Category Photographers

Ryan Tatar

Ryan Tatar is a Cal­i­for­nia surfer / pho­tog­ra­pher who is also the cre­ator of the pop­u­lar blog, Shakas and Sin­glefins. His beau­ti­ful, retro-style pho­tog­ra­phy has become his own unique trade­mark. We caught up with Ryan to find out more.

What was the feel­ing you had when you first stood on a surf­board?
I felt stoke for …

Jay Watson

Jay Wat­son is a surfer / pho­tog­ra­pher work­ing and liv­ing in North­ern Cal­i­for­nia. His oceanic images are decep­tively sim­ple, beau­ti­ful, and to the point. Jay talks to us about skat­ing, surf­ing, and sushi.

What was it like grow­ing up?
It wasn’t Cal­i­for­nia. Bal­ti­more is a blue col­lar base­ball and foot­ball town. So I feel lucky I …

Rob Kulisek

Rob Kulisek is a surfer / pho­tog­ra­pher / writer  orig­i­nally from the New Jer­sey area. Pre­fer­ring all things tra­di­tional, he shoots exclu­sively on film, writes his sto­ries on a type­writer, and does his noserid­ing on a log. He can be seen in Mikey DeTemple’s new surf­ing film, Picaresque.

What was your child­hood like?
I grew up …

Jack Brull

Jack Brull is an inspired New York surfer and pho­tog­ra­pher who sees the world through a low-fi cam­era. This unique approach yields images of drama and emo­tion that isn’t found with today’s dig­i­tal cam­eras. Brull was kind enough to share some of his expe­ri­ences both with his surf­ing and photography.

When did you get your first …

Kassia Meador

Kas­sia Meador is a Cal­i­for­nia surfer who is one of the most rec­og­niz­able women long­board­ers. She is well known for her smooth, styl­ish rid­ing and high energy per­son­al­ity. We caught up with Kas­sia to talk about her surf­ing and her new inter­est in fine-art photography.

What was your life like grow­ing up?
It was pretty rad. I …

Kyle Lightner

Kyle Light­ner is a Cal­i­for­nia surfer / pho­tog­ra­pher who is the cre­ator of the pop­u­lar blog “Grass is Greener.” He cre­ates images that are filled with his energy and pas­sion for surf­ing. We spent a few moments with Kyle to get his thoughts.

What was your life like grow­ing up?
I grew up in north Orange County—Placentia, […]