2016 Red Bull Illume Image Quest

2016 Red Bull Illume Image Quest

There are just under 24 hours left to submit to the 2016 installment of the Red Bull Illume Image Quest, and I highly encourage everyone to do so. If you don’t already know about the Illume contest, it’s a free; once-every-three-years photography competition specific...
2015 US Open of Surfing

2015 US Open of Surfing

(you can skip to the gallery at the bottom…I won’t be offended, just don’t expect a xmas gift) It always amazes me how many surfers say they hate competitive surfing. This goes for surf photographers as well, who often loath a day–or god forbid...
Hurricane Dolores

Hurricane Dolores

Stood out in the rain for hours, getting soaked through my jacket, cheap plastic bag over my camera, waiting to get the shot during the most recent hurricane swell. If this was the east coast that might be fairly common, but this is southern California. We’re in...
DriftwoodFoto art show at SKD Studios, Newport Beach

DriftwoodFoto art show at SKD Studios, Newport Beach

I’m excited to announce a DriftwoodFoto fine art photography showcase at SKD Studios in Newport Beach, CA on April 16th from 6-9pm! Please joint me at SKD’s interior design studio on the Balboa Peninsula for an evening of beautiful photographs and great...
Recently in the surf world

Recently in the surf world

Recently enough hail accumulated in Huntington Beach to make the area around the pier look like New England; a few days later there was a mid-summer strength south swell and the Wedge roared to life a few months early; the newly, ridiculously named WSL started off on...