ZEF SIDE

JACKIE & DEBRA

FIJI, PT. V: FIRST ENTRANCE

FIJI, PT. IV: A STORMY SAIL

As we sailed out of Vanu Levu, the sky grew darker and the seas grew rougher.

FIREFLIES

Freakin' awesome music video directed by Daniel Stessen.
Tarzen's "The Fall" meets Zelda.

SINCE I LEFT YOU

Such an amazing video... the ending is beautiful.

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT

Some old film photos I found from a visit Cori and I made to the Getty

FIJI, PT. III: BULA BAY

Waiting in Bula Bay for the ship to arrive. Definitely the slowest, hottest, buggiest several hours of our lives. Excitement was off the charts, as was the humidity...

THE FART GAME

FIJI, PT. II

Having arrived in Savu Savu after an intense bout of traveling, we ate like pigs and slept like logs the first night. The second (and last) day in the small town was spent exploring the little bay it resides in, picking our noses, checking damage on boards/equipment and eating copious amounts of curry. We were so excited to board the boat that time moved slower than hardened concrete. Nonetheless, we had a good time adventuring in just trunks and a t-shirt, having just barely escaped from the first true signs of winter in Oregon Santa Barbara.

FIJI

Not too long ago I found myself in Fiji with Brandon and Trevor. We landed in Savu Savu where we waited a couple days to board a boat. Here are some shots from our first day of waiting. Tired, excited, nervous and hungry...

GOTZ ME ONE DEM JESUS PHONES

I've had an iPhone for several weeks and the thing is a trip. I've long wanted one but never felt the need to have such an expensive device ride at my hip, but last month I realized I'm married to my email inbox, and that their was no better device to preserve the sanctity of this union than this glorious touchscreen device. Here are some very miscelanious snaps from it's pretty decent camera. I've already started shooting a film with it too... should be pretty ghetto.

THE RAJ SPECIAL

Check out this bitchin' article about Bryan Loveless on Drift Magazine. Bryan is one of my biggest inspirations and closest friends, so it's nothing but a delight to see such a choice article  put out about him. Seeing all of the photos we've taken together assembled in one place also makes me realize how much of an visual impact he's had on me.... CLICK HERE TO READ

THE THIRD & THE SEVENTH

A Computer-Generated masterpiece by Alex Roman

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Some 35mm photos I've grown partial to. You can see more HERE.

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FORGOTTEN

Here are some pictures I rediscovered while organizing the last two years of my photo-taking.

YESTERYEAR

Some photos I love from years ago.

RANE DEYNOLDS

Dane Reynolds and his Cameraman Mini run a wicked blog called Marine Layer Productions filled with daily edits and miscellaneous photos. While most of what we catch of the man is from exotic (and pretentious) trips that bolster his surfing's extremities, I truly enjoy just seeing media of Dane riding local waves for no other reason than pure fun. The above clip, shot on their wonky bolex, particularly tickles my fancy.

2000 and 9

my year felt like this:




2009 
BY THE NUMBERS:
1 month in Brazil
3.5 weeks in Australia
3 weeks in Fiji
41,061 miles flown
3 waterhousings acquired
4 surfboards acquired
793 gigabytes of footage shot digitally
32 / 1600ft super8 cartridges shot, at 18fps
43,173 photos taken
8 50ft rolls of 16mm shot
0 rolls of 16mm developed
73 rolls of 35mm shot
8 rolls of 120 film shot
4 external harddrives purchased, then filled
2 continents left that i need to travel to
8 californian boat trips
1 reef scrubbing out at an unknown location in Fiji
1,923,864 photo and video hits served
countless friends made, surf sessions had, sunsets enjoyed and ideas imagined.... X

here's to 2010!

.:OF 2009:.

2009 is coming to an end, and what an amazing year it was. Here is a random sampling of some of the many people, places and things that filled it:

SUBAQUATICA FIJI

Here's a clip I made of some underwater randomness in Fiji last month. Brandon and Trevor star in some peculiar shots, filmed when there weren't any waves during our stay in the north eastern part of the country. Man how I miss that water....

BOGGED

I am lost in a sea of content that despite my most valiant efforts, grows more ferocious and unruly every day. I have so much to share of such a vast array of things, but alas it does nothing but compound with the speed of daily life and slurp me into the depths of its abyss. I'm on track to get back on the program very soon, but in the mean time please enjoy the art of someone who mulches my overgrown garden of a life with inspiration every day. and listen to this classic too.

JUMP

Patrick Trefz is an amazing photographer.

IT WAS OFFSHORE

On my way home from San Diego I met up and surfed this secret spot with Brandon, Trevor, Conner and Walters. It was absolutely frozen and gusting offshore, with this peculiar lighting that had me running to put away the board for the camera. Upon determining I had no clue what I was going for, I sat back and watched this strange session unfold. Here are some from that frigid evening.