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...

Back at Sheep Hills

I’ve really been enjoying shooting BMX the past few weeks at Sheep Hills. It’s amazing to see everyone chip in to shape, build, and maintain the jumps before riding. Every sport has it’s own etiquette. In a nut shell, that’s BMX dirt riding. I...

Sheep Hills BMX

There’s nothing like grabbing a shovel and building a jump. For most of my life this meant snow and ice, rock salt, water, and lots of chopping. Turns out building dirt jumps on a BMX trail isn’t much different (minus the snow, ice, and cold). The Red Bull...

Drama and Success at the Hurley Pro

Story and photos by Benjamin Ginsberg/DriftwoodFoto Last week the world’s best surfers converged on Lower Trestles  in San Clemente for the 7th stop on the ASP World Tour, seeing Australian Taj Burrow defeat fellow Ausi Julian Wilson in an action packed final....

2013 Red Bull Illume in Hong Kong

I just recently returned home from the Red Bull Illume awards ceremony in Hong Kong. But let’s back track a little to start. A few months back I submitted a few DriftwoodFoto images to the 2013 Red Bull Illume photography contest focusing on action sports...