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Secluded NZ beachie doing its thing/55mm/F9. Photo: Jim Culley
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The flying Taniwha Johnny Hicks/100mm/F7.1. Photo: Jim Culley
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Pointbreak perfection/100mm/F13. Photo: Jim Culley
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Waiting for just one more/105mm/F11. Photo: Jim Culley
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Morning glory with Alex Dive/15mm/F5.6. Photo: Jim Culley
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One’s company with Luke Ashman/32mm/F8. Photo: Jim Culley
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Pulled back and moody/15mm/F5.6. Photo: Jim Culley
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Solitude in the Far North NZ/45mm/F11. Photo: Jim Culley
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Troy Reily in an early morning gem/90mm/F10. Photo: Jim Culley
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Grinding a southern coping/15mm/F7.1. Photo: Jim Culley
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Pastel Pits with Alex Dive/84mm/F4. Photo: Jim Culley
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Casual as you like with Trav McCoy/8mm/F7.1. Photo: Jim Culley
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Avoiding those winter blues/200mm/F5.6. Photo: Jim Culley
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An angle usually reserved for those in the line-up/24mm/F5.6. Photo: Jim Culley
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Water world/100mm/F8-macro. Photo: Jim Culley
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Winter Wonderland/35mm/F9. Photo: Jim Culley
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Ben Poulter power hack/500mm/F8. Photo: Jim Culley
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The Future/120mm/F4.5. Photo: Jim Culley
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Lifestyle. Ticking the boxes for a mag article/24mm/F11. Photo: Jim Culley
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The Wet Forest/105mm/F20. Photo: Jim Culley
Jim Culley in front of the lens for a change.
Photography sucker-punched me, reminding me of the first time I rode a surfboard across a wave. The search for perfection consumes and can’t be fulfilled. The perfect wave or the perfect image–both subjective and inevitably unattainable. Fortunately, the journey is worth the gas bill.
Check out more of Jim’s work on his website.
