Chris Ellerbroek pictures the faces of Ely

Local photographer Chris Ellerbroek shared his ardour for capturing individuals and snow sculptures on the Ely Winter Festival throughout a reside section from Silver Rapids Lodge.

Ellerbroek mentioned he has an extended historical past with the competition, beginning earlier than it turned an official occasion by carving snow together with his brother and others on the town. He defined, “I coordinated it for a number of years, and then lately I’ve taken more of a backseat role doing photography and being on a snow sculpting team.”

He described how his images of Nordic snowboarding started with taking footage of his daughter, finally increasing to the entire workforce and sharing the images with households.

“It really turned into a fun thing where I could share something that I was good at with those kids with the parents,” Ellerbroek mentioned. “The comment that I would get is I don’t have to take my phone out and take pictures of my kid because I know you’re taking pictures of them and so it’s just been a really rewarding thing to be able to do for our community.”

While he additionally appreciates panorama images, persons are his favourite topics.

“People often miss that there are beautiful, amazing, creative people around here too,” Ellerbroek mentioned.

He inspired guests to take a look at the Snow Sculpting Symposium within the park and different actions listed on the Winter Festival’s web site, together with outside recreation and the winter expo.

“There’s so many things to do and be outside and enjoy the snow,” he mentioned.

See extra of Ellerbroek’s work on Instagram.