Early in July, I took the opportunity to collaborate with the very talented women, Nikki Barnes and Lara Dallman-Weiss, of Perfect Vision Sailingfor a romp around Newport Harbor. Nikki was a classmate of my brother's at the Coast Guard Academy, and now as a commissioned officer with the support of the USCG behind her, has found a teammate in Lara as they campaign for gold in 470 sailing in the...
It's wonderful to bring together things that you love, and for me that meant a morning photoshoot of yoga on the beach. Â Alyssais a yoga instructor in Rhode Island, and we collaborated on a morning shoot featuring an all white outfit with the sea for our backdrop. We played with reflections in the water, shapes with the poses, and I was absolutely captivated by the brilliant and strong morning...
Good swell doesn't come terribly often to Rhode Island during summer months, unless you like longboarding days in 2 footers. Â But a couple Fridays ago we were surprised with a day or so of chest to head high sets rolling up the coast. The forecast was only for 3-4 ft, but after swimming out at Matunuck bright and early I checked the buoy report and it was still 6 ft at 9 seconds! Definitely bigger...
Late spring has been that perfect time of year. Â The water is warm enough for my 4/3mm wetsuit, the sun is often shining, and there's still the occasional swell rolling up the shore line. Â I've had my Liquideye Water Housingfor about a year now, but one thing lead to another last summer, and before I knew it the weather had turned far too cold for my available gear. But now I've had the...
Summer summer summer! Â In celebration of summer I rose bright and early to get to the beach for a 5am photoshoot with model Elise. Â We wanted some golden hour beachy surf lifestyle shots, and we had the whole place to ourselves to play! Â What started on land quickly moved into the water as we both climbed into wetsuits to enjoy the early morning light. Â
The only thing we were missing were proper...
