wheelie hour
Riders: Tyler Ravelle // Dylan Wineland
I feel so much joy looking back to this day on the salt flats — grateful for moments like this, meeting new people who feel like old friends. Immersed in the outdoors, watching golden trails of dust catch the last light as the sun slipped behind the mountains. Time softens in moments like these, almost as if someone hit the pause button or like you're living in a more slowed-down version of reality. Maybe that’s what true presence feels like, or maybe there was some magic in the air.
Fun fact: these two are usually the ones behind the lens. Both wildly talented and endlessly passionate. It was such a treat to capture these two together.
R: Tyler Ravelle
The Bonneville Salt Flats are iconic. This historic dried-up lake bed has been a proving ground for speed since the 1930s. This vast flat surface practically dares you to go fast and see just how far you can push it.
This adventure began when Tyler wanted to do some wheelies on the salt flats with Dylan. One of my favorite qualities about Ty is his ability to bring people together and convince you that it’s a good idea to stay an extra day or take a chance and bomb out to a beautiful place on a random Monday night to get creative.
The best part was feeling the energy from these two. They were bobbing and weaving around each other like they’d been riding together for years.
R: Dylan Wineland
Reconnecting with my camera feels like picking up an old instrument. I still know the notes, but everything’s slightly out of tune. At the same time, it feels like a part of me is waking back up. I’d be lying if I said there weren’t a few hundred photos from the night that were out of focus or poorly framed. Even these final images, I still see flaws. But it’s not perfection for me. I’m allowing myself to breathe again, to just show up and have fun without following so many rules.
R: Maude Raymond
Perfection is an invisible target, one that we create in our minds—and chasing it? Paralyzing. It kills creativity before it even has a chance to bloom. I don’t want to keep living in that fear that things won’t come out just right. I want to try and fail and keep trying again and again.
Life is short. Fuck it.
Canon 5D Mark IV
August 2025
p.s. If you are looking at this on your phone, I promise it is so much better on the computer.
p.p.s. Thanks for being here <3