Bev Chapman

What's the best thing that's ever happened to you? I've asked that question many times as a TV news reporter and it never fails to reveal something special about people who often don't consider themselves special at all.I learned to be a storyteller by listening carefully to photographers I've worked with over the years and ultimately decided I wanted to try to do both. That's why I left the news business to make short documentaries.I became obsessed with this genre after attending Mountainfilm in Telluride for the first time in 2003. Since then I’ve had the honor of documenting everything from the life of the first man to summit Mount Everest twice, a devastating wildland forest fire to a crazy race down the Missouri River to name just a few.I hope I never lose the passion for this amazing privilege of seeing something special in people who trust me to tell their story.

© Bev Chapman. All rights reserved.

Henry's Trail

So how do you know when you're on to a good story? When something looks out of place, or too good to be true, or a friend says, "You should check out this crazy thing this guy is doing in the canyon."That's how I learned about Henry Brink, a mild mannered science teacher who bought the side of mountain and turned it into a trail of treasures.

Gulp!

There's a lot to be said about doing your homework. When my husband suggested we try to catch a ride in a rubber raft through the Grand Canyon, I was all in. He found us seats as part of a photography workshop. I was dreaming of sunsets and the sound of waterfalls. What I didn't imagine?(This is the homework part.) What I didn't know about? There's a LOT of white water on the Colorado River. And the water is not white. It's brown. A lot of mud. And it turned out to be a lot of fun.

Contact

Thanks for checking out my site. I will be adding new content on a regular basis. Thoughts, ideas? I'm open to hear what you think. Happy Trails, Bev

Thank you

I do a lot of traveling these days, so I might not get your message right away. I will get back to you when I hit home base. In the meantime, go shoot some video! I love seeing other people's work. 😊

Big burn

It was without a doubt one of the scariest moments of my adult life. I was driving to a small Colorado town we were beginning to call home. But on the horizon was the makings of one of the biggest wildland forest fires in Colorado history.