Surfing photography always blows my mind. The dudes sitting on the beach with their monster telescopes for lenses, well, that is not so impressive. But the guys/gals in the water taking photos, that is a bit more crazy. They sit deep in some of the heaviest barrels around the world trying to get the perfect shot. Waves roll in with predictability, their position on the wave is somewhat predictable, and where the rider is going to surf is somewhat predictable, but when you make a mistake and get too deep and go over the falls, things can go bad, fast. There is a new documentary coming out about surf photography. Because surfing has been around for so long, and shooting surfing from the beach is relatively simple, I guess it allowed surf photography to get to the point it is.

One of my all time favorite photographers is Jeremy Koreski. Jeremy lives on the coast of Vancouver Island and shoots with the top surf pros in Canada. His documentary style of picture taking on their epic trips in search of waves, always leave me wanting to get out there. To get out, hike through mud and forest for way too long, get to a beach with bears hanging around, and see that epic point break with every wave going unridden. Jeremy’s work can be seen on his website as linked above or in SBC Surf magazine, where he sits as the photo editor and definitely the best photo contributor.

Here is a link to the documentary about surfing and photography Fiberglass and Megapixels

I cannot imagine what it would be like if on the bike trails or ski hill there were as many photogs as at the beach, although it is now nearly impossible to head out to some of Blackcomb’s slackcountry zones on a sunny afternoon and not see at least 1 other photographer and often a couple.