........
Photo Shoots
for Surfline
f you haven't seen Surfline's slideshow
of early Spring in California. Click the photo below.
Springing into Spring @
Lowers.
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For a slideshow of some of
last weekend's surfing action throughout the state, click
the super exciting high action photograph below.
Tractors in a field... in
Nor Cal
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For photos and editorial of
the 2008 Mavericks Surf Contest click the photo below
@ Mavericks
(Photo Copyright Tom Cozad
2008)
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Check the albums section for
the album "Sept. in Newport" shot last week, and
click "Watch Dotphoto Show" to view the slide show.
Also click the link below, to view Surfline's pictorial of
September surf on the west Coast, if you haven't already seen
it.
September
Session
Newport's Joey Head recently recovered from a torn meniscus,
in his knee. I'm sure his orthopedic surgeon is glad he's
been taking it easy...
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For info. on the proposed 241 Toll
Road, and to see an artist rendition of what the highway would
look like running through the San Onofre Park area, click
the photo below.
This is the only thing that
should be speeding through the San Onofre State
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The Rob Machado Experince
I've shot a lot of events
over the years, I recently did the funnest shoot I've ever
done.
The Rob
Machado Surf
Experience
went down at Seaside Reef in
San Diego. There was Pat O., Rob, Simpo, little groms charging,
sponsored and unsponsored heats, an afro expression session,
... and I got to see me little kids surf the contest and have
a blast... to cool!
Have Fro,
will rip...
in San Diego.
Click the photo below for the action.
Hurley team manager Pat OConnell,
more than a little excited about the event.
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For a glimpse of what the
surf during the month of November might be like, click the
photo below
...In California
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The beginning of September
went off in Southern California. Solid south, wind swell bump,
warm weather, and windless days. Click the photo below to
see a Surfline pictorial of the event.
Darren Brillhart, enjoying the view...
in Newport.
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BoardFest 07
One of my favorite events
to shoot in the summer is the Huntington Beach BoardFest.
I get to run around and shoot a few cool lifestyle photos,
see my daughter surf in the BoardFest surf clinic. Newport's
Erica Hosseini surf in the Pro-Am contest, and Newport's Kaleigh
Gilchrist win her division. The BoardFest is a testament of
the great surfing, skating and snowboarding that women are
currently doing, and the crew that puts it on every year does
an awesome job.
For a pictorial of the Labor
Day Weekend BoardFest, click the photo below.
BoardFest founder and coordinator Holly
Beck... in the spotlight, in H.B.
Click below for a pictorial
of the first NW swell of the season
"Sunrise
at the Pier"...
in Huntington
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For me the only way not to
go nuts shooting while everyone else is scoring is to get
completely surfed out before an epic swell arrives. So for
the past week I've been trying to surf my brains out... Anyway,
people ask how I handle missing out, so that's what I do.
This coming combo swell looks to be epic!
For a little info about "Combo
Swells", click the link below.
Combo
Swell
CDMHS's Max, doesn't need a combo swell
to throw a big turn... This
week in Newport
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Halloween
Click the photo below for
a Halloween surf slideshow
Local Vampire Kerry Pedlow...
Looking for victims, at Blackies.
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Back in the day there was
female surfer Shannon Ackerman charging big surf around Newport,
Vicki Donnetelli tearing around town with her matching pink
surfboard and Porsche, and Tricia Gill snagging all the runners
off the lower jetties.
Today, while raising a daughter
in town, it's great to see Newport has a number of excellent
female role models that enjoy surfing and the ocean, and that
young girls can look up to. Newport's Cathy Brunmier, Kaleigh
Gilchrist, and Ericia Hosseini, to name a few.
To view a slideshow on Erica,
and see what she's been up to, click the photo below.
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Erica, all smiles... in
Newport
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If you haven't seen it.
Click the photo below for
a slideshow of the last Southern Hemi swell.
Big Air...
@ The Wedge
I've shot a number of Wheels
2 Water events over the last few years. It's an organization
that takes individuals that have been paralyzed, out into
the ocean, to ride waves.
One of the coolest things during the
U.S. Open of Surfing last weekend was seeing some of those
same guys from Wheels 2 Water events in the water surfing
during the "Life Rolls On Expression Session". The
guys charged, some took some serious spills... but each got
right back onto their board and headed back out again.
I met Patrick, below, for the first
time when he was 10 years old at an event at Blackies. He's
a quadriplegic, the result of being run over by a car at the
age of 14 months old. He's one of the nicest kids you could
ever meet, and is as stoked on surfing as any young grom.
Last Sunday was his 13th birthday, and not only did he get
to surf in the "Life Rolls On" event, he had the
honor of accepting Honda's $50,000 check to the Life Rolls
On organization.
There was more than one winner at
the U.S. Open of Surfing... last weekend in H.B.
For more photos and editorial of
the U.S. Open of Surfing... You can click the link below.
Men's
U.S. Open of Surfing
Thanks to Newport's Cameron
Oden for helping me with the event on Sunday.
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Last Wednesday was one of those 8 days
of the year that Newport actually gets really good. It was
beyond crowded though, and the beach was lined with surf photogs,
each shooting the talent they had brought... So I didn't shoot
that day, and went and surfed somewhere instead, which is
kinda dumb of me I guess. Thursday however the crowd had mellowed
at Newport's famous sandbar, most of the photogs had moved
on to invade somewhere else, and there was still a bit of
combo swell left, NewportSurfShots.com's camera was there.
Click the link below for a slide show
of last weeks action throughout Southern California. with
Newport photos taken by super photog Tom Carey on "Perfect
Wednesday", and mine from Thursday.
Summertime
Super Sessions
Maui's Granger Larson,
laying into Newport...
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2007
Honda
Women's
U.S. Open of Surfing
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NSSA Nationals 2007
This year's NSSA Nationals has come
and gone, and Lowers is now back to it's crowded, busy and
chaotic self. A lot of interesting things went down at this
year's event, here are a few impressions.... Nike turned the
beach into a bit of a circus, Coco Ho ripped and will one
day be National Champ, as soon as Carrisa Moore retires. Surf
coaches need to teach how to avoid interference. Kolohe Andino
hates to lose! The boys division groms have just as much fun
playing on the beach together, as they do competing together.
Frequent Newport surfer Konoa Igarashi needs a wider board
so he can fit more sponsor's stickers on it. Newport's Kaleigh
Gilchrist could have done well, if her entry had not arrived
after the deadline. The Hawaiians are extremely supportive
of each other, and rip... all of them! And I don't care how
good of a surfer you are, Carrisa Moore surfs better than
you!
For links to editorial of last weekend's
NSSA Nationals, and a humorous pictorial of the Volcom Women's
Surf Team on a cloudy, crappy and cold spring day at 54th
St., click the links below.
NSSA
Mens'
NSSA
Womens'
Volcomettes
in Newport
Guess which competitor he's rooting
for? Newport's Mike Doheny... @ Lowers
If you checked the Lower Jetties recently,
and thought you saw Pipe Master's Champion Jamie O'Brien playing
around on a soft board in the small surf... you were not hallucinating.
Click the link below...
A
Breath of Fresh Air
Jamie O'Brien... @ 28th.
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NSSA
Nationals 07' Preview
Great prizes, complimentary
food, free giveaways, and a tent to watch the action from...
A Groms life is good...
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Surpassing a crew of international
groms that included Kalohe Andino, John John Florence &
Luke Davis to name a few... Newport's Victor Done set Huntington
Beach ablaze Monday and walked away with 2nd place at Quiksilver's
"King of the Groms" Skins event held at Goldernwest
St. Click the link below for editorial and photos of the event.
Kings
Victor, carving another money
turn... in
Huntington
Will hurricanes ravage
Baja this summer? Will the Wedge get giant again this season?
Will The Point break, and will everyone in Southern California
show up to surf it? Click the below link and find out what
the forecasters are saying about the summer hurricane season.
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EPAC
Hurricane Season
Ahhhh, Biggum Surf....
in Newport
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What's up with all the cold
water in May!!???
Click the photo below and
find out...
Tyler,
still hanging tough
in his fullsuit... in May
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Surfline
Womens'... Big Names and Big Bucks
Surfline
Mens'... Hippies Invade Newport!
Last year's VQS Pro-Am
winner, and this years' Pro-am runner-up.
Killian Garland... back
for more contest surfing... in
Newport
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Barrels for Breakfast. For
a short slideshow... Click albums, Click the album "Barrels
for Breakfast" & Click "Watch the Dotphoto
Show".
Excited about Breakfast...
For slideshows of the Super Swell,
Click the links below
The
Giant Swell Preview...Part
1
West
Coast Goes Off... Part 2
West
Coast Goes Off... Part 3
West
Coast Goes Off... Part 4
Surfline's
Year in Review
One of the biggest events of 2006 was
the sudden closing of Clark Foam...
For 30 years, this is where all the
Clark Foam blanks were made. Luis Barajas, a factory employee
who had been there since day one, walks out of the warehouse
for the last time.
(Photo copyright Tom Cozad
for Surfline.com)
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VANS Classic 2007
For photos and editorial of the Van's Pier Classic... Click
the 2 links below.
Winner
of the Van's Mens' Micah Byrne and...
Winner
of the Van's Womens' Ornella Pelizare
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With only 2 weeks left
in the waiting period, it appeared there might not be a Maverick's
Contest to shoot in 2007, damn!!! So, eager for some kind
of shoot outside of Newport, I asked Surfline if I could do
a photo pictorial...
Standing on the dark bluff
of San Clemente State Park at 6:00am, with a thick overcast
marine layer overhead, and what appeared to be a south wind
in my face, I was about to call the Trestles shoot I'd put
together off. I was warned that there might be morning fog,
overcast skies til noon, and blown out conditions early at
the famous break... and it looked like it could happen. I
was up though, and somewhere other than Newport for once...
so I held my breath, took my chances and made the phone calls...
and boy I'm glad I did!
Click the link below for some of Wednesday
morning's action...
"Opening
Day @ 2007 Lowers
Newport's Randall Taylor, laying down
a thick layer... @
Lowers
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I was asked to go to Laguna and shoot
a fairly publicized Trestles Toll Road protest put on by Dana
Point High School... For sure tons of people from up and down
the coast will be there in support of their beloved break
I thought. So I took my family to show them what a big demonstration
is like. Surprisingly however only a handful of people showed,
go figure. For the latest on the "Saving Trestles",
click the link below.
Trestles
Toll Road
Newport
legend, and Todos charger Corky C... Laying down Tracks.
@ Trestles.
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A
Surfline.com slide show of the Blackies Classics Halloween
Surf event can be found by clicking the photo below.
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MMMMMM BEER
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For photos of the Newport
Recreation surf contest awards. Go to the albums section,
click the album Newport Contest Awards, click your photo,
click "File" in the upper left corner of your computer,
and then click "Save". It should save to you computer...
Nate Yeomans, Happy
about winning his award...
Oakley
Pro Junior
&
Jeep
Newport Pro
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I was regretting agreeing
to shoot the final day of the "Girls BoardFest"
in H.B. over Labor Day Weekend. Women surfing a contest at
2 ft. blown out Huntington, how was I supposed to make that
look interesting. As it turns out there was a lot of cool
stuff to shoot... Photos from the BoardFest can be found at
the link below, and check out the slide show of the event
now in NewportSurfShots.com's album section.
"Family Coaching"...
@ the "Girls BoardFest"
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Surfline's slideshow of the
"Girls BoardFest" that happened over the Labor Day
Weekend, is up. Click the link below...
Snow
in Huntington?
It's good to have
a coach when you're charging the Huntington shorebreak.
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This photo sorta
tells the story of the surf during the last week of October
in Newport. There was a lot of swell, but there was also quite
a few days in Newport that were really inconsistent, closed
out, and with high tide crumble. None the less, during those
days, dozens of people patiently sat at the end of various
jetties and waited for set waves, hoping to grab the rare
one of the bunch that ran far down the beach. As you can see
by the guy in the foreground, this is one of those good shaped
ones that everybody wanted.
If you haven't already
seen it... Click the photo above to see a Surfline slideshow
of some of the surf along the coast during the month of October.
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If you haven't already seen
it, click the link below and check out Surfline's slideshow
of the first big winter swell of the season.
West
Coast Wonderland
Former Oneill brand manager Eric V., wondering when Newport
is going to get this good again. December
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Click below for Surfline's
10 tips on scoring winter surf in California...
Golden
Rules
Scoring
winter surf in Newport, January 2007
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Click below for a slideshow of some
of the best surf of the summer of 2006
Lovin
Summer
Ryan Sakal, hoping for
a soft landing...
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If there's ever a week
you don't want to live in Huntington! During the U.S. Open
is it.
U.S.
Open Of Surfing
Let
the madness begin... in Huntington Beach
The guy in the white mask...
to funny. A guy from my work came by my house a few years
ago and brought a couple friends, the guy in the mask and
the guy standing next to him. We jumped on bikes and did the
bar tour, and they were absolutely the funniest guys ever,
just completely out of control. The next morning we paddled
out and surfed some pretty big winter surf and the guy in
the mask charged. Come to find out he's from Mainland Mex,
by Puerto Escondido somewhere, and surfs some really big surf
down there. At the time they were both looking for work in
the states, but hadn't come up with anything. A while later
they stopped by and told me they had found the perfect job.
The guy in the mask became a pro wrestler, the other guy his
promoter, full on Nacho
Lebrie. Anyway, if you were at the U.S. Open last year
you undoubtly saw some of their wild promotional antics, and
I wouldn't be surprised if their back again this year.
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H.B. local Dodger Kremel, a little excited
about being the 2006 U.S. Open Longboard Champion.
For additional
photos and editorial of the event click below
Triple
Play
(A big thanks to Kiefer for
helping me cover the event)
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Click the link below for more action
from the 2006 NSSA Nationals...
Full
Ride
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It's that time of year
again! The NSSA Nationals are currently happening at Lowers.
Quite a few surfers from Newport are in the comp. Look for
Newport standout Andrew D. to go hard for a win this year
in the Junior Division. And Newport's Kaliegh G., who placed
4th overall in her first year of NSSA competition this season,
to give the girls a run for their money. Good luck to all
of those competing!
Click the links below
for previews of both the men and women competitors, And check
back to NewportSurfShots.com next week for a link to editorial,
photos and a full rap up of the event.
Mens'
Preview
Womens'
Preview
Andrew D. scoring big...
@ last years' NSSA Nationals
NSSA Nationals
Casey Brown winner of the
NSSA Open Mens' National Championships...
until he got an interference
in the last few minutes of the final.
Click the links below
to photos and editorial of the event.
Surfline..
Mens
Surfline...
Womens
LOST.com
Rusty.com
Clay Marzo blew up in his
semifinal, and seemed destined to win this year's NSSA Nationals
once again. So as the coveted Opens Mens final was about to
begin, I walked to the far far north end of Lowers, so I could
get some good front lit shots of Clay taking the lefts apart.
Maybe Clay peaked in the semi, maybe the bit of north wind
that was on the peak threw him off, but Clay never got his
waves, and he was therefore denied a second consecutive NSSA
title.
Casey Brown on the other
hand went mental, throwing it straight up backside and easy
looked to be this years' National Champ, until he haggled
for a wave he didn't really need and got an interference in
the few remaining minutes of the heat. This left 2nd place
Kekoa Cazimero from Hawaii to move into first, and win the
covered NSSA National crown.
The one surfer who
outperformed everyone throughout the final day in my book
however was Dusty Payne. Super smooth, unbelievably quick,
and blowing his tail out time and time again. And although
he picked off some of the longer waves that ran all the way
down to Middles, they weren't as big as the other competitors.
Dusty P. flying down
the line of another inside runner... @ Lowers
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For action from the
VQS World Championships click below
Jousting
in Newport
The Volcom battle is over...
and 54th St. has been returned to the citizens of Newport
(photo copyright
Tom Cozad)
( slideshow photos copyrighted
Tom Cozad...
above photo by Keifer)
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Minnie Driver... excited
to be in front of another camera.
Shooting this year's Surfrider
Celebrity Surf Jam was interesting. Squeezed between rabid
hollywood paparazzi photographers and entertainment television
crews was something Kiefer and I aren't used to. And while
a lot was learned, I was never so happy as when the contest
started, and I could climbed up on my little ladder and shoot
some surfing.
On a personal note, because
this shoot was committed to long ago, and held earlier in
the year. I missed my nephew's high school graduation up north.
So in honor of his big accomplishment I'd like to dedicate
the slide show to him (the link is below)... Yea I know that's
cheesy, but I'm super proud of the guy... Congrats Ian.
The Second Annual
Surfrider
Celebrity Surf Jam
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There are professional surfers that
get swamped by surf fans when they exit the water at a surf
contest. Slater of coarse is one, Tim Curran, and Rob Machado
are others. At the Surfrider Celebrity Surf Jam last weekend
however, surf stars were second fiddle to rock stars. Here
Tim Curran quietly walks back to the contest site uninterupted,
while Incubus lead singer Brandon Boyd is buried somewhere
in that crowd of people....
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Maverick's was really good for this
year's contest and all the guys charged. Click below for a
link to photos, and editorial of the event. A big thanks from
me to Surfine's Marcus S. for his hospitality while we were
up there, and to Kiefer for capturing great images like this
one from the cliff.
On
The Shoulders of Giants
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For more
photos and editorial of the Vans Pro go to the links below...
Surfline
& Lost...
The
2006 Body Glove Surfbout
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Will
It Ever Stop!
21 Days of Perfection.
Winter of 2006
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The hardest working surfer
at the 2006 Body Glove Surfbout
Alex Grey, finalist in
both Body Glove Surfbout and Oakley Junior finals.
For photos and editorial
of the event click below...
Dream
Show
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Newport big wave legend
Corky C., turning off the bottom of a macker!!
Go to the
Surfline link below for a slide
show of some of Big Wednesday's action.
Run
For The Border
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For a slide show of Blackies
Classic Surf & Costume Contest, Click the link below
and check the albums
section for a few more photos of the action.
Halloween
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No costume here...
A typical Newport local out for a morning swim... @ 48th.
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More Wedge
images, and editorial of the swell can be found by clicking
the link below.
The
Monster Down Under rolls into California
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For
photos and editorial of the Quiksilver Jr. World Championships
click this link...
Dustin Payne here rips. The kid
qualified to surf on the U.S. Jr. World team... In fact he
won Surfing America's qualifying contest. And then he went
home to Maui, and also qualified to surf on the Jr. World
Hawaiian team, which he rightfully did. Without a doubt this
kid, as well as his friends Clay Marzo, and Granger Larson
are guys you're going to hear about for a long time.
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Wheels 2 Water - They Will
Surf Again
A few years ago I meet
Jared below at a friends bbq. Jared was living the life in
Tahoe. An extreme skier, fully sponsored, in ski videos, and
just a really nice guy. Months later I heard that he had left
Tahoe and moved to the South Bay to be with his fiance, and
had started surfing. Unfortunately soon after taking up the
sport, he was surfing Santa Monica, and hit the bottom, fracturing
his cervical vertebrae. The injury resulted in permanate paraplegia,
or loss of movement and sensation in his legs. Today with
an extremely loving and supportive family, Jared is coping
and dealing with his misfortune, and making the best of it.
Recently, Jared had
the opportunity to get back into the surf and do something
a little extreme again. They Will Surf Again and Wheels 2
Water held their first ever joint surfing event. For a slide
show of this extraordinary event, click the link below.
And for more photos
of the event check the albums sections. Where you can download
the low resolution photos by clicking on the photo, clicking
"File" and clicking "Save As" Or you can
order a high resolution image from dotphoto. All proceeds
from sales of the images will go to "They Will Surf Again"
and "Wheels 2 Water". Big thanks go out to Kiefer
for providing some great water shots of this very special
event.
Smiles
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You've seen this look before, it's the
same excited look surfers throughout the world get in anticipation
of heading out to some good surf...
Jared... in some good surf...@ Bolsa Chica
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Quiksilver Jr. World Championships
Opening Ceremony
27 nations from around
the world have gathered at H.B. Pier for the Quiksilver Jr.
World Championships. The contest continues throughout the
week with the finals on Sunday. Click the following link for
a slide show of the..Opening
Ceremony____________________
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Each of the 27 nations brought sand
from their native beaches and poured it into this etched crystal
box as a sign of world unity. The teams carried the sand from
their homeland in everything from tupper wear, to a plastic
soda bottle. The black sand is from Tahiti, the top layer
of sand from the U.S.
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A
link to photos and editorial of Newport's WQS contest can
be found by clicking here
Launching
and here
Playing The Numbers
Ronnie soaring....
Sunday in the Master final of the
OP
Newport Surf Classic...@ 5-6.
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16 year old Kiefer has
had an exciting couple of months. He's photographed major
surf events, surf event parties and a surf movie premier.
On his last shoot he traveled with the event coordinator to
pick up Andy Irons and his girlfriend who had been flown in
by helicopter. When Irons saw Kiefer he asked "who's
the kid with the camera"? The response left him a little
puzzled... "the kid's the event photographer". Click
below and check out some photos from Kiefer's latest shoot,
the Jeep/Billabong movie premier of Taylor Steel's new surf
flick.
Campaign
2 Special
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Kiefer, happy not to be
working at a Mcdonalds....
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Slater won the Boost Mobile WCT event yesterday
@ Lowers. If he wins the next stop in France, he'll capture
his 7th world title. Go to this link for photos and editorial
of the event.. BOOST
MOBILE
"Heads Up"...
Slater rips one last turn
on his winning wave in the finals.
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Click here for a link to
photos and editorial of The
Surfrider
Foundation Celebrity Surf Jam
Timmy Curran... Jamming at the Surf Jam.
(A special thanks to Kiefer
for helping to shoot the event!)
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Check out some of the action,
and editorial about last week's south swell in Southern California
by clicking this link to Surfline's
Article "Finally"
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During last weeks
swell some went through the barrel, some went around the barrel,
and some went over the barre... @ "The Point"
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During the U.S. Open I was shooting in front of eventual
winner Julia Christain's family and friends. They were an
enthusiastic and friendly bunch, and the farther she advanced
towards the final, the more excited they got. Prior to her
final I walked over and asked them if they'd throw Julia up
on their shoulders for my camera if she won. They were game
to do it.
Julia's crew is from San Diego, where it's legal to drink
alcohol on the beach... and they brought some beers and champagne
to pop open if she won. As the end of the final neared, and
it became obvious Julia was the winner, they popped a few
celebratory beers. When the final horn blew I started over
to their towels, arriving just as the HBPD was walking up.
The police had seen the alcohol come out, and were intent
on taking action for open liquor containers on the beach.
Everyone frantically explained that their friend was now
paddling in from winning the Women's U. S. Open of Surfing...
The police however seemed pretty serious about the infraction,
and things were a little tense as they called their superiors
to see how they should handle the situation. Luckily a huge
scene was overted, and the alcohol, with the exception of
the champagne, was confiscated... and her friends and family
went on to meet her at the waters edge
Julia Jamming... @ H.B.
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Andy Irons... Winner of
the 2005 U.S. Open of Surfing
For a link
to editorial and photos click here Irons
Wins.
(Photo by Matt P.)
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Julia Christain won
the U.S. Open Womens' Championships yesterday in H.B.
For editorial and a few
photos of the event... Click here
ShutOut
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Ever wonder why we're
already into mid July and we've had no epic jetties days,
no large "Point" sessions, and only one lumpy "Wedge"
swell? Plus why is that "June Gloom" just won't
seem to go away??? Click below and find out what the leading
surf forecasters, over at Surfline, have to say about it
HERE
COMES SUMMERTIME?
Clear water, Solid Surf
and Great Shape.
Definitely not a photo
from this South Swell season.... Archy
@ "The Point"
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Surfing
America Championships
For editorial and more
photos of the event click here... The
Comback Kids
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Recently
Quiksilver had a gathering at the Newport Harbor Nautical
Museum. In attendace were Tom Carroll, and Quik excutive Bruce
Raymond to name a few. Highlights of the evening were boardings
of the Indies Trader, and "Orange Peel", Quiksilver's
sponsored museum exhibit related to the history of Orange
County surfing. Click her for a line to editorial and photos
of the event...
New Discovery. The surfing exhibit remeains on display
until Sept... check it out if you get a chance.
This is one of Quiksilver's
first lines of clothing, And the board is Quik's Danny Kwock's,
which saw a lot of action around Newport in it day...
(Photo by Kiefer S.)
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For a link to editorial
and photos of the NSSA Nationals click below... And check
NewportSurfShots.com's album of the event.
NSSA
Nationals
At the NSSA Nationals Clay
Marzo from Maui won the Governor's Cup, a new car, and an
NSSA National Championship at Trestles. How can anyone be
sure he won, when the announcement of the results, and awards
banquet isn't until tonight? Because he scored 2 perfect 10's
in his final... unheard of
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The Volcom Rodeo
A
link to editorial and fotos of the event can be found by clicking
here... Wild,
Wild, West
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"What
are you vermits looking at?...."
The Volcom
Possey @ 5-4.
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During the BodyGlove contest Tim Curran told his wife
that he was going to throw the biggest air he could on his
first wave... and he did. He tossed his body and board a couple
feet over a head high wave, and landed it in the flat... at
least a 6ft freefall... A score of a perfect 10! The crowd
was in awe that he didn't break his board... or a leg. And
then in the semifinal....
Tim Curran, Semi Final, Interference
called on him, Little chance of advancing, Needs a couple
giant scores, So he starts busting airs like these... and
landing some of them!
For a great write up on
the BodyGlove SurfBout, as well as a few NewportSurfShots.com
photos from the contest, check Surfline at this link.. PEAK
TIME
Special thanks to Keifer
for helping me cover of the contest.
