ABOUT
About the Author
Steven Kotler
Steven Kotler is a New York Times bestselling author, award-winning journalist, and cofounder and director of research for the Flow Genome Project. His books include The Rise of Superman, Abundance, A Small, Furry Prayer, West of Jesus, and The Angle Quickest for Flight. His work has been translated into thirty languages and his articles have appeared in more than seventy publications, including New York Times Magazine, Atlantic Monthly, Wired, and Forbes. You can find him online at www.stevenkotler.com or writing Far Frontiers, a blog for Forbes.com: www.forbes.com/sites/stevenkotler.
About the Flow Genome Project
FGP
The Flow Genome Project is a trans-disciplinary, international organization committed to decoding the peak performance state known as flow. If you’d like to help FGP advance flow research, please check out the “play” tab. If you’d like to learn more about FGP’s research, training programs, or flow in general, please visit: www.flowgenomeproject.co.
About the Photographers and Cinematographers
Scott Serfas
The cover of Rise—that amazing Travis Rice shot—was taken by Transworld SNOWboarding senior photographer Scott Serfas. It was shot during the filming of The Art of Flight, on what many consider to be one of the most progressive Alaska expeditions ever. And let’s just say that what the athletes do on film is astounding, but try navigating those same slopes with 50 lbs. of camera gear strapped to your back.
Shannon Donnelly
Award-winning photographer Shannon Donnelly’s passion for adventure has driven her to more than 30 countries on 5 continents, though her shot of the back-flipper at sunset was snapped at Venice Beach. Her work has been shown at the J. Paul Getty Museum, LACMA, and the Smithsonian Institute and appeared in Dwell, InStyle, and Elle Decor.
Christopher Wray-Mccann
Christopher Wray-McCann is a Los Angeles-based ninja. His work has appeared in Rolling Stone, Esquire, Vanity Fair, Conde Nast Traveler and, of course, Popular Mechanics. He lives on a rooftop with his girlfriend and two step-cats.
www.wray-mccann.com
Jimmy Chin
Jimmy Chin is a 12 year veteran of the North Face Athlete Team, a National Geographic photographer and filmmaker. He’s participated and documented breakthrough expeditions around the world with some of the top climbers, skiers, snowboarders and adventurers of our time. Besides climbing up some of the hardest high altitude alpine routes in the Himalayas, he is also one of the only people in the world to ski down Mount Everest from the summit. He knows a thing or two about the flow state both as an athlete and a creative.
Dirk Collins
Our trailer was put together by a talented collective of people, overseen by award-winning director/producer Dirk Collins and with the generous help of House of Salt. It contains footage from Red Bull, Camp 4 Collective, Jacob Rosenberg and the Bandito Brothers, and Teton Gravity Research.
Jonas Goldstein
This WordPress website experience and it’s future evolution has been lovingly crafted in collaboration with award winning web vet Jonas Goldstein.
www.jonasgoldstein.com
Dave Stanton
Rise of Superman cover design and overall brand strategy belong to award-winning creative director, Dave Staton. For the past few decades, Dave has led strategy and creative teams
