I know, photography… like any of the arts… it’s subjective. One person’s Picasso is another person’s trash. Still… when I think of surf photography one of the first names that pops into my mind is Ron Stoner. Here’s why…
Call me retro, or anything you’d like, but Ron Stoner captures more than an image of surfing, [...]
Among my favorite things that the internet has delivered is the ability to share photography and design with… anyone interested. When I hit my NewsFire for feeds I almost always find myself drawn first to those feeds. It was there that I found out about Ryan Tatar.
I dig Ryan’s eye on things. Below is a [...]
I’ve always been drawn to anything timeless. Eames comes to mind… so does photography that casts itself into dreamy worlds.
The images here are from She Hit Pause Studios made up ofMatt Schwartz, photographer, and Kate Shawver, web designer/developer.
All via a place I used to call home, Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. Check them out.
Wild photo. Wild concept. Clark Little is into taking pics of waves as they are breaking. More.
I’ve always believed that everyone, every single person, can be part of our coastal conservation movement.
That belief is fuel for me everyday as I ponder how we can plug more and more people into this movement. What will it take to get this person to value our coasts? What are the issues that would hook [...]
Google, as you may have read, is scanning books/magazines… everything. Check it out, all of LIFE magazine is online. Here is a search for all surfing in LIFE. Great images.
Of course you can search on lots of other publications as well.
Location: Manhattan Beach, CA, USDate taken: August 1965Photographer: Ralph Crane
Close your eyes… you’re dreaming… you’re floating… ok, that sounds weird, you’re not floating… you’re… in some alternate state. You’ve reached nirvana as a surfer that few come close to… you’re approaching Kelly Slater and his 9-er run… you open your eyes and see this.
I love this image. It’s an elegant, minimalistic quiver-in-heaven image. At [...]
Photos catch my eye the same way a unique riff in a song catches my ear. When I saw these photos I was captivated. Maggie Marsek captures something in photos that is hard to capture… she captures the soul of the sport.
Check out her site here.
There is a photo that I’ve had in my mind, [...]