“Hiker Trash Vogue” is a new project by photographer Tommy Corey that focuses on people he met while hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. Corey’s original intention was humorous, snapping photos of hikers in various fashion poses. The end result, however, is a glimpse into human triumph and the relationship between hikers and their natural surroundings. Corey describes his work as capturing the “inner beauty that we sometimes don’t feel comfortable expressing in the real world.” In terms of equipment, he was forced to keep in simple given the demands of hiking the trail.
Key Takeaways:
- According to Corey, some of the characteristics of hikers are that they are people who laugh a lot, are tired, and are hungry all the time.
- Along the trail, Corey notes that hikers develop deep bonds and connections. And Corey has well demonstrated this connection through his imagery.
- Corey used simple tools on the trail to capture the hikers connections between themselves. He used a Canon 7D and had three batteries charged all the time.
“During a months-long hike across the 2,653-mile Pacific Crest Trail, Corey met several hikers and photographed them in a series of fashion-inspired poses and looks. What started out as fair attempt at sarcasm and humor, however, soon turned into a beautiful record of human triumph and the connection between hikers as well as the environment they inhabit.”