Charming photographs of vineyards and golf programs, an aerial shot of a inexperienced pine and golden larch forest, and a snap of a lone hiker wanting down on Rose Valley Reservoir—plus different alluring photographs of town and lake posted on @kenny_hagen, Kenny Hagen’s Instagram feed—caught the eye of Tourism Kelowna.
Hagen, a photographer and videographer with Buzz Advertising, spends his days taking photographs and making movies for actual property and small enterprise shoppers round city. Now, due to his eye for capturing Kelowna’s scenic views (and tagging @tourismkelowna or #exploreKelowna), the 26-year-old has been tapped as a Tourism Kelowna content material creator.
He’ll be making long-form movies for the Tourism Kelowna web site (together with town’s 5 wine trails), creating Reels for Instagram about traditional hikes and seasonal actions, and taking pictures photographs and movies for different particular initiatives.
“From a photographer’s perspective, I simply love the mix of nature and metropolis in Kelowna. You could be out of town inside a couple of minutes,” says Hagen, who has lived right here since 2005. “A lot of the photographs I’ve been tagging are both panorama, the place it’s a pleasant view of Kelowna with the lake in it, just a few with the views of the harvest, in addition to a few climbing pictures round city.”
Hagen’s favorite spot for nabbing Kelowna’s “cash shot” is McDougall Rim in West Kelowna. He tackles the 10-km out-and-back path two to 3 occasions per yr. From the perspective, you get vertiginous views of Rose Valley Reservoir, with Okanagan Lake—bisected by the William R. Bennett Bridge—within the background.
Hagen shoots photos and video with a Sony a7iii, however he says aspiring photographers who aren’t but able to put money into gear can simply use an iPhone and mess around by taking lots of photos.
When Hagen units his digital camera down, you’ll discover him modifying his work, or squeezing in a exercise on the health club. Nevertheless it’s not at all times about work or figuring out—Hagen does play vacationer and tour information when family and friends go to Kelowna.
“The issues I’d present them are in all probability the fundamentals: Knox Mountain and a few the great wineries. Then I’d take them to locations like McDougall Rim or the Myra Canyon trestles. I’d in all probability take any person visiting to Oyama Lookout as properly,” says Hagen.
This spot in Lake Nation is positioned previous the Oyama zipline and you’ll drive virtually all the best way up—it solely requires a brief hike to the lookout, the place you’ll see Kalamalka Lake to your proper and Wooden Lake to your left.
“In midsummer you see the turquoise water in Kal Lake,” says Hagen.
Appears like one other cash shot!
