Chris Burkard
PhotographerKnown for:
adventure and landscape photography in extreme environments
Education:
Self-taught
Chris Burkard has built a practice centered on adventure and landscape photography in extreme environments, photographing surfers, climbers, and wild landscapes in locations including Iceland, the Arctic, and the North Pacific. He has collaborated with Surfer magazine, National Geographic Adventure, and outdoor brands. His TED Talk on finding purpose through discomfort has been viewed more than six million times.
Chris Burkard's Gear List(1)
Sony
Connection Source
AlphauniverseWebsite
Connection note
Burkard is a Sony Alpha Ambassador and has extensively documented his use of the a7R IV for adventure and landscape photography.
Product description
Introduced in 2019, the a7R IV is a 61-megapixel full-frame mirrorless camera. Its pixel shift multi-shot mode and weather sealing made it a practical tool for high-resolution documentary and landscape work in the field.
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