Big ups to Shane
Who is one of the best all around surfers in the world today? Kelly? Well, ofcourse. Mick after his second world title? Yes. Joel’s surgical cuts even after his world title collapse? Sure, the argument could be made…and there are many others. But I’m all about looking a little deeper and beyond the ASP tour. [...]
Kelly at Backdoor Pipeline, Oahu
While the Triple crown’s second event is being won by Joel Parkinson over at Sunset Beach, I decided to take a smaller lens and shoot some wider shots at Pipeline. It’s nice to be able to walk around more freely (not that I don’t move around with my big lens- shame so many surf photographers [...]
You should have been here (Pipeline) yesterday!
I saw that the North Shore was pumping this weekend, so much so that Surfline put the Pipe cam on the front page! It gets me thinking, ‘Hey there’s gotta be a wave from that swell on our beaches somewhere!’. So, I go and check the forecast- 2 to 3 feet. I know what that [...]
Rory Russell in the Mentawais
I am a big fan of the 70′s surfing scene and the history surrounding that era, so I was pretty stoked to run into Rory Russell in the Mentawais a few weeks back. We chatted about waves, his life and his most recent near death experience- heart failure. A history of partying led him to [...]
Merry Christmas
Wishing you season’s greetings and Happy Holidays to all. Here is an image I really like from my recent Hawaii trip. It is Pipeline on a really good day. That is actually Jamie O’brien in the tube. I remember he was just owning it. Everyone else was getting scraps and he would score the perfect [...]
Kelly floods competition
I didn’t know if I was on the North Shore or the Jersey shore when I arrived at Pipe today. Chocolate barrels were churning frothy brown soup that looked like day of the decade on the east coast – Double overhead with bigger sets. I would say it was ‘clean’, but that is not the [...]
Surfline review
Surfline just reviewed the last week of swell here in Hawaii with a cool portfolio. Some of my pics make an appearance. I was surprised when they didn’t use a few that I originally submitted because I thought they were pretty good, but they magically appeared in this article. One of my favorites is ‘Outside’ which [...]
Eddie Opening ceremony
I went to the Eddie Opening ceremony this afternoon- begrudgingly! Why? Because Pipe was off it’s head, mental, insane, whatever you want to call it. I experimented all day with different angles and lenses and have some cool shots to show for it, but you’ll have to wait to see them. For now I [...]
Reef does it again…
No, I’m not talking about ‘Reef’ the company, but Reef Macintosh the charger. Dude always seems to get the biggest waves. Look at this monster from yesterday at Pipe! Very impressive my brother. A few years ago I shot this insane drop he had at Waimea and didn’t know who he was. Now I see [...]
Pipeline – The Danger is real…
At Pipeline this morning I witnessed an accident that may be serious. We just don’t know yet. A surfer and bodyboarder, each having position but going at each other, collided on a steep Pipe drop and the bodyboarder hit bottom. Myself and Sean Davey were right there and Pipe charger and local lifeguard Dave Wassel [...]
