Category Finalist 2010: Culture

Matthieu Georges

When snow is melting and backcountry time is over, we mostly end up shooting in snow parks to get some extra shots before the summer.

The Pirate Movie Production crew were organizing a shoot on a huge kicker in Sölden, Austria. As he was injured a few times during the whole winter, Teo needed more video shots for his part so it was definitely time for him to go big! Unfortunately, he came a bit too short with a Backside 1260 and slammed really hard on his face and shoulder. After being knocked out for a few minutes we took care of him and took him to the nearest doctor.

He couldn’t sleep the next night and got intense fever together with a horrible headache, so we had to take him to hospital in Innsbruck. They discovered straightaway that he also had a broken wrist and needed a cast urgently – it was a tough winter for Teo!

PHOTO INFO

Photographer: Matthieu Georges
Athlete: Teo Konttinen
Location: Sölden, Austria

TECHNICAL INFO

Camera: Hasselblad CFW 2003
Film: Kodak T-Max 400
Lens: Hasselblad Zeiss Sonnar T* CFI 150mm/f4
ISO: 400
F-Stop: 5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/125