Studio Iverson

Name: Studio Iverson
Address: San Juan Bautista, CA, 95045, US
Telephone: +17075958886

My name is Kaare Iverson and I’m a Canadian-born director & photographer based in San Francisco, California.

I was named after a boat that was named after a boat, and all three of us pronounce our name "kori".

11/20/2025

Start with goats. Everybody loves goats.

Recent work for Aesthete Wines at their new location in ’s

Aesthete is responding to the new wine market by creating a space and a product that’s at once premium and accessible/fun. Their location has a working farm, casual seating right by the creek where you can watch native salmon returning this fall, and a killer pizza oven.

I wanted this shoot to feel energetic and editorial to communicate their brand values. The trick with wine though is that these bottles reflect EVERYTHING so getting loose and handheld with the camera requires a lot of lighting and set design to solve for reflections before they happen.

Thanks so much to the team for bringing us in and allowing us to lead Creative Direction as well as shoot. Couldn’t have done any of this without the brilliance of - thanks bud!

.wines

08/15/2025

I was entrusted with a man’s life.

He was dying of cancer and wanted to use his time to send a message to the world -

His vision for how to do this was audacious - team up with a pro athlete () and climb ’s Half Dome to draw attention to his story and his message. My job was to shape the message into a film so that more people could be reached.

Half Life is a film about the incredible resilience of a person whose life was shaped by the mountains. It takes you into the life of an inspiring athlete, the wilderness of one of America’s most incredible landscapes, and leaves you with a new perspective on who we are as individuals and what we have to give.

The film is currently in review at several major film festivals, but we’re sharing a special screening via ’s

Please join us at 6:30pm on Sept 2, 2025.

Victory House, Club 300 Room at the Epicenter, 3215 Coffey Lane, Santa Rosa, CA

03/27/2025

I was playing with today after seeing some really beautiful medium format work from . I’m not going to pretend that this grade is anything akin to the beautiful, natural film dynamics of her story about chasing her father’s butterfly in Azerbaijan - but the cyan highlights in my issue inspired some of this look ;)

I was looking around for some imagery to grade and settled on sharing this selection from a project I did creative direction and photography on for with writer and cyclist .

Osprey was launching a new bicycle frame bag series called “Escapist”. To support their launch and connect with the market segment, I developed an advertorial story based on food tourism and how the bags could support an aspirational foodie journey through ’s . Grace and I developed a list of key foodie destinations that could be linked together by bike from hwy 101 out to the wild . Pictured here is a tease of some of the incredible grub we strapped onto our handlebar bags from .

Side note: , I’m VERY thrilled to hear about your new location. Congratulations!

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02/11/2025

hired me to create a vibes shoot for their 2025 24/7 series packs. Dusted off the speedlite and the 90s collection for this look.

Thanks so much to the very talented for wardrobe.

Thanks so much to the energy and love from the talented talent of:

ahmed

Made in California with real sunlight and real people.

01/07/2025

just published a great spread on this work I created around in .

I grew up in the PNW in a community that was built entirely on the annual cycle of salmon. When I moved to Sonoma County and discovered that the slow, murky waters of the once surged with the same rhythm of salmon I was dumbfounded. Certainly I’d heard of ecosystems collapsing, of keystone species disappearing, but those seemed like tales from distant wastelands, not pristine

I know in my bones what a healthy river feels like, the life force is breaths with upstream and down. I’d felt like this community, splashing in the summer-warmed waters and slicking the surface with sunscreen had forgotten what a river was!

I created THE LAST COHO, a series of salmon portraits and a documentary photo essay, to show this generation of NorthBay residents what’s at stake.

There is a sadness of loss here.
There are hands slick with fish slime
Pails of row
Rivers ruined
And streams rebuilt.
And there is hope here also
But only if we raise our eyes to see
And our voices to action.

12/19/2024

Frames (no pun) from an ongoing project in the custom bike shop at .

Getting to hang out in Jeremy’s shop as he manifests a frame out of raw materials is truly inspiring. He’s a true artist at the craft, constantly inventing and testing new designs - there’s always something new emerging from the shop, but you can spot a Sycip bike a mile off (look for the coin details on the crowns and stays)

Bike culture is big here in - it’s part of what makes a transplant like me feel at home. The bike shop has a ring of my distant Canadian home, too. My grandfather was a shipwright and his boat shed had a lot of the same vibes and energy (1000 drawers of mystery parts!)

(Holler to another brand btw, best re-use of a bottle, for sure)

12/04/2024

Dec 14 5pm: we’re throwing a pre-release PARTY + FUNDRAISER at the in with LIVE MUSIC from .horizon and

The ALL AGES EVENT is raising funds for the last of our editing needs and to hire the incredible to write a custom score for the film. There will be all sorts of ways to participate and donate, including just your attendance (a substantial portion of the ticket and bar sales will go towards our $10K goal).

Please put it on your calendar!

https://arlenefranciscenter.org/half-life-documentary-fundraiser/
(Link also in bio )

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Just over 2 years ago and approached me with a pretty radical idea: Kirk had recent been diagnosed with stage-4 colon cancer and was teaming up with Kevin to climb in an effort to raise awareness about preventative screening and they wanted me to help tell that story through a film.

Earlier this year Kirk and Kevin completed their climb. The effort drew a lot of attention and press - and as an extension, the film received initial funding from our now Executive Producer, .

Kirk spearheaded this whole mission and film because he “doesn’t want anyone to go through what [he’s] had to go through” This film is a like a megaphone for the critical messaging that he and organizations like are trying to spread. Colon cancer is on the rise in our country and the best thing you can do is because .

Special thanks to , , , and chrisbelandmusic for their contributions to this film.

12/02/2024

Had the opportunity to get out in the field with the incredible crew at earlier this year.

It’s a grueling job these folks do: out in the vineyards picking through the night and managing tons of fruit by sunrise. It kind of reminded me of a car-to-car alpine mission. I even got “benighted” in my own vehicle, midway so that I could cover the midnight pick shift and the sunrise processing shift in one go.

10/16/2024

🌲✨ Just wrapped an incredible media production trip in the breathtaking Sierra with my long-time friend and colleague 📸 The stunning landscapes and golden hour light created the perfect backdrop for capturing unforgettable moments for a host of brands including and

If you’re looking to elevate your brand and tell your unique story through captivating visuals, we’re here to help!

This production was part of a series of media trips we’re offering that provide casting, locations, story development, photo AND video for a group of complementary brands (distributes pre-pro, saves money, brings back a horde of visuals for your brand).

Email or call either of us to book a spot on our next media trip and let’s make magic happen! 💫

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San Juan Bautista, CA
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+17075958886

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http://studioiverson.com/

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