It's no surprise, then, that I love looking at photos by those who have traveled this planet. Friends and strangers have seen so much to wonder about. I often come across photographers like I do new music: from surfing. A testament to one's aptitude behind the lens--to me at least--are the images that don't involve surfing. Joe Curren and Chris Burkhard, each relatively popular names for their surf work, have a special touch with a camera regardless of the subject.
Another example is Shawn Parkin. I don't know shit about Parkin--only that his surfing pictures are popular. Besides that, he could be a diabetic Wikileaks financier with rosacia and one testicle. Who knows? All his blog profile says is, "I like to take photos. I also like to design stuff and create art." But his work is stellar. Below you'll find a link to Parkin's blog and Web site, as well as some of my favorite frames. Parkin has been to some incredibly cool places on this planet. I hope I'm as lucky--and can convey the awesomeness of my trips as keenly as Parkin.
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Each of these images comes from: http://www.sparkinphoto.com/Shawn_Parkin_Photography/home.html. For the more casual: http://shawnparkin.blogspot.com/
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It's electric
Trestles (@Uppers), one of everyone's favorite SoCal spots
Christian Wach sliding an alaia--a finless, flat wooden plank
Eye tricks
Blue Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey
(Caption unnecessary)
Spot the bird feed in mid air
Dawn patrol somewhere when a surfer awoke to a reality far surpassing that of his dreams
Lest we forget, all we're doing is crowding their lineup
