You can always make back money but you can’t buy back time. Biography Name: Dave Nilsen Age: 26 Occupation: Inspector Hometown: Seaside Park, NJ Current town: Seaside Park, NJ Interview Do you surf? Yes. Favorite thing about shooting? Having something to go back and look at for each memorable swell. How did you learn how to shoot surf photography? I…
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Local Lens: Jesse Wicker
Have a lot of patience and a good attitude. Biography Name: Jesse Wicker Age: 39 Occupation: Marine Biologist Hometown: Miami, FL Current town: Miami, FL Interview Do you surf? Yes. Favorite thing about shooting? Going to new places and the journey along the way Least favorite thing about shooting? Editing photo’s Shooting set-up? Canon bodies from the eos 1V to…
Local Lens: Deborah Clark
Photograph hard, die free. Biography Name: Deborah Clark Age: N/A Occupation: Professional student and teacher of theatre, English, creative writing, in high school and university—now permanently en vacances. Hometown: Hollywood, Florida Current town: Hollywood, Florida Interview Do you surf? Trying. Favorite thing about shooting? Honoring the magic our local surf community creates. Least favorite thing about shooting? Paucity of good…
Local Lens: John Landers
Be kind, but be fierce. – Winston Churchill Biography Name: John Landers Age: Fiftysomething. Occupation: Recovering fashion photographer. Hometown: Hollywood, Florida. Current town: Hollywood, Florida. Interview Do you surf? I’m learning! Favorite thing about shooting? I love the positive energy. I also love working together with my wife (photographer Deborah Clark), being at the beach, and meeting awesome people. It’s…
Local Lens: Chris Nissen
Taking an image, freezing a moment, reveals how rich reality truly is. Biography Name: Chris Nissen Age: 21 Occupation: Pizza delivery driver Hometown: Toms River, NJ Current town: Toms River, NJ Interview Do you surf? No Favorite thing about shooting? Watching a surfer getting tubed. Least favorite thing about shooting? When work gets in the way of me shooting Shooting…
Local Lens: James Knill
Work hard, play hard and be kind to others. Biography Name: James Knill Age: 40 Occupation: Fine Artist Hometown: Palm Beach County, FL Current town: Boynton Beach, FL Interview Do you surf? Yes Favorite thing about shooting? Firing the shutter. Least favorite thing about shooting? Mosquitoes at sunset. Shooting set-up? Nikon D3300, Nikkor lenses 15-55mm and 55-200mm and a circular…
Local Lens: Cameron Seals
Let your soul wander, there is so much beauty out there in this world. Biography Name: Cameron Seals Age: 17 Occupation: Photographer and Dive Shop Employee Hometown: West Palm Beach, FL Current town: West Palm Beach, FL Interview Do you surf? Yes. Favorite thing about shooting? The adventure that comes with taking photos as well as the beauty of the…
Local Lens: Will Vogt
Good vibes always Biography Name: Will Vogt Age: 25 Occupation: Sales Hometown: Stratham, New Hampshire Current town: Neptune Beach, Florida Interview Do you surf? Yeah! Favorite thing about shooting? When people appreciate my work Least favorite thing about shooting? I’m not surfing! Shooting set-up? Sony How can the surf community help you? Sharing my work with others! Best day ever?…
Local Lens: Mario Andre Romero
A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the deepest sense, about what is being photographed. – Ansel Adams Biography Name: Mario Andre Romero Age: 26 Occupation: Project Manager Hometown: Guayaquil, Ecuador Current town: Charleston, SC Interview Do you surf? Hell, yeah! Favorite thing about shooting? People’s reaction after they see a good one. Least favorite…