Surf photography, like any other action is all about movement. It's a racing barrel, swooping carve or flying air. But while we're constantly trying to freeze a single moment in... read more →
Backlit is the new frontlit. Most photographers start out being taught that the sun or light source should be behind you - shinning directly onto your subject. Hence the term... read more →
It is not so much about the surfer as it is the wave. Yes, surf photography is the art of capturing someone riding a wave, but it's the wave that... read more →
Shaun Payne right at home in a thick barrel at the Sumatran Pipeline. Photo: AvG There are few things better in life than getting barrelled. Being encased inside a tube... read more →
Pure South Africa beauty. Photo: AvG The lineup shot will always be the single most powerful and timeless frame of surf photography shootable. If there is one photograph every surfer... read more →
I've probably been asked this more than any other question as a surf photographer. That and do I get to surf when on location in exotic countries? If you were... read more →
Roosta, dripping style and flow at Praia do Tofo, Mozambique. Photographed with a Canon 50D, 70-200mm lens, SPL waterhousing and off a bodyboard. Photo: AvG Last week we discussed... read more →
Donovan Zoetmulder in the thick of it with water droplets to spare. Near gale offshore winds can ruin a beautiful photograph like this if they blow too many droplets onto... read more →
