Men’s rugged lifestyle apparel company DKOTA Grizzly, announced a relationship with filmmaker, photographer and media conservationist Michael Ryan Clark.
The owners of Dkota Grizzly first met Clark at last year’s January Outdoor Retailer Show in Denver. It was his first experience with the pinnacle outdoor market forum. He discovered Dkota Grizzly’s booth among hundreds, wearing his own Dkota Grizzly flannel from the famed Kittery Trading Post in Kittery, Maine.
Rob Rosenblum, co-owner, designer, and brand maker greeted him with a warm welcome. Clark was motivated to meet the creator of his favorite daily driver — the Wade flannel jacket. After an exchange about the glories of community-based retailers, Clark’s love of the woods, mountains, oceans, and travel, Rosenblum learned of his upcoming Alaska trip and guided bear tour.
That morning, the two men were locked into plans for a season of shooting and video journals documenting Clark’s travels. Dakota Grizzly will be revealing his hard work and video shorts now and through the 2023 sales season.
“I want to emphasize, all the products I have been testing are simply tough. I put them through a great deal under variable conditions,” Clarks said. “The brand is a stickler for detail, and as a result the clothing has not torn, cleans well, and keeps going. I’m thoroughly impressed. And I am not easily impressed. Absolute performance is critical in my work.”
Clark has dedicated his life to creating impact-driven conservation media. Documenting conservation stories has taken him across six continents and dozens of countries. He has contributed photos and video to National Geographic, accepted awards at the United Nations, and worked with companies such as Disney, CBS, PBS Nature, and has partnered with various non-profits. He uses storytelling skills gained from his English degree at Boston University, in conjunction with his passion for media, to create content that brings awareness to conservation issues.
Clark’s most recent project in the rainforests of Alaska was created in partnership with a Native Alaskan leader and more than a dozen nonprofits. It served as the landmark promotional video to protect the Tongass National Forest.
Clarks is a skilled survivalist, climber and adventure athlete. Crossing crevasses at 19,000 feet, rappelling from Jeeps to photograph climbers in the slot canyons in Utah, and living in remote unstudied jungles. He splits his time spending summers in Alaska and traveling nomadically in his favored Ford Transit camper van.
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