Finally received my copies of SBC Surf in the mail today. I submitted these images a while ago and didn’t know which ones they decided to use, how many, or how big. Apparently though they thought enough of my images to give me another full spread with four 1/4 page images… pretty sweet. Also, Mr. Samuel Gardner makes an appearance in 3 of the four images, and I believe Mike Dziobak is in the other one. It’s a good thing there are a lot of cool people around here for me to take pictures of… without them I wouldn’t have much to show.

Again… the cover is not mine… my images are below.

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Well, I was fortunate enough to find someone at another publication that liked one of my images. They liked it enough to run it full page behind the table of contents. I am pretty excited about this one as the guys at Dirt Rag were kind enough to include my website address and a shout-out to Mont Ripley.

Word on the street is that a few more of my images made it in the latest issue of SBC Surf… stay tuned!

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(Note: I always lead off with the cover so that you could identify the issue on the stands if so desired… so far none of my images have made any covers… yet.)

Below is a slightly better version of the image without the weird glare off the magazine’s paper.

Well, it looks like I was one of the fortunate people to have my submission published on the new online photography showcase – Pictory. They were receiving submissions for the theme “DANGER” and I thought that one of the photos I had of Craig throwing down with flares taped to his skis just might qualify. Anyway, if you like looking at great imagery, especially images that have a story to go along with them you should check out the site. In the meantime if you would like to jump directly to my submission just click here.

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Well, I finally got Sam in a magazine… and a cover no less. Too bad it’s a fake.

A couple of months ago I was contacted by a fourth year design student at York University in Toronto, Steph MacDonald. One of her projects was a mockup of a small magazine, and being a surfer herself, decided to go the freshwater route. She found some of my images on Flickr, presented her case, and let me know which images she was interested in. I was more than happy to help her out.

Anyway, as it is now the end of the semester, it appears that she got everything done. The image above is from the cover of the publication and below you can see one of the inside spreads where additional images of mine were used. Here is the link to a PDF of the entire mockup.

Hopefully, sometime soon some of my surfing images will appear in actual magazine. Word on the street is it should be sometime later this month.

I’ll keep you posted. In the meantime, if anyone out there is looking for a designer, it sounds like Steph is getting ready to graduate. Let me know and I’ll pass on her contact info.

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So there are two things I am psyched to share…

The first thing I wanted everyone to be aware of was the article highlighting Copper Harbor as one of the best trail systems in the country. In the article Copper Harbor shares space with the likes of British Columbia, Sedona, Sun Valley, Bend, Fruita and Crested Butte. The crazy thing is that Copper Harbor lead off the feature and was given a full two page spread. I’m super happy for the Copper Harbor Trails Club and it’s awesome to see those guys getting credit for all the hard work they do making those trails so sweet!

The second thing I need to mention is the fact that two of the images that accompany the article are mine. I’m super psyched to have my images published in the likes of Bike magazine, but I have to say I don’t think they do the trails up there justice. I know I can do better and this spring/summer I am hoping to get up there a little more and create some images that are as good as the trails.

So… if anyone is headed up there let me know. I need some willing participants to go ride sweet trails over and over again… I know, tough job. But, I’m willing to do it.

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Earlier this year I had the opportunity to photograph an incredible instructor duo for Canoe and Kayaks yearly beginner’s guide. Sam Crowley and Nancy Uschold run Sea Kayak Specialists right here in Marquette and were being profiled in the magazine. Well, the issue has finally hit the newsstands and I was as surprised as anyone to see one of my images as the lead profile. On top of that, the image ran across the full two-page spread.

Being the first image I’ve had published that will be seen by people other than students and alumni of Michigan Tech… this is a pretty big deal to me.

Anyway, I really should thank Sam and Nancy for putting up with me, both in Nancy’s garage and out at the breakwall. They were really good sports and a lot of fun to talk to. I also need to thank Sam Gardner for coming down to Marquette and holding the strobes. Lastly, I need to thank Conor Mihell for suggesting me as a potential photographer. Conor wrote the profile that accompanies the photo and a handful of other articles throughout the magazine.

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