Photographers Jonathan Irish and Stefanie Payne Take “The Greatest American Road Trip” to Shenandoah National Park

Fujifilm celebrates The Greatest American Road Trip by offering everyone the opportunity to enter a sweepstakes and win the FUJIFILM cameras and lenses these photographers rely on as they capture the beauty of all 59 National Parks

VALHALLA, N.Y. & WASHINGTON--()--Photographers Jonathan Irish and Stefanie Payne have arrived at Shenandoah National Park, the 10th stop in their epic year-long quest to capture the raw beauty and breathtaking scenery of all 59 U.S. National parks in 52 weeks. “The Greatest American Road Trip” was conceived to celebrate the Centennial of the U.S. National Park Service, and Fujifilm is proud to support this celebration.

Jonathan Irish, who has photographed for many notable publications and media outlets including National Geographic, The New York Times, CNN, and BBC, and Stefanie Payne, a former creative product development lead for NASA, began their journey on January 1, 2016 in the warmer climates of the Everglades, Dry Tortugas and Biscayne Parks. They are now visiting Shenandoah National Park, known for its cascading waterfalls, spectacular vistas, and quiet wooded hollows.

Jonathan and Stefanie are shooting with FUJIFILM X-Series digital cameras and equipment, including the award-winning weather resistant FUJIFILM X-T1 mirrorless camera and FUJINON XF lenses, and the FUJIFILM INSTAX® Instant Film cameras to uniquely capture America’s greatest treasures and chronicle their experience.

After each park visit is concluded, photos and content from that park is being posted to their website and social media sites: www.TheGreatestRoadTrip.com, www.facebook.com/59in52, @Jonathan_Irish, @MagnumJI, @iStefPayne

Sweepstakes

Fujifilm is launching monthly “Greatest American Road Trip” Sweepstakes, beginning Tuesday, March 1 and running through December 2016. The sweepstakes gives entrants the chance to win FUJIFILM X-Series digital cameras and INSTAX® Instant Film cameras.

To enter, go to: www.Facebook.com/FujifilmNorthAmerica, and upload a unique, personal photo of your favorite U.S. National Park, and answer a question from Jonathan and Stefanie’s blog, found at www.TheGreatestRoadTrip.com.

Each month, Fujifilm will be giving away the following sets of prizes:

  • FUJIFILM X-T1 weather-resistant mirrorless camera with the XF18-55mmF2.8-4 R LM OIS lens;
  • FUJIFILM INSTAX® Mini 90 instant camera and INSTAX Mini Instant Film;
  • FUJIFILM INSTAX® Mini 70 instant camera and INSTAX Mini Instant Film; and
  • FUJIFILM INSTAX® Mini 8 instant camera and INSTAX Mini Instant Film.

To stay up to date on the parks during The Greatest American Road Trip, read the blog and see the photos at: www.TheGreatestRoadTrip.com, and follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/59in52/ and Instagram: @Jonathan_Irish.

About Fujifilm

FUJIFILM North America Corporation, a marketing subsidiary of FUJIFILM Holdings America Corporation consists of five operating divisions and one subsidiary company. The Imaging Division provides consumer and commercial photographic products and services, including: photographic paper; digital printing equipment, along with service and support; personalized photo products; film; and one-time-use cameras; and also markets motion picture archival film and on-set color management solutions to the motion picture, broadcast and production industries. The Electronic Imaging Division markets consumer digital cameras, and the Graphic Systems Division supplies products and services to the graphic printing industry. The Optical Devices Division provides optical lenses for the broadcast, cinematography, closed circuit television, videography and industrial markets, and also markets binoculars. The Industrial and Corporate New Business Development Division delivers new products derived from Fujifilm technologies. FUJIFILM Canada Inc. sells and markets a range of Fujifilm products and services in Canada. For more information, please visit www.fujifilmusa.com/northamerica, go to www.twitter.com/fujifilmus to follow Fujifilm on Twitter, or go to www.facebook.com/FujifilmNorthAmerica to Like Fujifilm on Facebook. To receive news and information direct from Fujifilm via RSS, subscribe at www.fujifilmusa.com/rss.

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About The Greatest American Road Trip

The Greatest American Road Trip will start on January 1, 2016 and will continue until December 31, 2016. During that time, professional outdoor photographer Jonathan Irish and Stefanie Payne, former creative product development lead for NASA, will hit the road in a 4X4 SUV, with an Airstream trailer in tow, visiting all 59 U.S. National Parks in 52 weeks. With parks located in the Caribbean, northern Alaska, American Samoa in the Pacific and everywhere in between, this is an ambitious, yet attainable goal to capture beautiful images of every U.S. National Park in one calendar year. For more information, please sign up for the newsletter at: www.TheGreatestRoadTrip.com, and follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/59in52/ and Instagram: @Jonathan_Irish.

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Contacts

Fujifilm
Diane Rainey, (914) 789-8657
drainey@fujifilm.com
or
The Greatest American Road Trip
Jonathan Irish, (202) 509-4559
jonathan.r.irish@gmail.com

Release Summary

Fujifilm celebrates The Greatest American Road Trip by offering everyone the opportunity to enter a sweepstakes and win FUJIFILM cameras and lenses.

Contacts

Fujifilm
Diane Rainey, (914) 789-8657
drainey@fujifilm.com
or
The Greatest American Road Trip
Jonathan Irish, (202) 509-4559
jonathan.r.irish@gmail.com