Standing on a ridge above the Arizona desert at golden hour, mountains fading into haze
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Cinematic outdoor creator · iPhone & Nikon Z8

Profound
Reality

I'm an outdoor creator from Oregon, based in Phoenix, Arizona. Most of what I post is outdoor cinema — wild places, beautiful light, and a hook that earns the first three seconds — shot mostly on an iPhone. 150,000 people follow along. This is how, and why it works.

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150K followers 60M+ lifetime views 600+ reels posted From Oregon · Based in Arizona
Lying back in tall green grass in the desert foothills, eyes closed in the late light

Oregon roots.
Arizona light.

I'm Profound Reality. I grew up in Oregon, where my family has 30 acres of pine forest — home base. These days I'm based in Phoenix, Arizona, shooting between the desert, the canyons, and the high country, and heading back north whenever I need real trees.

Most of what I post is outdoor aesthetics with a strong hook — cinematic short films of wild places, shot mostly on iPhone. You may have seen the build series too — a bed in a treetop, the sunset bench, forts in the snow. Those are about 30% of it; the rest is the West itself, filmed well. And when a camera does come out, it's a Nikon Z8 — in a Sony-dominated space, I'm the Nikon guy, and that's where my color grading comes in.

From
Oregon — family land, 30 acres
Based
Phoenix, Arizona
Shoots
iPhone 16 Pro · Nikon Z8
Posting since
The TikTok gaming-clip days

The numbers,
all organic

No paid push behind any of it — just years of posting and reading what the analytics actually say.

150KInstagram followers
60M+Lifetime views
18MViews on the biggest reel
40MViews in the best month

Straight from the dashboards

Professional dashboard screenshot reading: 29.0M views in the last 30 days
29.0M views in 30 days — the professional dashboard, unedited.
Analytics screenshot showing 8.3M views, 68,746 engagement, and 7,576 new follows over 30 days
8.3M views and 7,576 new followers in a single 30-day window.
Instagram Insights screenshot for Sep 19 to Oct 18 showing 1.6M views and 2.1K new followers
Even a quieter month: 1.6M views, Sep 19 – Oct 18.
My Instagram reels grid with view counts on each reel — one reel at 18.8M views, surrounded by sunset, meadow, and ridgeline films
The grid itself: one reel at 18.8M — and a wall of pure aesthetics around it.
Instagram Insights screenshot for Oct 6 to Nov 4 showing 4.0M views, 5.5K new followers, and 113 pieces of content shared
4.0M views and 5.5K new followers — Oct 6 to Nov 4, across 113 posts.
Professional dashboard screenshot reading: 4.0M views in the last 30 days
4.0M views in the last 30 days — straight from the professional dashboard.

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Hook. Light. Sound.
Grade.

Four things, mastered over years of posting — on an iPhone and on a camera. This is the craft underneath every number above.

— 01

The hook

My best hooks are barely hooks at all — one to eight words over the right first frame. No yelling, no gimmicks. The right few words, and people stay for the whole film.

“Wake up” “Watch close”
— 02

Light & audio

Golden hour isn't luck — it's planning around the one minute a ridge actually glows, and capturing clean audio while it happens. Mastered on both the iPhone and the Z8; most creators only ever fix one of the two.

— 03

Color grading

When the camera comes out, every frame is graded by hand to feel like film stock, not a filter — warm highlights, deep greens, skin that stays real. A process, not a preset, and the skill camera shooters ask me about most.

And the part nobody sees: the algorithm

I've been posting for years — I started with gaming clips on TikTok, long before the outdoor films. Those reps taught me what most creators never learn: how the algorithm actually decides, how to get yourself out there, and how to optimize your whole social media environment so good videos go viral.

How much to post. Who to follow. When to post, and what to do between posts. The craft gets a video made — this gets it seen.

Work with me
one-on-one

Two months of working together directly — whether you shoot on an iPhone or you're picking up a camera for the first time. Here's exactly what that looks like.

  • I review your videos You post, I watch — and I tell you exactly what to fix and how to make the next one better. Specific notes on your hooks, your light, your audio, your grade. Not generic advice: your footage.
  • Your next two months, planned We map out your content for the full two months we work together — what to post, when to post it, and what each video is trying to do — so you're never staring at a blank week guessing.
  • Color grading you can copy Shoot on iPhone only? I'll show you how the aesthetic works with exactly what you have. Shooting on a camera and lost on grading? You copy my process step by step until the look is yours.
  • The algorithm & your environment Posting cadence, who to follow, how to set up your profile and your routine so the algorithm works for you — and we read your analytics together, so every adjustment is based on your real numbers.

Two months, one-on-one

This isn't a course you watch alone — it's me in your corner for two months: reviewing your videos, fixing what's not working, and planning your content with you. Spots are limited, and enrollment runs through Whop.

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Questions first? DM me on @profoundreality_. Brands: partnerships and sponsored content are separate from coaching — use the Brand inquiries button at the top of the page.

For brands & partnerships

Work with me

Want a film shot for your brand — a collab, an ad, a product out in the wild? Tell me about your brand and what you have in mind. I reply to every serious inquiry.

Creator looking for 1:1 coaching? That's a separate offer — see Work with me 1 on 1 above.

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Always another
golden hour.

New films about five times a week — desert light, Oregon forest, and the occasional ridiculous build. Follow along before the next one takes off.

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