"Clouds: States of Submersion" follows Nicholas Wolken through the lens of Matt Foley on a two-week powder-hunting mission across the snowy mountains of Hokkaido, Japan. The project grew out of a shared love of surfing and surf films: long, drawn-out turns across an open face, the feeling of disappearing inside a barrel, and the patient way those moments are captured on camera. Nico & Matt set out to see if those feelings could carry over to snow, looking for the places where turning on a wave and turning on a mountain start to share the same foundation.
Featuring: Nicholas Wolken
Cameras: Matt Foley
Editor, Sound Design, Color: Matt Foley
Still Photography: Ryan Hill
Creative Direction: Matt Foley
Graphic Design & Still Photography: Aaron Schwartz