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March water color is often emerald green here in Jersey, this such as on this day when Mikey DeTemple cruised down. This was the first day we ever shot together and this wound up being a spread in my SLIDE Magazine portfolio piece. Hurley was considering it for an ad in Surfer's Journal, but it never panned out. Pretty stoked to be considered for something like that, and I'm happy it eventually found a home. Huge thanks to Mikey and Ryan Smith. Photo: Ryan Struck
My career is still growing, and no single image has really excelled my progress more than any other. I’ll never be someone anyone needs in this industry; there are hoards of other people out there with a camera. Instead, I just aim to show surfing in a different light.
I’m forever a student of light and still reaching further to get a better grasp of this visual journey I’ve undertaken. I don’t want to give the impression that having your photos run in a magazine is the main goal, although I used to think that for a time. Really, having your images run doesn’t mean much. I don’t need street cred and the pay won’t support me. I have discovered that I’m not out to prove anything anymore, and I don’t need the surf media to validate me as a photographer. I do love surf photography though. I love it with all my heart. I enjoy approaching it with a critical eye to make the best image possible and am always trying to succeed. These images and captions may be more anecdotal than career progressing. Hope that jives well with you all.