Jorge Atramiz knows how to find Hawaii’s best views, but to get there, you have to be willing to trust the wind.
I met Jorge for a 360 video story I produced and edited for USA TODAY’s virtual reality show VRtually There, which introduces viewers to amazing people and places.
I wanted to do a VR story on Jorge where he explains what it feels like to fly for hours at a time powered by the wind. For him, paragliding it’s more than a way to get around- it’s a way to connect to the Hawaiian islands where he lives and to express himself through photography. Paragliding is a sport that requires being in the moment and understanding the invisible and constantly changing thermals.
I met up with Jorge a day before our shoot to teach him how to shoot VR and to do an interview for sound. After that Jorge documented his own flights and sent me a bunch of footage that I stitched together and edited into a story.
Make sure to check out his photography from paragliding all over the world.