Photography. Expeditions. Guardianship.
Three pillars. Each tells stories, creates opportunity, and proves prosperity and preservation grow together.
We Support the People Who Protect Mountains
Preservation photography captures what traditional landscape work often erases: the people whose stewardship has shaped these places for generations. Not pristine wilderness empty of human presence, but living landscapes where communities and ecosystems flourish together.
Communities, Not Beneficiaries
Mountain communities aren't recipients of aid. They're partners in this work. We document their wisdom, share their stories, and build partnerships that honor their knowledge while creating sustainable livelihoods that protect both culture and ecology.
When Communities Prosper, Landscapes Flourish
Our business models reward guardianship rather than extraction. By making preservation more profitable than exploitation, we prove that protecting fragile ecosystems creates opportunity for everyone. Preservation doesn't require sacrifice; it creates prosperity.
Sustainability Requires Revenue
Purpose without profit is charity that eventually runs dry. Profit without purpose is extraction. We're proving you can do both: tell stories sustainably while supporting the communities within them. Companies can measure success by the communities they empower and the landscapes they preserve.
Through preservation photography, we empower the people who protect the world's great peaks, proving that when mountain communities prosper, their landscapes thrive.
Empower the People. Preserve the Peaks. Prosper Together.
A Filmmaker Who Became a Guardian
Forests had champions. Oceans had advocates. Mountains had silence.
Dirk Collins has spent thirty years documenting Earth's most rugged and remote locations. He co-founded Teton Gravity Research, redefined adventure filmmaking, and earned an Emmy nomination along the way. His work has launched careers, built brands, and shaped a generation.
Somewhere along the way, something shifted. The mountains and the communities protecting them had no global voice. Planet 5 and preservation photography exists to break the silence.
A Legacy of Collaboration
Your Membership Funds Preservation
100% of Guardian dues support mountain communities directly. The art discounts pay for themselves.