BOZEMAN  - Acclaimed documentarian, photographer, and Bozeman native Steve Quayle is offering audiences an extraordinary new perspective on America’s first national park with the release of Yellowstone: Above and Below, a visually immersive film showcasing decades of unparalleled footage and photography from Yellowstone National Park.

Drawing from more than half a century of exploration, documentation, and aerial cinematography, the film combines breathtaking imagery captured both above and beneath the surface of Yellowstone’s rugged and mysterious landscape. More than just a documentary, Yellowstone: Above and Below serves as a visual time capsule spanning generations of Yellowstone history, preserving rare imagery and evolving landscapes for future generations to experience and appreciate.

Quayle’s connection to Yellowstone began early in life. Raised in a family of geophysicists, he was introduced to the geological significance and wonder of the park from a young age. He began photographing Yellowstone in 1972 and later earned a degree in Motion Picture Production and Still Photography from Montana State University, blending artistic vision with decades of firsthand exploration and technical expertise.

While millions dream of visiting Yellowstone National Park, relatively few ever make the journey. And for those who do, most experience only a small fraction of the park’s nearly 3,500 square miles of geothermal wonders, remote wilderness, wildlife habitats, and hidden geological features. Yellowstone: Above and Below was created to reveal the Yellowstone that most visitors never get the opportunity to see, including remote landscapes, aerial perspectives, and geological formations otherwise inaccessible to the public.

“Yellowstone National Park is THE wonder of the world, not just a wonder of the world,” said Quayle. “I’ve traveled and photographed incredible places around the globe, but it’s the colors of Yellowstone that keep pulling me back. There’s something alive in the landscape here that you simply can’t find anywhere else. This film is the culmination of a lifetime spent documenting the park and sharing its awe-inspiring beauty, hidden details, and incredible scale in a way audiences have never experienced before.

”Shot between 2023 and 2025 using some of the most advanced aerial cinematography technology available, the film features footage captured with Cineflex and Shotover camera systems, considered the gold standard in aerial filmmaking. Utilizing an ultra-high-resolution 6K camera platform mounted to a gyro-stabilized helicopter system, Quayle spared no expense in documenting Yellowstone with extraordinary cinematic precision and clarity.
Flying consistently over the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem, Quayle traveled by helicopter from Bozeman to Jackson and Gardiner while maintaining strict aerial filming protocols at 2,000 feet above ground level. Using advanced gimbal stabilization technology rather than traditional tripod systems, the production captured remarkably fluid footage of Yellowstone’s vast geothermal basins, waterfalls, and rugged backcountry terrain.

The film features sweeping aerial cinematography, rare landscape photography, geothermal formations, wildlife imagery, and remote sections of the park inaccessible to most visitors. Rather than a traditional travel documentary, Yellowstone: Above and Below offers an intimate and cinematic exploration of the park’s power, beauty, geological complexity, and scale through Quayle’s unique lens and decades of firsthand experience.

A longtime Yellowstone documentarian and outdoor photographer, Quayle has spent decades archiving the park through still photography and advanced aerial camera systems, creating an extensive visual record of one of the world’s most iconic natural wonders. The film ultimately acts as both a celebration of Yellowstone and a snapshot in time, preserving the park’s grandeur and fragility for future generations.

In support of Yellowstone’s future preservation, 10-percent of the film’s proceeds will be donated to Yellowstone Forever to help fund conservation, education, and stewardship efforts that protect the park for generations to come.

“Yellowstone is one of the last truly wild places in America, but preserving a park of this scale and significance requires long-term vision and legacy funding that extends far beyond what most people realize,” added Quayle. “If this film inspires people to not only experience Yellowstone differently, but also invest in its future through organizations like Yellowstone Forever, then it has accomplished something meaningful. This park changed my life, and I believe we all have a responsibility to help protect it for generations to come.

”Yellowstone: Above and Below is now available on DVD and video-on-demand platforms.For more information or to purchase the film, visit GenSix Productions.

ABOUT STEVE QUAYLE
Steve Quayle is a Bozeman, Montana-based photographer, documentary filmmaker, adventurer, and lifelong Yellowstone explorer whose passion for the park has fueled more than five decades of exploration, storytelling, and visual documentation. A larger-than-life creative spirit known for his relentless curiosity and deep emotional connection to Yellowstone, Quayle has spent much of his life pursuing the park’s most remote landscapes, dramatic light, geothermal wonders, and untold perspectives both on the ground and from the air. Quayle began photographing Yellowstone in 1972 and later earned a degree in Motion Picture Production and Still Photography from Montana State University. Since then, he has built an extensive body of work dedicated to capturing the scale, mystery, color, and raw power of the American West. His photography and aerial cinematography reveal Yellowstone’s landscapes, wildlife, geothermal activity, and rugged backcountry terrain from perspectives rarely experienced by the public. Over the course of his career, Quayle has produced 12 documentary films and logged extensive hours filming Yellowstone from helicopters using some of the most advanced aerial camera technology in the world. His work is driven not only by technical precision, but by a profound reverence for the park itself and a desire to preserve its wonder for future generations. Through his films and photography, Quayle continues to inspire audiences to see Yellowstone not simply as a destination, but as one of Earth’s greatest natural masterpieces.