Growing up in the West Kootenay, Steve Shannon developed an early love for the outdoors. He began skiing at age two and by high school was firmly addicted to exploring the mountains around home by a variety of means. From those early childhood past times, his appetite for adventure has only grown. His interests have led him around the globe, from racing his dirtbike in the International Six Days Enduro in Chile and Greece, to photographing races in Romania and Mexico. Recent adventures have taken him rafting the Grand Canyon, skiing in Iceland, Norway and Switzerland, mountain biking in the Nepalese Himalaya, Peru and  the Canary Islands and dirt biking in the Yukon and Alaska.


Steve currently makes his home in Revelstoke, British Columbia where he can usually be found outside on adventures, camera in hand. Steve is available for editorial and commercial assignments. For more information please visit the contact or services page.


Photography Awards:

2021 Red Bull Illume Semifinalist x3

2019 ROAM Awards 'Purpose' Winner

2019 ROAM Awards 'Awe' Finalist

2019 Red Bull Illume Semifinalist

Banff Mountain Film Festival Photo Essay Special Mention

2017 Deep Summer Photo Challenge Runner Up

2016 Pinkbike Photo of the Year Winner

2016 Snowboard Magazine Exposure Contest 'Abstract' Category Winner

2015 Freeskier Magazine Photo Contest 'Scenic' Category Winner


Accomplishments:

2007 - BSc in Mechanical Engineering

2007 - International Six Days Enduro competitor.  La Serena, Chile

2008 - International Six Days Enduro Bronze Medallist.  Serres, Greece

2009 - Canadian National Enduro Champion, Amateur A class.

2012 - Okanagan Hare Scrambles Series Expert class champion.

2015 - From Mountains to Monasteries. 500km self-supported bike-packing trip around Annapurna (crossing Thorong La, 5416m) and Upper Mustang, Nepal.  

2016 - Summited Hvannadalshnukur (2110m), highest mountain in Iceland.

2018 - 6000km self supported motorcycle trip from British Columbia to the Yukon and Alaska.

2019 - Mountain biking expedition to Ausangate in the Peruvian Andes, reaching 4900m.

Relaxing on the shores of Ullsfjorden, Lyngen Alps, Norway.
  • Feeling crushed at 5416m. Thorung La, Nepal

    Feeling crushed at 5416m. Thorung La, Nepal

  • Exploring the mining trails of the Valhalla Mountains, British Columbia.

    Exploring the mining trails of the Valhalla Mountains, British Columbia.

  • Crossing the Lyell Icefield. Icefall Traverse, 2014

    Crossing the Lyell Icefield. Icefall Traverse, 2014

  • Climbing at Red Rocks, Nevada

    Climbing at Red Rocks, Nevada

  • Bikepacking

    Bikepacking

  • Sunrise at Selkirk Wilderness Skiing.

    Sunrise at Selkirk Wilderness Skiing.

  • Skiing in the Lyngen Alps, Norway.

    Skiing in the Lyngen Alps, Norway.

  • Edge of the World. Icefall Canyon

    Edge of the World. Icefall Canyon

  • Bikepacking to Tilicho Lake (4919m), Nepal.

    Bikepacking to Tilicho Lake (4919m), Nepal.

  • Riding at Sol Mountain Lodge, Monashee Mountains, BC.

    Riding at Sol Mountain Lodge, Monashee Mountains, BC.

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  • Coastal Rain Forest

    Coastal Rain Forest

    Rider: Steve Shannon
Location: Chipmunk Creek

  • An offroad motorcyclist explores Hailstorm ridge in the Valhalla mountains of British Columbia.

    An offroad motorcyclist explores Hailstorm ridge in the Valhalla mountains of British Columbia.

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