Hurley Lowers Pro 2012

Surfing Magazine has done it again with another magnificently produced "flipbook". The latest was from the 2012 Hurley Lowers Pro and features some fine photography from Jimmicane, Steve Sherman, Peter Taras, Jason Murray and Corey Wilson. Check out the action from in and around the contest scene.
Hurley Lowers Pro 2012 Flipbook

Shawn Parkin - 2012 FTLF Winner

The 2012 Finalists from L-R: Ryan Craig, Matt Kurvin, Sarah Lee, Shawn Parkin, Mike Smolowe

 The Follow the Light Foundation awards took place last night and once again the competition was fierce. Any one of the finalists could have taken home the top prize, but in the end it was Shawn Parkin coming out on top. Well done Shawn! The other finalists were Sarah Lee (People's Choice Award Winner), Matt Kurvin, Mike Smolowe and A-Frame contributor Ryan Craig.

2012 Follow the Light Foundation Sponsors

Your 2012 Winner: Shawn Parkin

One of Shawn's amazing images

Two of the best water photographers in the business:
A-Frame Photographers Pat Stacy and Todd Glaser

Follow the Light 2012

Please join us on Tuesday, July 31st at 7 pm at the Shorebreak Hotel to pay homage to Larry "Flame" Moore and experience visual stimuli from the finalists of the 2012 Follow the Light competition.

http://followthelightfoundation.org/

Happy Birthday Andy Irons

Happy Birthday AI

Photo: Frieden/A-Frame

Photo: Hodgson/A-Frame

Photo: Struntz/A-Frame

Photo: Hodgson/A-Frame

Photo: Struntz/A-Frame

Photo: Childs/A-Frame

Photo: Servais/A-Frame

Photo: Servais/A-Frame

Photo: Servais/A-Frame

Photo: Servais/A-Frame

Reef and Tom

Check out the Extreme Photo of the Week on National Geographic's website. It features Reef McIntosh continuing his epic run of scoring big swells around the world. This time he's captured at Cloudbreak in Fiji by arguably the man whose shot the most photos there, Mr. Tom Servais. Well done Reef and Tom!

Tom Carey Interview on Adorama

We're happy to see that Adorama interviewed one of A-Frame's most versatile photographers earlier this month. Tom Carey can shoot it all. Fisheye at Pipeline, flash shots in the Mentawai, land angles in Mexico and portraits of surfing's elite. In addition to that, he's also one of the funniest and most down to earth guys we've come across. Well done Tom!

Click here to read the interview.

Beached Days and Creatures From The Deep

Last night we took the short jaunt into Laguna Beach to check out two events. Beached Days is a new magazine from Mitch Abshere aka Captain Fin and the launch party was held at the ultra hip Thalia Surf Shop.

Steve Sherman sharing some stories

A-Frame photographers Tom Servais, Tom Carey, Todd Glaser and Steve Sherman all have some great images included in the maiden issue. Pick up a copy at a surf shop near you today.

Creatures From The Deep was described as a "menagerie of monsters, mermaids, and marine nightmare" from artists such as lex Rico, Andy Anderson, Anne Faith Nicholls, C.R. Stecyk III, Daniel Rolnik, Diana Danielis, Evan Ferrell, Garry Booth, Hannah Greenspan, Harry Diaz, Jason Maloney, J.P. Olson, Jennie Cotterill, Jesse Ortega, Jesse Tise, JOSHR, Kassandra Carey, Kevin Bannister, Lyndsey Lesh, Michael C Hsiung, Monster Kat, Nancy Chiu, Nicole Emmons, Shing Yin Khor, Stink, Susanne Melanie Berry, Tim Liles and Yevgeniya Mikhailik. 

Here are a few of our favorite pieces along with a couple shots of a great band (The Manx) that entertained the crowd. Go check it out for yourself at 225 Forest St in Laguna Beach.