argentina, and throughout the trip, relied on just two pairs of ExOfficio underwear. Two years, two pairs! I edited this one-minute product spot for the travel and outdoor clothing brand ExOfficio, via the Portland-based agency Aurora Novus. View here, or on the Aurora Novus website, or on the ExOfficio (X-O-FISH-E-O) website.

Alaska to Argentina: ExOfficio Give-N-Go Underwear

Willa Kammerer — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 03:49:53 +0000

Photographer Gregg Bleakney took a two year bike trip from Alaska to Argentina with just two pairs of ExOfficio Give-N-Go underwear. Two pairs! I edited this one-minute product spot for ExOfficio, via Aurora Novus. In February 2012 I’ll be traveling to Colombia with Gregg for an on-location shoot for ExOfficio.

Patagonia Sin Represas: Patagonia Without Dams

Willa Kammerer — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 05:28:22 +0000

I created this video with environmental photographer (and my frequent collaborator) Bridget Besaw on the proposed large-scale dam project in Chile’s southern Patagonia region. Bridget fell in love with the region through traveling in and photographing the wild, largely untouched landscape, something I also experienced when I traveled to Patagonia in December 2010, and again in March 2011. Bridget speaks about what’s at stake environmentally and culturally if this dam project moves forward, despite widespread opposition among Chileans.

I interviewed Bridget about her relationship to this story and edited the piece. Since it’s debut on the Patagonia website in November, 2011, the video has received over 40,000 hits.

Patagonia Sin Represas: Patagonia Without Dams

Willa Kammerer — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 05:10:23 +0000

Just live on the Patagonia website!

Willa Kammerer — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 05:04:32 +0000

I created this video, Patagonia Sin Represas: Patagonia Without Dams, with environmental photographer (and my frequent collaborator) Bridget Besaw on the proposed large-scale dam project in Chile’s southern Patagonia region. Bridget fell in love with the region through traveling in and photographing the wild, largely untouched landscape. She speaks about what’s at stake environmentally and culturally if this dam project moves forward, despite widespread opposition among Chileans.

I interviewed Bridget about her relationship to this story and edited the piece. Now featured on the Patagonia website!