Portfolio: Ben Ginsberg

Bobby Okvist airing it out over a triple-overhead wave at Newport Beach's The Wedge. I'm incredibly honored that this image placed Top 50 Overall, and Top 5 in the Wings category, for the 2013 Red Bull Illume contest. Photo: Ben Ginsberg

Early in the morning, Greg Long sat back and let a few monster sets go by to be ridden by others...only to be in perfect position for this 30-foot Wave of the Summer contender, while everyone else had to scramble to not get trapped inside. No such luck for Joao De Macedo and Will Dillon, who had just ridden a pair of 20+ footers themselves. Photo: Ben Ginsberg

Local big wave surfer Wyatt Fields digs deep for a set while a who's who of big wave surfing scratches to paddle to safety at Mavericks. Photo: Ben Ginsberg

I'm thankful JP and Ryan at Russell surfboards let me keep poking my head around in their shaping bays and glassing rooms! Photo: Ben Ginsberg

Sequence of Pat Gudauskas launching a rodeo at this past year's US Open of Surfing. Photo: Ben Ginsberg

I love going out and exploring. Shortly after moving to California I came across this wave, then a few yeas later made the trek back to shoot it from some new and creative angles. Photo: Ben Ginsberg

Surfer Bobby Okvist deep in this incredibly hollow, squared off barrel in California. Photo: Ben Ginsberg

Morgan Craig takes on a monster drop in the shorebreak at The Wedge, Newport Beach. Photo: Ben Ginsberg

I'm obsessed with big waves/big wave surfing. Spencer Pirdy waiting patiently as the swell fills in the morning before the most recent Maverick's contest. Photo: Ben Ginsberg

A giant banyan tree in Maui. No matter where you go, it's always worthwhile to take a day or two and just explore. Photo: Ben Ginsberg

I love tracking down and shooting amazing landscapes/cityscapes. Recently, the city of Hong Kong was happy to oblige. Photo: Ben Ginsberg

Bikini Photo Shoot with Model/Actress Alexa Skonieczny in the Back Bay, Newport Beach, CA. Keep your eye out for her this fall on shows like the Kroll Show and Key and Peele, amongst others. Photo: Ben Ginsberg

I love using a long telephoto lens when I shoot from the water. Local surfer finds some shade in a drainer in Newport Beach, CA. Photo: Ben Ginsberg

Kolohe Andino, shortly after making the tour, throwing the first stale-fish grab in a WCT event. Photo: Ben Ginsberg

One of my favorite, yet fickle, local shorebreaks doing what it does best. Photo: Ben Ginsberg

Sunset over the outer edges of Victoria Harbor, Hong Kong, looking out across the channel to the islands beyond. Photo: Ben Ginsberg

Model Annie Alvarez on a lifestyle photo shoot in Laguna Beach. Photo: Ben Ginsberg

Alejo Muniz just tearing apart this wave as he went on to win the 2013 US Open of Surfing. Photo: Ben Ginsberg

Water angle close-up of Thiago Camarao at the Lowers Pro a couple years back. I love the natural lighting and his intensity in this shot. Photo: Ben Ginsberg

Surfer Henry McNamara thoroughly exhausted after a long day of wave hunting around Orange County. Henry's now at school in Hawaii, regularly torturing me with images of warm, clear water and hollow waves. Photo: Ben Ginsberg