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chris

here’s a portrait of one of my colleagues in his office at brooks. his name is chris broughton and he is an incredibly inspiring person, photographer and teacher.

joni sternbach

joni sternbach is an acclaimed fine art photographer. her images are riveting, thought provoking and inspiring. i had the chance to talk with her about a current project titled, “surfland”. listen to the interview below and to view photos from the shoot: click here

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to view more of her work (like the image below): click here

fisherman

i’ve always been drawn to the simultaneous simplicity and complexity of the sea.

rob machado

rob machado is an unreal person who is full of soul and his surfing style is unbelievable.
check out a video portrait i made of rob: click here

andy davis / surfline

andy davis is one of my all time favorite artists. to check out his work: click here. surfline posted a interview/feature on andy – yeehoo! in the feature he selected one of my photos that i had taken of his family. to check out the feature and to listen to the interview: click here

new neighbor

i really enjoy being a teacher because there is a constant influx of inspiration. i was reminded of that this morning as i went to ask a paul a question. (paul is a fellow pro photography faculty and an amazing teacher and person. he just moved into the office next to mine.) just glancing at his office, which was filled with a poetic morning light, made me reflect and smile

magic

another magic channel islands surfboard.

(be sure to click on the image above to view the details)

kelly slater

been doing a few projects recently… and here’s a photo of kelly from last week.

legends

while at the palm springs photo festival, i’ve had the opportunity to spend time and photograph two of my photographic heroes: steve and duane.  needless to say, it was both interesting and inspiring. i hope you enjoy these portraits and be sure to click on the links below to check out their work.

steve mccurry | duane michaels

walk and talk

right now i’m at the palm springs photo festival – it has been unreal!  i’ll post more as time permits.

for now, here’s something from this morning when i had the opportunity to talk with john paul capinigro (on the right is a photo i snapped of john paul today). if you’re not familiar with john paul he is an incredibly talented photographer, teacher and creative thinker. he is honest, authentic and inspiring.

this morning, we happened to be walking from one location to another. while we walked, i recorded our conversation (in fact, in the background you’ll hear the ambient noise of our footsteps, birds, street sweepers, cars, etc.). in spite of the ambient sounds, walking and talking makes for an interesting conversational context. even more, what john paul has to say is definitely worth checking out.  in sum, i hope that john paul’s words illuminate your day!

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to view more of john paul’s work (like the image below) click here