Joseph Hoff
Outdoor Educator · Boojum Outdoors
TRABUCO CANYON, CA
In My Own Words
Photography serves as the means with which we can continue to encourage ourselves to explore. This principle utilizes the camera as the catalyst for continued learning across many fields of study. With a passion for adventure and supporting others in that endeavor, this company is as focused on providing that experience as it is in making the highest quality content. The images found here serve as a document of the relationships forged in outdoor exploration. They may be purely an observation of the array of colors in the environment around us or the ways in which people interact within them.
Work Experience
Outdoor Educator
Boojum Outdoors2001 – Present
Lead and educate varying age groups into back country settings while facilitating curriculum designed to meet partner needs. Program Partners are led through potential rock climbing, back packing, camping, challenged course and hiking activities over the course of 1-6 day programs.
Photography Guide and Instructor
Back Country Journeys2019 – Present
Backcountry Journeys offers lodge-based Photography Tours and wilderness camping trips as well as daily photo tours in the most pristine and remote mountains, deserts and wilderness areas of the world. We meticulously research and tirelessly scout every visually stunning destination to ensure you get the best possible experience from the moment you arrive. Our professional guides will share with you their wealth of experience photographing landscapes & wildlife all over the world, and through the years we have discovered off the beaten path locations that are usually reserved for locals. At times we work with local guides who live in the regions we visit and can provide exclusive access to some excellent photographic opportunities.
Visual Art Instructor & Department Chair
Santa Margarita Catholic High School2014 – 2017
Develop and implement state and nationally recognized curriculum within the Visual Arts across courses offered in drawing, painting, graphic design, photography, sculpture, video, film and International Baccalaureate Visual Arts. Manage budgetary needs to support the coursework in aforementioned classes. Run fundraisers to support the program and advertise the school to the local community
