'I quickly realized they were exactly what I was looking for!'
This week’s “How I Got the Shot” takes us to El Salvador,
where photographer Justa Jeskova illustrates her industrious and
creative nature using rider Steve Storey.
Name: Justa Jeskova
Age: 40
Hometown: Whistler, British Columbia
What the image was shot with: Canon EOS 7D, EF24-70mm f2.8L USM, 1/800s at f6.3, 43mm
Who: Steve Storey. He’s the best partner to work with and a great rider, model, and athlete, whether on a bike, skis, or surfboard.
Where: Eco Parque El Espina, El Salvador
Why: We headed down to El Salvador in April (last year) for a personal project—to shoot photos and create a short film with SheGNARnigans. Steve had broken his hand pretty badly on our first day of filming, so he’d spent the remainder of the trip working closely with me to scout for shots. This shot is from the last day of that trip. We were on the hunt for a different type of race shot—one that would round out some of the images we had already captured.
I remember this day being a particularly difficult one. Extreme heat and patchy light were making it a challenge to stay motivated. Plus, we were out of water, food, and pain killers for Steve’s broken hand. We discovered some race tape left behind from a race we had covered a few weeks earlier, but finding a creative angle to work with it wasn’t panning out.
Steve noticed some flowers quite far off of the trail, and pointed them out to me. At first I was skeptical, but ran over to take a look anyway. I quickly realized they were exactly what I was looking for! It was nearing the end of the day, so we didn’t have much time to capture this shot before dark, but it ended up only taking a few attempts to get exactly what I wanted—good body positioning from the rider and framing it exactly how I had pictured it in my head.
Magazine affiliation: Regular contributor for Bike magazine, and to several other bike publications around the world.
Sponsors: Jeskova: Innate Gear, Ride 100%, Chromag. Storey: Knolly bikes, Chromag, Fox, Innate Gear, Ride 100%, Royal Racing, Dakine.
Bio: Justa’s life philosophy is to always follow your dreams.
Born and raised in Slovakia, Justa decided to follow her dream of living in Canada and in 1998 she moved there (instead of working as a Wood Sciences and Technology engineer). Not speaking English made the move to her “dream country” harder than she had hoped; however, she credits the tough times with making her stronger.
Whistler is where she started her photography career, and though it took a while to find her niche, she persevered. Once she began to explore the great outdoors of the Coast Mountains, she knew her photography path would soon follow her passion. Today she focuses on active lifestyle and biking imagery.
Justa’s images have been published in numerous publications such as National Geographic Adventure Magazine, Canadian Geographic Travel, Bike, Dirt Rag, Singletrack, Dirt, Solo Bici, British Columbia Magazine, Mountain Life, Coast Mountain Culture, Velo, Vancouver Sun, The Province, and Whistler Magazine.
Photographer Justa Jeskova finds her focus on rider Steve Storey through the trumpet flowers. Photo courtesy of Justa Jeskova
Age: 40
Hometown: Whistler, British Columbia
What the image was shot with: Canon EOS 7D, EF24-70mm f2.8L USM, 1/800s at f6.3, 43mm
Who: Steve Storey. He’s the best partner to work with and a great rider, model, and athlete, whether on a bike, skis, or surfboard.
Where: Eco Parque El Espina, El Salvador
Why: We headed down to El Salvador in April (last year) for a personal project—to shoot photos and create a short film with SheGNARnigans. Steve had broken his hand pretty badly on our first day of filming, so he’d spent the remainder of the trip working closely with me to scout for shots. This shot is from the last day of that trip. We were on the hunt for a different type of race shot—one that would round out some of the images we had already captured.
I remember this day being a particularly difficult one. Extreme heat and patchy light were making it a challenge to stay motivated. Plus, we were out of water, food, and pain killers for Steve’s broken hand. We discovered some race tape left behind from a race we had covered a few weeks earlier, but finding a creative angle to work with it wasn’t panning out.
Steve noticed some flowers quite far off of the trail, and pointed them out to me. At first I was skeptical, but ran over to take a look anyway. I quickly realized they were exactly what I was looking for! It was nearing the end of the day, so we didn’t have much time to capture this shot before dark, but it ended up only taking a few attempts to get exactly what I wanted—good body positioning from the rider and framing it exactly how I had pictured it in my head.
Magazine affiliation: Regular contributor for Bike magazine, and to several other bike publications around the world.
Sponsors: Jeskova: Innate Gear, Ride 100%, Chromag. Storey: Knolly bikes, Chromag, Fox, Innate Gear, Ride 100%, Royal Racing, Dakine.
Bio: Justa’s life philosophy is to always follow your dreams.
Born and raised in Slovakia, Justa decided to follow her dream of living in Canada and in 1998 she moved there (instead of working as a Wood Sciences and Technology engineer). Not speaking English made the move to her “dream country” harder than she had hoped; however, she credits the tough times with making her stronger.
Whistler is where she started her photography career, and though it took a while to find her niche, she persevered. Once she began to explore the great outdoors of the Coast Mountains, she knew her photography path would soon follow her passion. Today she focuses on active lifestyle and biking imagery.
Justa’s images have been published in numerous publications such as National Geographic Adventure Magazine, Canadian Geographic Travel, Bike, Dirt Rag, Singletrack, Dirt, Solo Bici, British Columbia Magazine, Mountain Life, Coast Mountain Culture, Velo, Vancouver Sun, The Province, and Whistler Magazine.
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