Practice makes perfect. Biography Name: Oscar Socarras Age: 36 Occupation: Air Traffic Communications Specialist Hometown: Miami, FL Current town: Miami, FL Interview Do you surf? If mind surfing counts – yes. Favorite thing about shooting? Everything from the forecast, planning a trip, the ride with friends, and the experiences obtained from exploring someplace new. How did you learn to shoot…
Tag: Surf Photography
Local Lens: Sam Farkas
Practice makes perfect. Biography Name: Sam Farkas Age: 28 Occupation: Fine Art and Freelance Photographer and Professional Car/Boat Detailer Hometown: Jupiter, FL Current town: Jupiter, FL Interview Do you surf? For 20+ years now. Favorite thing about shooting? It makes me be present in the moment, and the never ending struggle to create the next best image is alluring. Least…
Local Lens: Dave Nilsen
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…
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…