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Home / News / Inspirational News / Adventure photographer Gregg Jaden's two near-death experiences changed his life
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    Adventure photographer Gregg Jaden's two near-death experiences changed his life

    Rashi Bhattacharyya
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    Last updated on Sep 23, 2020, 04:24 pm
    Adventure photographer Gregg Jaden's two near-death experiences changed his life
  • Have you ever thought about how life paths change within a split second resulting in an entirely new business?

    Before taking up adventure travel photography, Gregg Jaden founded a digital marketing firm providing solutions for some big brands such as Disney, Fox, CBS, Porsche, Lamborghini, and Cricket Wireless.

    However, facing two near-death experiences forced him to turn travel storytelling into a growing photography business.

  • In this article
    The first mishap was a car-crash, another an emergency surgery I was tired of healing from injuries, said Jaden The challenging expedition of Hang Son Doong "Brands love it when I come in with deeper meaning" Jaden speaks at events on business, spirituality, and environmental issues "The mission must feel like it's a part of you" His sync with Earth's energy helps him in storytelling We all need to contribute to our world: Jaden "If he/she doesn't know self-love, how can they love others?" Practicing ethically-conscious choices can help uplift spiritual consciousness, thinks Jaden Using expertise to help small, major brands with engaging campaigns
  • Incidents

    The first mishap was a car-crash, another an emergency surgery

    The first mishap was a car-crash, another an emergency surgery
  • Jaden's first accident was a car crash, when a driver made an unsafe left turn in front of his car, as he was on his way to business appointments.

    The second mishap was an emergency neck surgery for saving his life.

    After almost seven years of recovery, Jaden and his camera gear travelled to Hang Son Doong, the world's largest cave located in Vietnam.

  • Quote

    I was tired of healing from injuries, said Jaden

  • "I was tired of healing from injuries and wanted to prove to myself that I could persevere all I had been through, and not let these experiences limit my life. I had always been spiritual my entire life, but this intensified the ride," Jaden said.

  • Experience

    The challenging expedition of Hang Son Doong

    The challenging expedition of Hang Son Doong
  • It took him and his team three days of trekking through 45 rivers and mountains to reach the opening of Hang Son Doong.

    80 kms on foot, continuous rock climbing and a 90-meter "descent in pure darkness," while going through the Vietnamese jungle full of viper snakes, leeches, leftover bomb parts and potential live mines finally got them inside Son Doong, after five days.

  • Narration

    "Brands love it when I come in with deeper meaning"

    "Brands love it when I come in with deeper meaning"
  • His life as an adventure photographer began with traveling to Asian countries and documenting them on social media.

    This helped Jaden bring timeless assets in marketing campaigns for brands.

    "Brands love it when I come in with deeper meaning of the product. As for project-related exhaustion, it fades away as I travel to photograph some of the most amazing places on Earth," he narrates.

  • Environment

    Jaden speaks at events on business, spirituality, and environmental issues

    Jaden speaks at events on business, spirituality, and environmental issues
  • These experiences directed Jaden's focus on environmental issues and how all humans need to support it.

    Jaden speaks at many events to help others in business, spirituality, and environmental issues, and partners with mission-based brands and charities like @LonelyWhale, Anthony Robbins Foundation, and various non-profit environmental disaster relief organizations.

    He is also a part of Sony Alpha Collective and G Technology's G-Team Roster.

  • Storytelling

    "The mission must feel like it's a part of you"

    "The mission must feel like it's a part of you"
  • Many artists do storytelling through visuals to educate people on environment related issues.

    Jaden however believes that to tell meaningful stories, you have to love the topic, and it needs to touch you in some profound way.

    He says, "Whether it's a story that appalls you, things you want to change, or some questions, the mission must feel like it's a part of you."

  • Projects

    His sync with Earth's energy helps him in storytelling

    His sync with Earth's energy helps him in storytelling
  • Jaden says, "I'm in touch with Earth's energy, so the natural next steps in my life were to work on environment-based projects utilizing storytelling through film."

    Unfortunately, his upcoming environmental projects on damaged land, pollution, and animals near extinction, are now on hold in 2020.

    "Our world is in desperate mode, where educating and mandating important things are more important than ever," says Jaden.

  • Contribution

    We all need to contribute to our world: Jaden

    We all need to contribute to our world: Jaden
  • Jaden believes that we should contribute to our world in a positive way to help our planet. A deep understanding of death gives him clarity while planning environmental projects.

    He says, "You can pick any region and start researching on environmental damage stories. I use this to choose locations and stories for my projects."

    He adds that to help Earth, humans must change themselves.

  • Future plans

    "If he/she doesn't know self-love, how can they love others?"

    "If he/she doesn't know self-love, how can they love others?"
  • When traveling is allowed again, Jaden is planning exciting projects that can help people see vital truth in life.

    He says, "People are only as spiritual till they have achieved personal growth and healed their life issues. If a person doesn't know self-love, then how can they love others or Earth? If people fail to change their habits, then the same problems will exist."

  • Consciousness

    Practicing ethically-conscious choices can help uplift spiritual consciousness, thinks Jaden

    Practicing ethically-conscious choices can help uplift spiritual consciousness, thinks Jaden
  • Jaden thinks that if humans don't operate with higher consciousness, they will repeat the same pollution, litter, and consumption habits.

    He says that our spiritual consciousness guides our morals, values, and actions. Practicing ethically conscious choices like not using plastic, not wasting water, or not hunting animals, can help uplift spiritual consciousness.

    He supports mandatory education on how choices impact the entire ecosystem.

  • Information

    Using expertise to help small, major brands with engaging campaigns

  • Today, he and his team at Gregg Jaden Studios use their expertise to help small and major brands with engaging campaigns. They consist of transformative filmmakers and marketers, generating ideas for brands to recreate their brand image through a more primal photographic presence.

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