IN 2012, I EMBARKED ON A TRANSFORMATIVE JOURNEY, RELOCATING TO THE 42ND HOUSE IN A QUAINT NEIGHBORHOOD ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE GLOBE. CLUELESS BUT EAGER FOR CHANGE, I LANDED IN SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, ARMED WITH A VISA AND A FEW BAGS. LITTLE DID I KNOW WHAT THE NEXT THREE YEARS WOULD UNFOLD.
MY WORLD VIEW SHIFTED, BELIEFS EVOLVED, A CAMERA WAS PURCHASED, AND LIFELONG FRIENDSHIPS WERE FORGED. AMIDST CAMPFIRE STORIES, WE CRAFTED NARRATIVES OF OUR OWN. SEIZING EVERY OPPORTUNITY, WE VENTURED TO THE MOUNTAINS, CAUGHT SUNRISE ON SURFBOARDS, SPENT PAYCHECKS ON PLANE TICKETS, AND SUSTAINED OURSELVES ON GROUND BEEF AND GREEN BEANS. OUR MODES OF TRAVEL VARIED - BIKE, BOARDS, BUSSES, ROPE SWINGS AND SLACKLINES - ALL THE WHILE DREAMING OF THE NEXT DESTINATION.
AFTER BEING GONE FOR OVER A DECADE, IM NOW BACK IN UTAH WITH A TEAM THAT THRIVES ON STORYTELLING, BUT HAS AN INHERENT LOVE FOR ADVENTURE. IN THE PAST DECADE, MY WANDERLUST HAS LED TO TRAVERSING CAPTIVATING LANDSCAPES ACROSS THE GLOBE. FROM VIBRANT CITIES OF SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE TO THE BREATHTAKING VISTAS OF NEW ZEALAND AND SOUTH AFRICA, THE CULTURAL TAPESTRY OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA, CALVING SEASON AT A TASMANIAN DAIRY FARM, THREE DAY WEDDINGS IN UGANDA, FOOD POISONING IN THAILAND, EXPLORING THE HISTORIC MYSTERIES OF ISRAEL, HIKING THE DIVERSE TERRAINS OF THE U.S. WITH MY WIFE AND DOG - EACH LOCATION HAS ADDED A UNIQUE CHAPTER TO MY EXTRAORDINARY JOURNEY AND LAYERS DEVELOPING MY STORYTELLING. OUR EXPLORATION KNOWS NO BOUNDS, AND WE’RE CONTINUALLY SEEKING NEW HORIZONS AND STORIES TO ADD TO OUR TAPESTRY OF ADVENTURES.
HOUSE2 IS HERE TO PARTNER WITH YOU AND HELP YOU TELL YOUR STORY!
BACK IN UTAH
MEDIA BUILT ON
STORIES
BUT WE LOVE TO TRAVEL...
TEAM
I'M A TRAVELER, PHOTOGRAPHER, CREATIVE DIRECTOR AND A STORYTELLER, MY WORK IS A REFLECTION OF MY ADVENTUROUS YET SIMPLE LIFESTYLE THAT DEVELOPED FROM MY TIME AT HOUSE42.
TAYLOR BRANDON
FOUNDER
I BELIEVE THERE'S A WILDERNESS IN EACH OF US--A LANDSCAPE THAT WAS NEVER MEANT TO BE TAMED. I'M HERE TO EXPLORE IT THROUGH STORYTELLING, ADVENTURE, CREATIVITY, AND COMMUNITY. ALSO I LOVE SURFING, MEZCAL, AND BACON
FORREST HERSOM
COPYWRITER
I AM A HUMAN THAT DOESN'T LIKE TO STAY IN ONE PLACE FOR TOO LONG. EVERY MORNING WHEN I WAKE UP, I WANT TO FALL IN LOVE WITH LIFE. THERE ARE SO MANY BEAUTIFUL MOMENTS THAT GOD GIVES US, AND MANY TIMES WE OVERLOOK THEM BECAUSE THE STRESS OF SIX MONTHS FROM NOW. THAT ISN'T OUR DESTINY, OUR DESTINY IS TO LOVE TODAY WELL.
BRIDGETTE BRANDON
CO-FOUNDER
MY LFE REVOLVES AROUND STORYTELLING. EVERYTHING I DO IS ABOUT FINDING CONNECTIONS AND DISCOVERING TRUTH - MY CREATIVITY IS SIMPLY AN EXPRESSION OF HOW I SEE THE WORLD AND MY DESIRE TO LEAVE THIS PLACE A LITTLE MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN HOW I FOUND IT.
NEAL JOHNSON
MUSIC & SOUND ENGINEER
