The Mysteries

The vision came to Krystle Wright in a dream: a bird’s-eye view of BASE jumpers in flight over a stark desert landscape. When she awoke, the adventure photographer resolved to make that vision into a reality. And with that, the dream turned into an obsession - one that led her on a four-and-a-half-year journey of failed attempts, uncooperative weather, disappointments and inward examination.

Photography gives me purpose. It gives me this wonderful excuse that I get to talk to people, and engage. 

 

The Mysteries follows a tenacious, and perhaps crazy, quest to chase down an elusive image and provides a glimpse into the kind of singular passion that drives people to reach their goals, regardless of what stands in the way.

"Four and a half years ago I had this dream, and usually I forget my dreams but this one, this dream stayed with me. I remember being this bird flying high above these BASE jumpers and they begin leaping off one at a time and beyond them is this incredible stark landscape. From the moment I saw this in my mind all I wanted to do is create this shot - I wanted to make it a reality. As a photographer, to stand out from the rest you need to be thinking of new ideas new angles and I originally wanted to capture this shot of base jumping that I don't think anyone else has done. I think the outcome of the photograph is simple, yet it's also very complicated to capture. There's so many variables – there’s the helicopter, there's the light and there's Mother Nature."