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Marcus Paladino

Marcus Paladino

Photographer/Filmer/Surfer

Adrena Wave pool in Saudi Arabia with a surfer

Saudi Arabia’s Adrena Wave Pool, Through the Eyes of a Canadian Surf Photographer

6 min read Mar 10, 2026

Sanoa Olin surfing

Sanoa Olin: Canada’s Homegrown Power Surfer With Cold Water Style

8 min read Aug 5, 2025

3 Days, 3 Waves, One Unforgettable British Columbia Surf Trip

3 Days, 3 Waves, One Unforgettable British Columbia Surf Trip

3 min read May 6, 2025

After his mother died of breast cancer, surf photographer Marcus Paladino returned to the sea to deal with his loss, thankful for the ocean's healing powers.

A Surf Photographer On Loss, Healing, and an Incoming Swell

8 min read Jan 2, 2025

Photographer Marcus Paladino and friends made a fruitful late-season run to Indonesia. Lance's Right produced. Here are eight beautiful shots.

8 Beautiful Photos From a Late-Season Indonesian Strike Mission

1 min read Oct 23, 2024

Dark Side of the Lens: A Surf Photographer Confronts His Mental Health

Dark Side of the Lens: A Surf Photographer Confronts His Mental Health

12 min read Jun 14, 2024

This Trailer Proves ‘Kooks’ Is a Concept Worthy of Its Own Blockbuster Movie Franchise

1 min read May 17, 2018

Just like the first Kooks, this was never meant to be released or seen by anyone outside of our group of friends.

Kooks B: The Lost Footage

1 min read May 12, 2015

Instead of flying here, there and everywhere in planes, trains and helicopters, the boys decided to do some turns and tail blows right in our backyard.

Back Yarding: At Home on Canada’s West Coast

1 min read Jan 16, 2015

This is a surf film for the rest of us. It's grovelling at an over surfed beach break. It's watching the buoys and begging for a swell.

Kooks 3: A Surf Film For the Rest of Us

1 min read Jan 10, 2015

Canada: Where Storm Swells Live Under the Radar

1 min read Nov 6, 2014

The Kooks are back to finish off this inside joke once and for all. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, you can find Kooks: A Love Story, Kooks 2: Fifty Shades of Spray, and another teaser for Kooks 3.

Kooks 3

1 min read Jun 8, 2014

The Kooks are back to finish off this inside joke once and for all. Here's a quick quick sneak preview to cap off the strangest trilogy ever made.

Kooks 3: A Teaser

1 min read Apr 25, 2014

All you need is to do is work six months of the year to live, have a passion for photography, spend every day biking in the cold, stand in the rain, and surf as much as humanly possible. With a lack of sun, numb feet, no money, limited gear, amazing friends, talented professionals, and constantly changing conditions, this is the sequel you'll come up with...

Kooks II: Fifty Shades of Spray

1 min read Mar 27, 2014

The Frozen Coast: Tofino Gold

1 min read Feb 24, 2014