Jimmy Chin’s passion for exploration and photography has taken him on break-through expeditions around the world. Jimmy has worked with some of the best adventurers, climbers, snowboarders and skiers in the world on their most challenging expeditions and shoots. Climbing, skiing and often enduring death-defying situations alongside some of the best in the industry, Jimmy shoulders the camera equipment and documents the epic stories.

Jimmy has been on The North Face Global Athlete Team for over ten years, bridging the critical gap between athlete and storyteller. He is one of the few people to climb and ski Mount Everest from the summit. He has been profiled in National Geographic Magazine, Outside Magazine, People Magazine, Men’s Journal and others. He received the Rowell Art of Adventure award for his philanthropic work and excellence and breadth in adventure photography. National Geographic Society has awarded Jimmy two expedition grants and named him one of their inaugural “Emerging Explorers.”

On the other side of the lens, Jimmy has photographed for a wide variety of commercial and editorial clients. He serves as a photographer for National Geographic and has been awarded numerous honors and accolades for his work from PDN, Communication Arts, American Society of Magazine Editors, Lowell Thomas Journalism Awards. Jimmy’s most recent photography assignment about the Yosemite climbing culture and cutting edge of climbing was featured as the cover story in National Geographic’s May 2011 issue.

As a director and cinematographer, Jimmy has worked on documentaries, television and commercial projects for NBC, Working Title, RSA Films, Woodshed Films, The North Face and National Geographic, to name a few.

Jimmy currently resides outside of Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

For more information: http://www.snre.umich.edu/events/jimmy_chin