hawaii / pipeline
right now i’m in hawaii and we are staying at a beach shack right on pipeline on the north shore of ohau. it has been unreal! surfing, snorkeling, hiking and plenty of family fun. yesterday i walked into a local surf shop and saw that the Surfer big issue just came out. i was stoked to see the issue as i have a full page photo of slater in it – yeehooo! in a few days we head over to the south side of the island where i’ll be teaching a seminar at the university of hawaii.
sb solstice parade
each year we love going to the solstice parade in santa barbara. its a short bike ride from our house and the parade brings out all the characters in our town.
father’s day
Last Father’s day my wife Kelly and our girls went to Channel Islands Surfboards and got me a gift card to purchase a brand new surfboard! I ride it all the time and in between I hang it up on the wall (as you can see above). This year Kelly and the kids got even more creative – I absolutely loved the gifts. Here’s what my girls picked out: water balloons, a science experiment kit, a vegetable grill tray for the BBQ and a set of 10 mustaches. Of course we had to try on the mustaches to see how they looked.. it was so much fun! :)
kelly slater / channel islands surfboards
channel islands surfboards just posted a few of my photos of kelly slater + an interview. to listen to the interview on the channel islands site click here
also be sure to click on the image above for a larger view – yeeehoooo!
June 22, 2009 | 
0 | interview, people who inspire, portrait, santa barbara, surf, surfer
kelly slater photo shoot
Here’s a pic of a recent pic of me photographing Kelly Slater (photo credit: Travis Lee). Not only is Kelly a 9x World Champion surfer, he’s a super cool and down-to-earth guy. I wish I could show you some of my photos from the shoot – they are insane!! Once they’ve been published, I’ll post some here. For now, click on the image above for a larger view.
June 17, 2009 | 2 | people who inspire, photographer, portrait, santa barbara, surfer
Book Project / Update
I am really excited about my upcoming book, “Visual Poetry”. The book is about becoming creative and making compelling photographs. It is based on the premise that what the novelist says in 20,000 words the poet says in 20. And it is not just reduce and simplify. Rather, it is reduce, simplify and deepen. After reading a poem we don’t only have more information, but more experience. I can’t wait until this project goes live! For now, I have to keep on writing!!
June 11, 2009 | 9 | inspiration
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