DallasTolson_HatterasSunset
Dallas Tolson is the most stoked surfer on the Outer Banks and possibly on the planet. I shot this session for a couple of freezing hours after I surfing with Dallas as my primary target. Missed a shot here. Too much spray there. Thought it wasn't going to happen. Was taking lineup shots at dusk with my zoom pulled back and out of the corner of my eye I catch Dallas boosting this air. Zoomed out with the purple of dusk, makes this one of my favorite shots.
A portrait of the artist: Ben Gallop.
I am an amateur surf photographer who lives, works, surfs and shoots on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. After working for a couple of years following college, I left a great job and went to law school so that I could live on the coast and surf. Between surf sessions, I try to shoot my friends and the local pro contingent as well as a few lineup shots to remember the day’s surf. I’ve always had an interest in photography, particularly surf photography, but didn’t have the necessary equipment until a little over a year ago. I have a long way to go, but with the help of a bunch of stellar local photographers, I’ve started off in what I hope is the right direction. Either way, I am enjoying shooting almost as much as surfing these days.