Steve Quayle has captured a look into Yellowstone National Park like never before in his new film Yellowstone: Above and Below. This film is so much more than a collection of the most beautiful shots and stills of Yellowstone ever compiled — though it could certainly hold its own in that category alone. Beyond that, it's also a compelling look back at the beginning of creation itself; not just for mankind, but for the whole cosmos. The similarities are hard to dispute once you hear Steve's take on the matter, an area he's spent decades studying firsthand, viewed literally through the lens of YNP's often harsh and unforgiving landscape; where, despite the most brutal possible living conditions, even in the depths of boiling pools and geysers, life still finds a way.
Steve Quayle is a Bozeman, Montana-born and -based documentary filmmaker and photographer whose connection to Yellowstone National Park began in childhood, growing up in a family of geophysicists who introduced him to the park's geological wonders. He started photographing Yellowstone in the '70s and later earned a degree in Motion Picture Production and Still Photography from Montana State University, combining artistic vision with technical expertise. Over more than five decades, he has produced 12 documentary films and built an extensive body of work capturing the scale, color, and raw power of the American West, with a particular focus on Yellowstone's landscapes, wildlife, and geothermal wonders.
Steve combines his archive of photography, including experimental thermal imaging, to show Yellowstone in an entirely new way and reveal the park's truly otherworldly perspective. After watching the film, it's easy to see why he draws conclusions about the universe altogether. The documentary is dramatic and breathtakingly beautiful, with a few surprises along the way that will have you questioning everything you thought you knew about the ecosystem — and your place in the universe.
