The Shot:
We all know how waking up at the crack of dawn to get that perfect light feels; that 4:30am coffee never seems to hit you soon enough when you're out in the brisk morning sitting in a canoe you stole from some person’s private beach to get that perfect shot. This whole shoot with Aaron Chase was a series of dares and pretty extreme risks, another shot I got the day before I climbed up a 25' tree with one hand and no camera strap to get the vantage point of a lifetime after some mildly intense pressure from Aaron and the guys. This early morning adventure, Aaron took me to a location a mile from here and on the way we saw this little bridge and the fog and decided to make a quick stop over here to check it out. After some more peer pressure I paddled this canoe out in the middle of the lake and landed this image. As I paddled back in and walked out of the yard and back up the road to the car a man came out of the house just above the beach and gave me a pretty concerned look, got out just in time!
Kyle Lieberman

About the shot

Biography
Kyle Lieberman is a New York based photographer and DP known for his split-second captures and being as close to the action as feasibly possible. Kyle grew up in Minnesota and graduated from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and moved to NYC in the fall of 2016. He has a penchant for custom bikes, adrenaline, and fashion sentiments that resonate through his work. You can find Kyle racing mountain bikes all over the northeast during the summer, slashing powder in Vermont in the winter or on beach 69th street in the Rockaways all year round where he has a surf house and spends most days with a decent swell. In order to shoot athletes, you need to be an athlete, which is why when Kyle isn't shooting he is taking part in the sports and activities he photographs in order to understand every element of the sport. 50+ miles with a 50lb backpack of equipment is how Kyle was able to capture the photos of XC mountain biker Jake Billings in the Las Vegas/Sedona mountain trails; without an athlete's endurance and stamina, those photos would have never been feasible. Kyle also owns a photo studio in Brooklyn, NY called Flux Studios which he calls home.