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At first light there was a ton of water moving around, but with peaks like this already rolling through we knew it was going to be an epic day in Jersey. Photo: Kevin Strickland
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I had to rub the morning blur out of my eyes a few times to really believe what I was seeing. It became clear early that this was going to be one of the best days of the year. Photo: Kevin Strickland
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Rozbern Shaper, John Oppito, testing out a new shape on a heavy New Jersey bomb. Photo: Kevin Strickland
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This day was really just one of those perfect days. No matter what direction you looked there were peaks for miles. Photo: Kevin Strickland
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Rozbern Shaper, John Oppito, about to pull into a deep dark pit. Photo: Kevin Strickland
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Trying hard not to look back. Photo: Kevin Strickland
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Peaks just seemed to be popping up everywhere. If you were surfing with a crowd you were making a mistake. Photo: Kevin Strickland
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Monmouth County standout, Nick Menditto, digging his rail in on a bottom turn. Second sandbar roll-ins in NJ? Photo: Kevin Strickland
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Glide Surf Co. (Asbury Park, NJ) owner, Phil Browne, styling on his Ryan Lovelace board. Photo: Kevin Strickland
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One thing we don’t have to worry about much in the winter in NJ is crowds. It takes some balls to suit up in a 5/4/3 and paddling out into over head barrels alone, but thats what we live for. Photo: Kevin Strickland
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This was the wave where it sank in how good it really was. Photo: Kevin Strickland
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Local Artist, John Glenn, sneaking into a cover up. There aren’t many people in Monmouth County that can find the barrel like John does. Photo: Kevin Strickland
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Glide Surf Co. owner, Phil Browne, pulling into a throaty one. Photo: Kevin Strickland
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Glide Surf Co. owner, Phil Browne, deep in a dark cavern. Days like this there is more incentive to make it out because no one likes an ice cream headache. Photo: Kevin Strickland
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Local Artist, John Glenn, looking for another cover up on a heavy one. Photo: Kevin Strickland
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Doesn’t get much better than this in NJ and every photographer in the area knew it. Photo: Kevin Strickland
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Onlookers watching perfection roll in. Photo: Kevin Strickland
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No one likes an empty keg, but it was so consistent all day it seemed like there was an endless supply. Photo: Kevin Strickland
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Rozbern Shaper, John Oppito, feeling out his rails backside on his newly shaped board. Photo: Kevin Strickland
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Rozbern Shaper, John Oppito, sneaking into a left. Photo: Kevin Strickland
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Not only does Dan Kennedy teach the youth of Monmouth County, he also makes super late drops on bombs. Lets hope water safety is also in those textbook. Photo: Kevin Strickland
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Monmouth County standout, Nick Menditto, logging some tube time. Photo: Kevin Strickland
I’m a New Jersey based surf photographer / videographer who grew up surfing the beaches of Monmouth County. A recent swell that rolled into my home state had everyone charging. These are a few shots of that swell and the people that charged.
I got behind the lens of my first camera not long after graduating from high school, and quickly fell in love with documenting the everchanging sandbars and breaks of my home state. My inspiration comes from surfers who froth out whether it’s knee high or head high and a love of the process that goes into getting a board under a surfers feet. In 2005, I began working with good friend (and even better shaper), John Oppito, to create a NJ-based board company, Rozbern Surf . Rozbern Surf’s aim is to create hand-crafted, high-performance boards for the North East all while while maintaining as environmentally friendly processes as possible. Surf photography gives me the opportunity to promote Rozbern, travel, meet new people and share my experiences.
