jason van bruggen

jason van bruggen is a dutch-canadian photographer and filmmaker. he has traveled and worked in over 100 countries, including some of the most remote and austere locations on the planet. his work is full of natural beauty, found light, substance and a clear appreciation of the natural world. van bruggen’s immersive storytelling expresses his interest in humanity, his love of the everyday hero and the underdog as well as a consistent ambition to share authentic and truthful stories. jason’s commercial work for adidas took home the 2023 cannes lions grand prix, as well as 5 additional lions. his work has been awarded by aicp, one show, pdn, applied arts, communication arts, adcc, shoots and countless other competitions. in addition to numerous international editorial and commercial publications, jason’ work as a visual artist and northern storyteller has been profiled by national geographic, outside magazine, the explorers journal and numerous brands including patagonia, canada goose, best made co. and arc'teryx. his film work has aired on networks around the world including cnn, bbc, pbs, cbs, cbc, and srf1 and has been shown at the banff mountain film festival and some of north america’s s most prestigious film festivals. jason’s fine art photography has been exhibited around the world, twice featured at scotiabank’s contact photography festival. his solo installations have been part of major urban renewal projects in europe and north america and his work hangs in the homes and offices of private collectors and multinational corporations. he is a fellow international of the explorers club and a fellow of the royal canadian geographic society. he was the closing speaker at tedx 2021 ‘uncharted’.