This fall was a whirlwind of back to back travel! After wrapping up in Sheboygan, it wasn't too long before I was on a plane again. This time I was crossing the Atlantic for my second trip ever to Europe -- my first being to Barcelona back in college. With Norwegian Air service from TF Green here in Rhode Island direct to numerous locations for budget prices, it was about time I took another trip across the pond. The travel group would consist of myself, Rhode Island board shaper and surfer Kevin Tanner of Soundings Surf Co, fellow photographer Cody DeGroff of Cape Cod, and my little sister who was itching to return after a semester in Galway several years ago.
July had Hurricane Chris. August was unbelievably quiet. Then September came in with Hurricane Florence, and suddenly surfers remembered what it was like to catch waves again!
This category 4 slammed into the Carolinas, causing massive amounts of damage particularly in flooding in the days and weeks after landfall. But up here in the northeast, we had some wind and rain that parted briefly to...
I've had a new project lately, bringing motion blurs and slow shutter work to the air with my drone photography. All it took was a few darker Neutral Density filters and I'm already thrilled my first few flights of this experimentation!
My drone works with a GoPro camera, so I don't really have the manual controls that other platforms might be equipped with. Understanding how to manipulate the...
The northeast is not known for having good summertime surf. Typically summer swells will only reach 2–3ft, but mid July saw the arrival of gorgeous chest high sets thanks to Hurricane Chris. The tropical storm turned hurricane as it churned offshore, while Beryl weakened and then reappeared off Bermuda. Here in Rhode Island we were met with sun and clear skies, accompanied by buoy reports of about...
Summer summer summer! In celebration of summer I rose bright and early to get to the beach for a 5am photoshoot with model Elise. We wanted some golden hour beachy surf lifestyle shots, and we had the whole place to ourselves to play! What started on land quickly moved into the water as we both climbed into wetsuits to enjoy the early morning light.
The only thing we were missing were proper...
