INSIDE FOUR MONCLER GRENOBLE SKI CAMPAIGNS
Across recurring Moncler mountain productions, each brief changed the
camera method: Patagonia, 16mm film, glacier access, first takes and night
action.
About Alexander Rydén — Skiing Cinematographer & Action Director
THE MOUNTAINS CAME
BEFORE THE CAMERA
BEFORE THE CAMERA
His athletic expertise
built over a lifetime spent skiing and climbing
sets the stage for unique visual narratives
THE PERSON BEHIND THE FRAME
SOME SHOTS DEMAND MORE
Alexander Rydén is a skiing cinematographer and action director based in Åre, Sweden, whose lifelong background in skiing and climbing shapes his work in mountain productions worldwide.
Working in challenging terrain is second nature to Alexander
His athletic background allows him to work with the camera from inside the action, skiing alongside world-class athletes and stunt performers in terrain where traditional camera access is often impossible.
21 years - Climbing
14 years - Filmmaking
34 years - skiing
JUDGMENT BEFORE SPECTACLE
What the work Demands
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS AN IMPOSSIBLE ANGLE
The shot still has to serve the story. Before I go for it, the route, risk and purpose all have to make sense.
STAYING IN SHAPE IS PART OF THE JOB
In steep or remote terrain, reaching the position safely is what makes the shot possible. Fitness, preparation and restraint belong in the camera kit.
THIS IS WHAT I LIVE AND BREATHE FOR
I want people to feel the rush, sense the exposure and understand what it is like to be in places that rarely make it onto a set.
+100 km/h - Skiing with camera
Cameras Red, Arri Alexa Mini, Sony Venice, DSLR, and Gopro
Gimbals Freefly MoVi and DJI Ronin
Prime lenses or small zooms are possible
Skiing with camera packages up to 10 kg
For those requiring assistance with heavier loads, we invite you to submit a request.
Due to the nature of these loads, special gimbals are necessary
Athletes i have chased on skis with a camera
- Shaun White – 3x Olympic Gold, 13x X Games Gold
- Marco Odermatt – Olympic Gold, 3x World Champion
- Aksel Lund Svindal – 2x Olympic Gold, 5x World Champion
- Perrine Laffont – Olympic Gold, 6x World Champion
- Lucas Pinheiro Braathen – Olympic Gold
- Fanny Smith – 3× World Champion, Olympic silver, 2x Olympic Bronze
- Marcus Kleveland – 2x World Champion, 8x X Games Gold
- Julia Mancuso – Olympic Gold, 2x Olympic silver, Olympic Bronze
- Jesper Tjäder – Olympic Bronze, X Games Gold, World Record
- Kristofer Turdell – 2x World Champion
- Nadine Wallner – 2x World Champion
- Henrik Windstedt – World Champion
- Reine Barkered – World Champion
- Hedvig Wessel – World Champion
- Richard Permin – Powder Award Winner, 2× iF3 Award Winner
PEOPLE & PRODUCTION TEAMS
Selected Collaborators
I’ve worked alongside established directors, cinematographers and production companies on international campaigns, films and television productions.
Brands
- Prime Video
- Red Bull
- Moncler
- Discovery
- Loro Piana
- Ford
- Peak Performance
- Thule
- Visa
- Sunrise
- Primus
- Elevenate
- J Lindeberg
- Haglöfs
- GoPro
- Oysho
- Swedish Television
Directors
- Jimmy Chin
- Jonas Lindström
- Jan Petrina
- Nicolai Fuglsig
- Oscar Wrangö
- Mario Sorrenti
- Nick Martini
- Gustav Johansson
- Per-Hampus Stålhandske
- Benn Northover
- Emil Möller
- Andi Tillman
- Nick Bartlett
- Jakob Ström
- Filip Christensen
Director of Photography
- Daniel Vilar
- Matias Boucard
- Niklas Johansson
- Ruben Impens
- Greg Wheeler
- Cam Riley
- Johan Hannu
- Johan Palm
- Thor Thielow
- Jens Jansson
- Andrew Shulkind
- Toni Tillman
- Mattias Rudh
- Henning Sandström
Production Companies
- Skydance
- Paramount
- Iconoclast
- Stept Studios
- Anonymous Content
- MJZ
- Little Monster Films
- Field Productions
- Czar
- New Land
- Still King Films
- La Casa Films
- Tillmanbrothers
- Indio
- Shot in the Alps
- BeSweet Films
- Farago Projects
Selected awards & nominations for projects I contributed to
- ADC Awards 2025 – Bronze Cube – Best Cinematography, The Mountain Doesn’t Care, Nivis
- Cannes Lions 2025 – Shortlisted – Cinematography, The Mountain Doesn’t Care, Nivis
- Shots Awards The Americas 2025 – Finalist Cinematography, The Mountain Doesn’t Care, Nivis
- Cannes Lions 2023 – Shortlisted – Film Craft – Becoming the Mountain, Moncler
- Emmy Sport 2021 – Winner, Outstanding Camera Work – The Old World – Tillmanbrothers
- Guldägget 2019 – Diploma, Craft – Dubbeldusch Extreme
- International Freeskiing Film Festival – Best film – Perspective
- Åre Bike Film Festival – Best film – The Game
- Swedish Climbing Federation – Inspirer of the Year
Roles & Capabilities
- Director of photography
- Action Director
- Mountain / Rope access
- Gimbal Operator
- Drone Pilot
- Director
- Producer
SELECTED CREDITS
Recent and defining work across cinematography, directing, documentary and specialist camera roles.
| Client | Project / Production | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Prime Video | Amazon MGM Studios / Skydance / Paramount | Ski Cinematography |
| Nivis | The Mountain Doesn’t Care | Ski Cinematography |
| Moncler | 4 Global Campaigns (FW22–FW25) | Ski Cinematography |
| Red Bull | 10+ Productions | Director, DOP & Cinematographer |
| Peak Performance | 9 Global Campaigns (FW & SS) | Cinematography |
| Peak Performance | Spirit of Alaska | Director of Photography |
| Swedish Television (SVT) | Det gränslösa — Episodes 1–2 | Director of Photography |
| Elevenate | Tobias Granath Portrait | Director & DOP |
| Shades of Winter | Between — Feature Documentary | 2nd Unit Cinematographer & Aerial DP |
| Ledlenser | Commercial production | Director of Photography |
| Client | Project / Production | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Elevenate | Tobias Granath Portrait | Director & DOP |
| Red Bull | Kristofer Turdell — Japan Standard Time | Director & DOP |
| Red Bull | Kristofer Turdell — Skiing Tolpagorni | Director & DOP |
| Peak Performance | Follow Windstedt | Director & DOP |
| Whiteout Pictures | The Game 1 & 2 — Anton Thelander, Nicholi Rogatkin | Director & DOP |
| Whiteout Pictures | Rista — Mini Documentary | Director & DOP |
| Primus Equipment | Climbing Bohuslän | Director & DOP |
| Presten | Climbing Documentary | Director & Producer |
| Loro Piana | Shot in the Alps | DOP |
| Thule | Kristofer Turdell | DOP |
| The Mountain Studio | Global Launch | DOP |
| SVT | Documentary Series — Det gränslösa, Episodes 1 & 2 | DOP |
| Skadi | Kajsa Larsson & Malou Peterson — Documentary | DOP — Big Mountain Skiing |
| Red Bull | Kristofer Turdell — Iceland | DOP |
| Red Bull | Kristofer Turdell — Road to Verbier Documentary Series | DOP |
| Red Bull | Henrik Windstedt — Alaska | DOP |
| Peak Performance | Perspective | DOP — Skiing |
| Peak Performance | Spirit of Alaska | DOP |
| Peak Performance | Resort Skier — Carl Regnér | DOP |
| Ledlenser | Mountain Bike | DOP |
| J.Lindeberg | Skiing Canada | DOP |
| SkiStar | TV Commercial 2013 & 2014 | DOP |
| Shades of Winter | Between — Documentary | 2nd Unit Cinematographer & Aerial DP |
| Prime Video | Amazon MGM Studios / Skydance / Paramount | Ski Cinematography |
| Nivis | La Casa Films & Tilt | Ski Cinematography |
| Visa | Olympics 2026 | Ski Cinematography |
| Moncler | FW25 | Ski Cinematography |
| Moncler | FW24 | Ski Cinematography |
| Moncler | FW23 | Ski Cinematography |
| Moncler | Shaun White — Chubby Films | Ski Cinematography |
| Moncler | Hypebeast — Alpha Productions | Ski Cinematography |
| Moncler | FW22 — Iconoclast, Jonas Lindström | Ski Cinematography |
| Red Bull | Jesper Tjäder — Unrailistic Invitational | Ski Cinematography |
| Red Bull | Olympic Park Session — Dombås | Ski Cinematography |
| Oysho | FW23 — Be Sweet Films | Ski Gimbal Cinematography |
| Sunrise | Czar | Ski Gimbal Cinematography |
| Thule | Adventure Production | Ski Gimbal Cinematography |
| Ford | MJZ | Ski Gimbal Cinematography |
| Visa | Olympics 2018 | Ski Gimbal Cinematography |
| The Old World | Documentary, Châtel Winter Segment — Tillmann Brothers | Ski Gimbal Cinematography |
| SVT | Documentary — Besegra berget | Ski Gimbal Cinematography |
| Discovery | Olympics 2018 | Gimbal & Drone Cinematography |
| CAKE | Global Launch — Whiteout Pictures | Gimbal & Drone Cinematography |
| Peak Performance | Redefine 30 Years | Gimbal & Drone Cinematography |
| Peak Performance | FW16, FW18, FW19, FW21, FW22 | Gimbal & Drone Cinematography |
| Peak Performance | SS15, SS16, SS18, SS20, SS21 | Gimbal & Drone Cinematography |
| Mitsubishi | Eclipse — Film Art | Gimbal & Drone Cinematography |
| Nufferton | New Land | Gimbal & Drone Cinematography |
| Haglöfs | Vassi — Whiteout Pictures | Gimbal & Drone Cinematography |
| Goodyear | Ski Cross — Whiteout Pictures | Gimbal & Drone Cinematography |
| Aksel Lund Svindal | Documentary, Åre Segment — Field Productions | Gimbal & Drone Cinematography |
| Silva | Whiteout Pictures | Gimbal Cinematography |
| Unibet | We Are Atlas | Gimbal Cinematography |
| Atomic | Mattias Hargin | Gimbal Cinematography |
| Svenska Turistföreningen | Whiteout Pictures | Gimbal Cinematography |
| Volkswagen TVC | House DDB | Drone Cinematography |
| Red Bull | Jesper Tjäder — Open Loop | Drone Cinematography |
| Red Bull | Markus Stöckl — World Record Documentary, Chile Segment | Drone Cinematography |
| Dubbeldusch | New Land | Drone Cinematography |
| Huawei | Honor 8 — Tarot Pictures | Drone Cinematography |
| Volvo | V90 — Made by Sweden | Additional Drone Cinematography |
| Indutrade | Uhrner & Krantz Media Group | Drone Cinematography |
| Telia | Drone Cinematography | |
| Hästens | Sleep to Perform | Drone Cinematography |
| HEAD | Field Productions | Drone Cinematography |
| Sune i fjällen | Feature Film | Drone Cinematography |
| SVT | Hemma hos arkitekten | Drone Cinematography |
| Red Bull | Jesper Tjäder — The World’s Longest Rail | Cinematography |
| Helly Hansen | Commercial | Photographer |
THE FOUNDATION BEHIND THE WORK
ATHLETIC BACKGROUND
34 YEARS
SKIING
More than three decades on skis have shaped Alexander’s movement, line choice and judgement in the mountains. That experience is the foundation for operating a camera alongside athletes in steep, fast and exposed terrain.
21 YEARS
CLIMBING
More than two decades of climbing on rock and ice have built focus, movement and risk awareness. From 7c+ onsights to 500-metre big walls, that background is part of what makes complex productions possible.
60M+ ORGANIC VIEWS ACROSS SOCIAL MEDIA
INSIDE THE WORK
Behind The Scenes
Filming a World Cup Skier at Speed | Alexander Rydén
To keep a cinema camera close to downhill racer Felix Monsen, I changed
more than the camera setup. I changed what I wore
Peak Performance – Perspective, Behind the scenes
Behind the scenes of a pioneering dynamic ski film, utilising cutting-edge filming tools to create an extraordinary powder edit. Skier Henrik Windstedt shares the
THE OLD WORLD | RED BULL TV
As a skiing camera and gimbal operator, I filmed exhilarating action sequences alongside biker Vincent Tupin for ‘The Old World,’ a groundbreaking European bike
Across recurring Moncler mountain productions, each brief changed the
camera method: Patagonia, 16mm film, glacier access, first takes and night
action.
To keep a cinema camera close to downhill racer Felix Monsen, I changed
more than the camera setup. I changed what I wore on the mountain.
Behind the scenes of a pioneering dynamic ski film, utilising cutting-edge filming tools to create an extraordinary powder edit. Skier Henrik Windstedt shares the challenges and rewards of working with innovative equipment in harsh environments. Red Bull lauds the final result as visually unique and inspiring, setting a new standard for ski footage.
As a skiing camera and gimbal operator, I filmed exhilarating action sequences alongside biker Vincent Tupin for 'The Old World,' a groundbreaking European bike movie. This acclaimed film, bridging the gap between mountain biking and BMX, earned three Emmy nominations, showcasing the thrill and skill of these adventure sports.
Captivating look at freeskier Henrik Windstedt's world, skillfully captured by skiing filmermaker Alexander Rydén. This project presents a unique perspective on powder skiing, highlighting the duo's exceptional teamwork. The skiing camera operator delivers a personal, immersive experience, inviting viewers to feel the thrill and speed of skiing in fresh snow.
Join an adventure filmmaker's journey, capturing world champion skier Kristofer Turdell on Helags, Sweden's highest peak south of the Arctic Circle. Amid -30°C temperatures and challenging breaking crust conditions, the team persevered. Striking a balance between preparation and adaptability, they successfully filmed the extraordinary skiing sequence, overcoming natural obstacles and pushing the limits of adventure filmmaking.
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