If you’re a dedicated mountain biker and you hear the name Sterling Lorence, my guess is an image appears. Maybe it’s an iconic black and white from the early days of the North Shore, Thomas Vanderham laying out a huge and stylish hip, or Matt Hunter’s 45 foot air-to-wall-ride from Follow Me. The sort of images that stop you in your tracks. Whatever the photo – it may transport you back in time or give you a distinct feeling like nostalgia or awe, but more than that Sterling’s photos tell a story, or suggest one you’d like to hear.

That evocative nature is one element that sets Sterl apart.

Another is his commitment to mountain biking. From the early days he’s been unrelenting in his effort to portray the attitude and spirit of MTB as he sees it: authentic, core, and often breathtaking. Earlier this year I had the opportunity to sit down with Sterling and talk about his beginnings as a mountain biker and photographer on the North Shore, about where our sport is going, and about his transition from taking photos of his buddies, to being one of the most respected documentarians in mountain biking.

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