Summertime

It's been quick summer. But it's been a good summer. There's been a consistent amount of rideable surf as well; almost every weekend producing fair weather and some form of bump breaking on the sandbars. The water's been clean and warm lately... this is one of the best times of the year as we approach autumn. Lot of buzz surrounding the highly anticipated Quik Pro NY. In a week and a half Long Beach will be swarming with local surfers, and city goers hoping to catch a glimpse of Slater or Taj (hopefully) tearing up some draining dumpers. In the meantime, I've been helping Mike over at Natures Shapes with his graphics for his website. On Saturday, September 10th there is a huge end of summer party and sale at the Showroom to celebrate the showroom's 4 Year Anniversary Party. Pray for Surf!

Shaun Tomson @ Bunger Surf Shop

Thursday June 9th - It was a stormy night. The black clouds marched in from the north and the winds became fierce. The rain began to fall and I could see Shaun through the door of Bunger Surf shop. He was signing books and telling stories. The rain poured and the thunder clapped and I, along with a small crowd enjoyed an evening of stories and inspiration. Shaun is a man filled with stoke and spirit. He embodies a positive outlook on life, no matter what the situation.

Montauk

Montauk in May. It was still awfully cool out – felt more like fall. The waves looked good from the view of old montauk hwy, and were better at camp hero. The weather stayed sunny for Friday. It felt good to connect with the east end again...

Summer foreshadowing...

All conditions lined up for a good surf session Sunday morning. The winds combed the ocean into some nice small lines. The water felt unbelievably refreshing. It was a good introduction to the coming summer months...

Melali Sessions

Got to see Rob Machado, Jon Swift, and band perform the Melali Sessions soundtrack along with the movie. It was a long night, but worth waiting for the main event. More pics to follow...

Gallery Wrap

I recently did a 24X48 canvas gallery wrap for my brother and his wife. They wanted the Robert Moses Sunset II image. I think it came out pretty sick, being that it was taken way back in 2001 on a Pentax Spotmatic.

Cold Morning Session

It's been starting to warm up around here lately, but the front came through yesterday and brought some cold air and north winds. The wind was unusually calm this morning. Met Aaron down at Gilgo, not a soul in the parking lot; that's usually bad news even for cold days. A run up the dune revealed nice glassy conditions, but hardly any waves. The tide was rising fast. But I hadn't surfed since early December and Aaron hadn't been in since November... and we haven't surfed together since... October maybe.... DAMN! So in we went, which turned out to be a good decision; there's a nice little bar just west of the tunnel. Rights and lefts until we couldn't feel our hands and feet... it took a while to warm up.