timmy curran
i recently met up with pro sufer and musican timmy curran. timmy is a top notch guy. click below to listen to him talk about his signature channel islands surfboard – the white dove.
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August 5, 2009 | 
4 | interview, people who inspire, surfer
kelly slater
here’s a closer look at the kelly slater photo published in the surfer big issue (click the image above for a larger view).
July 3, 2009 | 9 | people who inspire, portrait, santa barbara, surfer
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
shaun tomson
i recently photographed world champion and legend shaun tomson for surfer magazine. we met at sunrise and made some unreal photographs. the above image is an out take from the shoot. while it wasn’t one of the photos i selected in the final edit, i still like it because you of the light and shadows. (click on the image above for a larger view)
as we walked back to our cars, i asked shaun a few questions. you can listen in below:
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May 13, 2009 | 2 | interview, people who inspire, portrait, santa barbara, surfer
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
April 22, 2009 | 6 | beach, inspiration, interview, people who inspire, photographer
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
April 14, 2009 | 2 | people who inspire, portrait, surf
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
April 13, 2009 | 0 | artist, people who inspire, portrait, surfer
kelly slater
been doing a few projects recently… and here’s a photo of kelly from last week.
April 7, 2009 | 1 | people who inspire, portrait, santa barbara, surf
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
April 3, 2009 | 0 | inspiration, people who inspire, photographer
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
April 2, 2009 | 8 | audio, people who inspire, photographer
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
March 30, 2009 | 2 | people who inspire, santa barbara, surf
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
March 23, 2009 | 8 | people who inspire, portrait, surf
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.
March 17, 2009 | 7 | people who inspire, photographer, 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
March 16, 2009 | 7 | people who inspire, photographer, portrait
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 <<
March 5, 2009 | 3 | friends, inspiration, people who inspire, portrait, santa barbara, surf
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.
March 5, 2009 | 2 | people who inspire, portrait
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