MR and Quiksilver

We're very stoked that Quiksilver is using Dan Merkel's classic shot of Mark Richards aka MR aka The Wounded Gull in it's latest advertising campaign. There's no mistaking MR's style and Merkel captured this straight legged bottom turn at Off the Wall on the North Shore of Oahu in the heyday of the Bustin' Down the Door era.

Flynn is Swell

Flynn Novak has been a fixture on the North Shore for years now. You usually see him parked in a massive Pipe pit or perfecting his Flynnstone Flip at Rocky Point. Recently, A-Frame photographer, Brent Bielmann scored the cover of the Swell catalog with Flynn putting it on rail. By shooting from a unique perspective, Brent managed to differentiate his photos from the rest of the pack shooting on the beach. Well done Brent!

Zak Noyle Atop a White Horse

We're stoked that A-Frame photographer Zak Noyle had his shot of Kalani Chapman standing tall in a rainbow-backed Tahitian shack chosen to grace the cover of the 4th issue of White Horses. If you haven't checked out White Horses, you need to. More megazine than magazine, this beauty deserves space on your coffee table rather than your bathroom.

Joli Wins Again - 2013 Australian Surfing Awards

2013 Nikon Photo of the Year 

Congratulations are in order for Peter "Joli" Wilson as he captured the Nikon Photo of the Year for the second time in 4 years with this stunning image from the massive swell that hit Cloudbreak, Fiji in June of 2012. Well done Peter!

Peter with his trophy and new Nikon D4!

Click here to read more about the 2013 Australia Surfing Awards.

 2009 Photo of the Year

Click here to read more about Peter's win in 2009

Steve Pezman in the LA Times

Ahhh...the Sunday newspaper. I can't think of many things more enjoyable than relaxing on a Sunday catching up on the news. It was great to see a legend such as Steve Pezman profiled in the Business section of the Los Angeles Times this last week. In the article Pez chats about creating the Surfer's Journal with his wife Debee and evolution of the publication over the years.

Actually one thing more enjoyable then that Sunday newspaper is when the newest Surfer's Journal arrives in the mail!

Read the entire article here

ESPN's 50 Most Influential People in Action Sports

ESPN recently named their 50 most influential people in action sports and while we were happy to see some of surfing's usual suspects on the list like Shane Dorian (No. 45), John John Florence (No. 16), Dane Reynolds (No. 14), Stephanie Gilmore (No. 13) and Kelly Slater (No. 1), we were really stoked to see one of A-Frame's original contributors and good friend, David Reddick (No. 42) make the list. Dave's not only a legendary photographer and photo editor for Bike and Powder Magazines, he's one of nicest humans you'll ever meet. Great to see that ESPN recognized Dave's contributions to the action sports world!

David Reddick has been the photo editor at Powder and Bike magazines since 1992 and he's launched many photographers' careers. "No one has had more of an influence on the evolution of ski photography than Reddick," says photographer Grant Gunderson.

 

 

Behind the Scenes with Chris Burkard

Check out this great video short of Chris Burkard and witness how he captures those special moments we see published around the world.



INSIVITY - CHRIS BURKARD from The Tablet Gurus on Vimeo.

See more of Chris' beautiful imagery in his book The California Surf Project