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...
A Photographer’s Wedding Photographer

A Photographer’s Wedding Photographer

There’s big news at Driftwood Photography Studios–I got married just the other weekend! Leading up to/during the big day I found I was constantly asked, “as a photographer, who do [I] hire to photograph [my] own wedding?” I realized that’s a...
Art Show at Noll Surfboards

Art Show at Noll Surfboards

This past Memorial Day Weekend Driftwood Photography Studios along with Art Marketeur, Aaron Goulding, and Scotty Carter hosted an art show down in San Clemente at Noll Surfboards. Thank you for everyone who came to show your support, to those who found a wonderful...
Photography Show at SKD Studios

Photography Show at SKD Studios

A huge thanks to everyone who came out for the Driftwood Photography Studios show last night at SKD Studios in Newport Beach and made it such a success! I’m always appreciative of all my fans, followers, and of course my clients. Your support over the years and...
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...
Random Thought on Cell Phones and Technology and People

Random Thought on Cell Phones and Technology and People

I just want to take a minute and share a random thought I had on cell phones. Amazing things. Sci-Fi movies in real life. What can’t these things do these days? Though it wasn’t all that long ago we were as equally terrified of them as we were fascinated. How many...
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...
DriftwoodFoto Tips: Prevent water drops with a Dry Port

DriftwoodFoto Tips: Prevent water drops with a Dry Port

Welcome to the first installment of my tech tips/shooting skills/professional tricks-of-the-trade section of the DriftwoodFotoBlog! As I eluded to in the previous post, there are too many tip/skill articles out there claiming pro-level advice, but in reality...
Exposure feature by The Surf Channel

Exposure feature by The Surf Channel

I’m really excited to share with everyone the fifth installment of Exposure, by The Surf Channel, featuring yours truly of Driftwood Photography Studios! I sat down with the crew at The Surf Channel in their Pacific Palisades office just before last Thanksgiving...

Reigning World Freeskiing Champion Skips to Compete at X Games

As a former Freestyle skier, I can well relate to the overwhelming skew of Racing over Freestyle in the racing-oriented world of international competitive skiing. I loved my time as a competitive freestyle skier, but fortunately for me renowned greats such as my long...