CHARLESTON, S.C. – January 16, 2025 – The Murray Highway Company, a number one company within the out of doors business and associated verticals, is proud to launch the primary installment of Pathfinders. This authentic collection is non-sequential and highlights true pioneers within the out of doors area. It’s not funded by purchasers/manufacturers or in any other case sponsored. It solely focuses on individuals and their tales as a result of they have to be informed.
Pathfinders begins off that includes famend photographer, videographer, outdoorsman and content material pioneer Mitch Kezar. Anybody who has adopted the out of doors business for the final 40 plus years most likely is aware of his identify and will have even met him. In the event that they don’t know him by identify, they’ve seen his work. Kezar’s expertise is one-of-a-generation and his portfolio spans numerous manufacturers, publications, mediums, industries and verticals. Murray Highway is honored to launch the primary Pathfinders piece that includes this true titan of his craft.
Kezar was born and raised within the farm nation of northwestern Minnesota. He hunted, fished, farmed and did something and all the things outdoor. He additionally took to pictures at a really younger age. After highschool he served within the army as a United States Air Drive photojournalist earlier than his entry into mainstream photojournalism that may lead him to work for main newspapers and media shops throughout the USA. His experiences and accomplishments within the subject are too infinite to start to cowl. He shortly ascended to management positions and constructed a tremendous physique of labor alongside the best way.
Kezar was then in a position to mix his ardour and talent for pictures and storytelling along with his different passions and expertise—looking, fishing and the good outdoor as he started working within the out of doors business as a photographer and author. Over the following a number of a long time he established himself as a real chief and his work has graced covers and introduced life to phrases, manufacturers, merchandise, campaigns, headlines, information occasions and extra. He has fully wowed audiences and readers internationally every time.
“To see Mitch’s pictures and videography is to see true paintings that’s unparalleled,” mentioned Murray Highway President and CEO Tim Brandt. “However to be fortunate sufficient to work alongside Mitch is simply totally different. Mitch is essentially the most polished skilled and is as proficient as anybody to ever maintain a digicam to their eye. However his grit, dedication, humility, imaginative and prescient and character shine as shiny and as distinguished as even his finest work. It additionally doesn’t damage that he’s as completed as any outdoorsman, loves a very good glass of scotch and is up for any problem.”
“Professionally, Mitch is a lot greater than a photographer. He’s really one of many nice storytellers of our era. To see him work and ship the ultimate product can solely be described as witnessing greatness. We’re honored and humbled to try to seize even a fraction of this essence and his affect in our quick piece.”
This episode of Pathfinders takes on the powerful activity of attempting to border Kezar as a person and as an expert — his work, his legacy, his household and his present tasks — for the typical viewer. The completed piece won’t ever do justice to his previous and current accomplishments and our bodies of labor, but it surely does give the viewers a private view into the person who has carried out a lot.
Regardless of all of his skilled success, Kezar can be one of many most interesting examples of a father, grandfather, brother, son, teammate, army veteran and common advocate as one can ever come throughout. Kezar raised two sons who’ve every put collectively army particular forces careers of over 20 years. Kezar can be a proud grandfather. His affect on the business has been and continues to be revolutionary, however his affect on his household, pals, co-workers and colleagues surpasses that as properly.
The full episode that includes Kezar is accessible now on the Murray Highway Company YouTube channel. Future Pathfinders releases may even be seen right here. Clips, teasers, behind-the-scenes and different content material from the Kezar piece and different Pathfinders efforts may even be out there on Murray Highway social media channels and web site.
About Murray Highway
Murray Highway is a passionate and well-rounded advertising and marketing company devoted to the out of doors business. If a shopper makes use of a product, expertise or course of to hunt, hunt, fish, collect, cook dinner, discover, push boundaries or for another exercise exterior, Murray Highway can and can promote it. The company additionally excels in digital and brick-and-mortar retail environments and is increasing into different shopper markets as properly. Extra data on the company, particular companies or our group is accessible at MurrayRoadAgency.com.
