Portfolio: Kevin Jara

Gabriel Medina varial at Lowers. Always one of the most exciting people to shoot. Photo: Kevin Jara

John John Florence busting the top off a Lowers right while Julian Wilson watches from the flats. Photo: Kevin Jara

Clean, perfect offshore Santa Ana winds. These are the days everyone lives for in Orange County. Photo: Kevin Jara

My best advice for breaking into the surf industry is go to their parties and shoot good pictures. You’re usually guaranteed a fun time and some new friends. Photo: Kevin Jara

These two images really sum up what I aim for in my work. I want to show the variety of beauty waves can create. Photo: Kevin Jara

Floating in the ocean, just zoning out completely is where I really find happiness. Photo: Kevin Jara

Sometimes mistakes can turn out to be positives. Just after sunset at Seaside Reef. Photo: Kevin Jara

Another classic fall morning in Newport Beach. I intended to shoot sharp action photos this day but kept getting distracted by these empty waves breaking up the beach. Photo: Kevin Jara

Offshore, empty peaks. Something every surfer dreams of. This one slipped by close to home. Photo: Kevin Jara

My first time shooting from the water on the North Shore. One of my favorite places in the world to photograph. Magic things happen every minute on that stretch of sand. Photo: Kevin Jara

This day I woke up before dawn and drove north to escape the crowds with a few friends. We stumbled on some of the best waves I’ve ever seen in California and shared barrels all morning with Dane Reynolds and Taylor Knox. One of the best decisions I’ve ever made. Photo: Kevin Jara

Cory Arambide at Rincon. The ‘Con is actually pretty tricky to shoot from the water, especially in the afternoons when the sun makes it hard to see whose coming at you. Got lucky this day. Photo: Kevin Jara

Shorepound barrels at fickle spot close to my house. Bryan Van Arsdale, calm and cool prior to total utter destruction. Photo: Kevin Jara

This image was created to convey the chaos every surfer experiences while being pounded underwater. Photo: Kevin Jara

Speed blurs are always hit and miss but occasionally you get a slice of gold. Photo: Kevin Jara

The best part of surfing is always the moment you leave the shore and enter the sea, leaving any worries you had on land and giving the body a moment of peace. Photo: Kevin Jara

Getting a good action shot on film is really hard to get. This was the last shot on the roll on a fun day at Rocky Point. Photo: Kevin Jara

Despite this waves machine like perfection, it was sadly only a few inches high. Big Sur, California on a perfect fall afternoon. Photo: Kevin Jara

Growing up, Dion Agius was one of my biggest heroes. Getting to meet him has been one of the biggest moments of my career. This was the first night we met outside a secret bar in downtown Los Angeles. Photo: Kevin Jara

My friend Eric Tomlinson (team manager of Globe) messing around before paddling out on a beautiful spring morning at home. Photo: Kevin Jara