I surf as much as I shoot, if not more. It keeps me grounded, like most of the avid local surfers. The cold water isn’t much of a bother anymore, a 5mm hooded wetsuit has become a security blanket overtime. Winter is when we get the most storm systems hitting our rugged coastline and when my work becomes play. I’ll always proudly label myself an “Action Sports Photographer” but in recent years I’ve begun to search for an additional creative surf outlet. Focusing solely on the cold water of the Pacific Ocean that’s brought this surf community together. An abstract challenge to project the ordinary as extraordinary, whether the waves are breaking 6 feet high or a mere 6 inches. I want to take an instant out of time and project this beauty that crashes along our shoreline at the end of the road.
