Chris Orwig - Flipside

tom

tom curren decided to play some tunes at his ripcurl shop on friday. i swung by to hang out for a bit. tom is one of a few, who actually are, true artists/surfers. he is a thinker. he is a great dad. he is a traveler. he is creative. he is someone who charts his own course. and he happens to be one of the most influential surfers of all time. yet, tom doesn’t let that get in his way. he is authentic and soulful through and through. click on the play button below to listen to a sample of tom’s fluid and freeform musical style. i recorded this on fri in the shop (while the recording quality isn’t great, it’s definitely worth checking out).

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to see some youtube surfing footage of tom: click here

date with my sophia

the above photos were taken by my youngest daughter sophia while we were on a date last weekend. first, we went to our favorite restaurant on the beach. then we went to visit the baby goats and chickens at a local hay/feed store. finally, we capped it off by getting some ice cream at mcconnells. she ordered rainbow sherbet with sprinkle covered chocolate chips. needless to say, we had a wonderful time.

to check out a few more pics click here

gerry lopez / patagonia ambassador

i had the privilege of photographing surf legend gerry lopez. i got some amazing photos! 
patagonia picked up a few of the photos to use for marketing (on their site, in the stores, etc.). 
below is a screen grab of one portrait on the patagonia site: click here to check it out

here’s the full portrait

tide

this morning, i was once again thinking about joyce tenneson’s visit to brooks. her words were honest and hope-filled. her presence was like an incoming tide that brought buoyancy to otherwise stationary vessels.
i hope you enjoy this portrait.

joyce tenneson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

this is a portrait of joyce tenneson from last week. she came to brooks (where i teach) for a visit and i had the privilege of sitting down and talking with her for a while. her approach and perspective on photography was absolutely inspiring. to see some of her work click here

joe curren / even keel

joe curren is someone i admire deeply: an artist, writer, thinker, traveler, and super talented surfer. 
channel islands surfboards has just released a joe curren signature model: the even keel

i had the chance to snap some photos at the hammonds tracks
and to record an interview at his brother tom’s house in santa barbara.

>> click here to listen to the interview <<

nor cal beach

occasionally in life you have friends that  become brothers. martyn is one of those.
he and i went on a surf/camping trip along the california coast. i didn’t take many photos but
you can click here to see more photos.

free

a surfer waxes his board at rincon

delight

we went to mammoth with our good friends the rogers. the kids just loved it. tons of snow.

me: “do you want to go play in the snow?”
the kids: “yaaaaaaaaa!”

can’t you just hear their joy-filled screams?

to view a few pics from the weekend click here

side by side

these photos are of two of my all-time favorite people: bruce heavin and lynda weinman.
together they founded and continue to run lynda.com 

on sunday, lynda was the guest speaker at the brooks graduation ceremony.
her message was authentic and inspiring.

 

taylor swift

taken at the brooks graduation reception. taylor was a former student and teaching assistant.
he is an amazing person with a bright future.