SURFING PHOTOGRAPHY PRINTS

I have been photographing surfers for around 25 years now, and it is still a subject I never tire of. There is always something different happening in the water, and the combination of movement, changing light and the skill of the surfers means you are constantly looking for the next photograph.

With Turquoise Tube Rider, I managed to catch the surfer at that wonderful moment when he was tucked right inside the wave. I love the way he is crouched low on the board while the turquoise water curls around him. Everything happens so quickly in surfing that you have to anticipate where the rider is going to be and be ready before the moment arrives.

Over the years I have built up a large archive of surfing photographs, but images like this are still particularly satisfying. The colour of the wave, the shape of the breaking water and the position of the surfer all came together for just a fraction of a second.

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I made End Of Day in Hossegor, France, while I was there photographing a World Tour surfing event. By the end of the day most of the activity had quietened down, and I noticed this lone surfer walking along the beach with his board.

What caught my attention was the silhouette of the surfer against the fading light. After spending the day photographing the energy of the competition, this felt like a very different side of surfing, with just one surfer leaving the beach as the day came to an end.

I chose black and white because it reduced the scene to the figure, the light and the shape of the shoreline, which was exactly what had appealed to me when I saw it.

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I love photographing surfers because you never quite know what is going to happen next. There is always the chance of a great action image, and the locations themselves can be spectacular. Walking on Water was photographed at Nazaré in Portugal, where the Atlantic can produce some extraordinary surf.

What caught my attention here was the scale of the wave and the way the surfer seemed almost weightless against all that moving water. I waited for the moment when the rider and the breaking wave came together, with the surfer appearing to skim across the surface.

I chose black and white because I wanted the shape, texture and movement of the wave to become the main focus. For me, this photograph is about that combination of a powerful sea, a skilled surfer and the split second when everything comes together.

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Riding Giants was photographed at Nazaré, Portugal, where the scale and power of the Atlantic can be extraordinary. I’ve spent enough time around the sea to be fascinated by the relationship between a surfer and a wave, and what caught my attention here was just how small the rider appeared against the immense wall of water. I waited for the moment when the surfer’s position and the shape of the breaking wave came together, giving the photograph a real sense of scale and energy.

What stays with me most is that contrast — one person completely committed to the wave while surrounded by something so much larger and more powerful. Riding Giants is available as a limited-edition fine art big-wave surfing photography print and works particularly well at large scale, where the scale and power of the ocean can really be felt.

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I made this photograph early one morning in Hossegor on the south west coast of France. Mist had settled over the beach and the surfers were standing quietly at the shoreline, looking out towards the sea.

What appealed to me was how the haze softened almost everything except the figures. The surfers became silhouettes against the pale morning light, and the whole scene had a stillness that felt very different from the energy I usually associate with surfing.

Black and white suited the photograph because it kept the attention on the shapes, the light and the quiet atmosphere. The moment lasted only briefly, but it stayed with me afterwards.

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‍ ‍I photographed Surfing Solitude in Hossegor on the south west coast of France during the winter surf season. What caught my attention was the simplicity of the scene, with one surfer walking along an almost empty beach and the sea stretching away behind him.

I liked how small the figure appeared against all that open space. There was very little in the frame, which is exactly what appealed to me. I chose black and white because it reduced the photograph even further to the surfer, the bands of sea and sand, and the quiet atmosphere of the moment.

For me, this photograph is as much about the space around the surfer as the surfer himself.

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Red Surfer was photographed from the cliffs above Nazaré, Portugal, while I was watching surfers take on the powerful Atlantic swell below. What first caught my attention was the tiny figure of the surfer against the immense scale of the wave, but the vivid red board against the turquoise water made the scene impossible to ignore. I waited until the rider’s position and the shape of the breaking wave came together in a way that felt balanced before making the photograph.

I’ve always been fascinated by the way a surfer can appear both completely at home and incredibly vulnerable within a powerful sea. That contrast is what gives this image its energy for me. Red Surfer is available as a limited-edition fine art surfing photography print and is particularly effective at large scale, where the colour, movement and scale of the ocean can really be felt.

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I photographed Dancing on Waves in the Canary Islands during the winter, when the Atlantic often produces some wonderful conditions for surfing.

What caught my eye was the silhouette of the surfer and the poise and grace in the way his body moved across the wave. There was something almost dancer-like about it — the balance, the position of his arms and the way he seemed completely at ease despite all the movement beneath him.

That was really what gave me the title Dancing on Waves. I chose black and white because it stripped away the distractions of colour and made the shape of the surfer, the spray and the movement of the wave much more important.

For me, it is less about the size of the wave and more about that brief moment of balance and grace between the surfer and the sea.

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I photographed Last Wave from the clifftop at Kimmeridge Bay in Dorset. To get the viewpoint I wanted, I was lying flat on my stomach close to the edge, shooting down towards the surfers below as the last light spread across the water.

From that height I could isolate a single surfer riding through the warm golden surface of the sea. I liked the way he appeared almost alone within the expanse of water, with the evening light giving the wave a completely different character.

Photographing from the cliff also gave me a perspective I could never have achieved from the beach. Looking almost directly down onto the water changed the shapes and patterns of the sea, and when this surfer moved through the frame everything came together for the photograph.

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Sunset Surfers was photographed close to home on the Dorset coast, as a group of surfers waited quietly in the water for the next set to arrive. What caught my attention was the way their dark silhouettes sat against the warm colour spreading across the sky and sea. I stayed with the scene as the light changed, waiting until the figures, water and sunset came together in a way that felt right.

I’ve spent enough time around the sea to know that some of the most memorable moments happen between the waves rather than on them. It was that sense of waiting, stillness and anticipation that interested me here. Sunset Surfers is available as a limited-edition fine art sunset surfing photography print and is particularly effective at large scale, where the colour and atmosphere can really be appreciated.

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I photographed Sentinel on North Beach at Nazaré, Portugal. What caught my attention was this husky standing quietly beside its owner’s surfboard, watching the sea and waiting for him to return.

There was something very loyal about the way the dog stayed beside the board, almost as if it were guarding it. I watched for a while before making the photograph because I liked the simplicity of the scene — the dog, the surfboard and the huge open beach around them.

I chose black and white because it stripped the picture back even further, and the panoramic format helped emphasise the empty space and the feeling of the dog waiting alone.

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I was watching the surf on a winter day when the sky began to change dramatically. Areas of blue and orange started to appear through the darker clouds, transforming the whole scene in front of me.

As I was photographing the changing light, a lone surfer ran across the beach and into the sea. I liked how small his figure looked beneath the enormous sky, and I waited until he was isolated against the water before taking the photograph.

For me, Electric Sky is as much about the weather and light as it is about surfing. The colour was constantly changing, and the solitary surfer heading out into the winter sea gave the photograph the sense of scale and atmosphere that I wanted.

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I made this photograph when an ordinary moment on the beach suddenly became something much more abstract. The surfer’s reflection in the wet sand had reduced the figure almost to a silhouette, and I waited until the position of the surfer and the reflection felt balanced before taking the photograph.

I chose black and white because it strips the scene back to shape, texture and reflection. There is very little competing for attention, which is part of what I like about the image, and the square composition adds to that sense of balance and simplicity.

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