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Really Fine Art

I had the pleasure of working with my friend Val on some Fine Art shots. After her duck diving shoot (https://thesurfingphotog.com/2012/01/10/duck-diving-photo-shoot/) she put on a tight white dress and swam around. It was a lot of fun and we just ran with it, no real direction just having fun. I hope you like it as much as she did.

And here was just an outtake that I really liked. I told her to point her feet and look graceful I think I just accidentally captured her practicing

Posted by  |  January 12, 2012 | Categories: ART, Business, duckdive, Exploration, Fine Art, fun, hawaii, Ho'okipa, Maui | 7 Comments

Wind Surfing

Ok I never tried Wind Surfing, seen a wind surfing magazine and have never shot pictures of wind surfers, That being said I think I did a good job. Met some nice wind surfers in the parking lot of Hookipa  Beach park asked some basic questions about the sport and swam out. I’ve seen them bust crazy airs before so I was ready for that but I had no clue how fast the can move in with a slight shift of their sail. I really didn’t want to get hit so I played it cautious

Air of the Day!

The next 2 shots are of the same guy (SAME WAVE), I loved the color behind the wave shooting into the sun. Surfers never get that high so I wasn’t use to turning around looking for that image.

Here is an older guy that was leaning so deep into the wave, not sure if that a good thing or not. But I though it was cool

This kid was killing it!

GOOD JOB? YES OR NO

Posted by  |  January 11, 2012 | Categories: Exploration, fun, hawaii, Ho'okipa, long board, Maui, North Shore, Photography, Water Angles, WIND SURFING | Leave a comment

Duck Diving Photo Shoot

So a few days ago I had a photo Shoot with my friend Val Frey. She operates a Billabong Surf Camp here on Maui (www.WavesHawaii.com (best school on the island)). She wanted to get the classic duck diving photos so for an hour all she did was swim under wave after wave. The girl is a super athlete and did it with a smile on her face the whole time.

900 photos, over a 100 keepers, this was the hardest editing I had to do all winter

Posted by  |  January 10, 2012 | Categories: ART, Barrel, Billabong, duckdive, Exploration, fun, hawaii, Ho'okipa, Maui, North Shore, Photography, Pro's, surfing, underwater, Water Angles | 3 Comments

Wave of the winter

This is the Heaviest wave I caught a picture of this winter. It’s of Tom Whitaker at Honolua Bay on 1/4/12

Posted by  |  January 7, 2012 | Categories: Barrel, Exploration, fun, Honolua Bay, Maui, Oakley, Photography, Pro's, SURF, surfing | Leave a comment

Honolua Bay 2

So I said had a bunch from yesterday session so I thought I’d do a part 2 from Honolua Bay.

This was actually my favorite shot of the day! The surfer dropped in on the bodyboarder and the sponger edged him into the white water then looked back to watch the guy get smashed by the lip. Really funny

This not a bodyboarder post but this guy got super deep so I had to show it too.

Longboarder’s were killing it too

I’m a goofy foot so I understand this photo, still doesn’t make it a good idea on a point break style wave. The girl duck diving can’t figure it out either haha

This was a great spot for this surfer but this was the wave I got smashed on. Thats how crazy I am, I know I’m about to get pounded but I still grab a few shots before the wave drills me haha, I might have issues

Posted by  |  January 6, 2012 | Categories: Barrel, fun, hawaii, Honolua Bay, long board, Maui, Photography, SURF, surfing, Water Angles | Leave a comment

Honolua Bay!!!

Today at Honolua Bay was EPIC!!! I have so many amazing photo’s from todays session. If you don’t know where the place is don’t come here haha.

Kai Barger was killing it!

Dustin Barca about to get shacked!

Its awesome when you have the chance to show people there waves after the session, Met this guy on the top of the hill, he’s a local guy that was killing it all day, went back for more after I left too

I dig this shot cause I get to show you how heavy it was and where I had to sit to get these shots. Only got pounded once but I can tell you it wasn’t fun…

Posted by  |  January 5, 2012 | Categories: Barrel, Exploration, hawaii, Honolua Bay, Maui, Photography, SURF, surfing, Water Angles | 1 Comment

New Island Maui

So I moved to Maui at the end of December thats why my post have been slow lately, I love the feedback and the comments I have been getting and it’s weird but I feel an obligation to keep posting. So there are two back to back swells coming the first week of the new year and I promise I will start blowing up thesurfingphotog.com again.

Mahalo for visiting. My new place is down the street from Ho’okipa so I’ll start showcasing the local rippers soon

Posted by  |  January 1, 2012 | Categories: Business, Exploration, fun, hawaii, Ho'okipa, Maui, SURF, surfing, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Merry Christmas

So this is going to be a different type of post, I gave out a bunch of business cards today and told everyone I would post their picture. My gift to everyone…

Email me if you want the sequence

Started off at rocky lefts

This guy was ripping, he was dress partly as Santa, said he couldn’t surf in the jacket. 3rd picture is him getting clipped by the lip. Dude came right back out for more. It’s my pleasure to shoot people who go for broke

Heres Todd…

Here is a bunch of shots from Gas-Chambers, some big sets and heavy drops

Posted by  |  December 26, 2011 | Categories: ART, Barrel, hawaii, North Shore, Photography, Rocky Point, surfing, Water Angles | 1 Comment

A funky session

I don’t think anyone likes to get skunked but it happens. I got a few shots but I’ll let you be the judge if they are quality. No excuses play like a champion 🙂

I like this kid (I think his name is Rico?) he always goes for broke

The low tide @ Rocky Point has been super shallow this week, this guy is over like 2 feet of water

Why old guys don’t do airs

Posted by  |  December 24, 2011 | Categories: ART, Barrel, hawaii, North Shore, Photography, Rocky Point, SURF, surfing | Leave a comment

Stephanie Who?

So in reality we all come to the North Shore to get seen. Stephanie is some North Shore homeless women that sells Lemonade at the Beach at Pipeline. She spends all day at the beach with the biggest smile on her face and is open to coming up to anybody. Came up to me today at the beach and I had the pleasure of talking to her. Told her that she had become a north shore celebrity just by being in the right spot at the right time.

She told me she got punched in the face yesterday by a local girl because kids where harassing her for being on surfline.com and she was telling them to get away. The lady weights maybe 90lbs and is super sweet, couldn’t see her harming a fly. It just goes to show, that everyone is fighting to get scene here and it doesn’t end in the water.

Stephanie best of: Winter 2011 Click here to see the 2011 surfline.com north shore yearbook

And her Video on turkeymelt.com (she shows up half way playing with Alex Grey and Timmy Reyes

Posted by  |  December 23, 2011 | Categories: fun, hawaii, North Shore, Photography, Pipe Masters, Pro's, VANS World Cup | 3 Comments