Waves are some of the most rewarding subjects for photography that I know. For starters, if you miss one, another will be along very soon! Of course, they are also unpredictable and can be dangerous.
"I didn’t know how much I needed the ocean in my life and how calm I feel being close to it", says Roland Kraemer. As someone raised in southern Germany, Roland was more of a mountain person who loved the chill of the high altitude air against his face.
Hi, my name is Cynthia Hasenbos and I'm a fulltime professional commercial photographer and female drone pilot. I'm 31 years old and living in the Netherlands together with my lovely boyfriend.
Photography is the best way to practice patience. I spend a lot of time on the beach photographing waves. I love the shapes created by tumbling water.
The images were taken at Red Bluff on Quobba Station in Western Australia. I was headed to Red Bluff with my family as I knew there was some big surf on the way. This is a very remote camping location where the desert meets the Indian Ocean.
Pete Barrett's work remains a favorite of ours for his striking storytelling and visual style. Following our feature on his American Worker Project and a closer look at his image for a Travelocity ad campaign, we present another of his story-driven documentary work.
Using a fancy algorithm isn’t the only way to turn a photograph into a “video.” As Armand Dijcks shows in his captivating video Infinite Now, all you need is the Puppet Warp tool in Adobe After Effects and some incredible imagery by someone like Ray Collins. Believe it or not, Infinite Now is made up […]
Waves rise and crash pretty fast so we don't have the time to experience their raw beauty unless someone 'freezes' it. Photographer Ray Collins is one of those people. He bought his first camera in 2007 to shoot his friends surfing but within a few short years companies such as National Geographic, Nikon, Red Bull, and others started using Ray's signature seascapes.
If you're prone to seasickness then look out, because these pictures will make even those with iron stomachs feel nauseous.
These frozen wave photos were taken on my daily surf check. When I pulled up to the beach I could see the horizon just look strange. When I got to the top off the dunes I saw that beginning about 300 yards away from the shoreline the ocean was starting to freeze.
For the last 8 years I've been shooting in the San Francisco area I have been absolutely obsessed with the fog. Night and day it's what I live for and what defines my photographic style. I check the cams, satellites, and other forecasts to always be able to just get up and go.
A photographer says he was left "gobsmacked" after capturing the face of a woman in a huge 150-foot wave during a storm.
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Photographer Patrick Coyne recently captured something stunning near his home in Orange County last week. After a friend tipped him off that there might be some bioluminescence on show, Coyne managed to capture the brightest bioluminescent waves he’d ever seen.
Hi, my name is Cynthia Hasenbos and I'm a fulltime professional commercial photographer and female drone pilot. I'm 31 years old and living in the Netherlands together with my lovely boyfriend.
Warren Keelan is an award-winning photographer based in Wollongong, Australia, who has made a name for himself through his seascape photos that highlight the beauty of ocean waves. After over a decade as a guitarist in a band, Keelan picked up a camera and found a passion for landscape photography. But after getting his first […]
The images were taken at Red Bluff on Quobba Station in Western Australia. I was headed to Red Bluff with my family as I knew there was some big surf on the way. This is a very remote camping location where the desert meets the Indian Ocean.
The images were taken at Red Bluff on Quobba Station in Western Australia. I was headed to Red Bluff with my family as I knew there was some big surf on the way. This is a very remote camping location where the desert meets the Indian Ocean.
My name is Matt Burgess and I am an ocean photographer from Australia. Do you remember my last post from 2017? Here is the collection of my favorite images that I captured in 2018. All these images were captured in the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia.
While filming a documentary about climate change on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington State I captured a storm from the air using my DJI Phantom 4 Quadcopter. My assistant and I heard the waves pounding and so we climbed to the top of a cliff.
For those of you who don’t know me, I am Dave Sandford, a professional photographer of 20 years from London, Ontario, Canada. I grew up right in the heart of the Great Lakes region. Just over two years ago, I finally obtained the photo gear I had long desired to acquire, which would enable me to shoot our lakes and oceans the way I had always envisioned.
As a traveler first and photographer second I always hated using a tripod. The weight of the equipment, the lack of flexibility sometimes took away the joy of photography as it should be, at least for me.
A photographer on the Canary Island of Tenerife has died while taking photos of 16-foot waves crashing against the shore.
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By using a simple mechanical oscillator attached to a plastic cup, a number of unique standing wave patterns can be created. The resulting photographs are similar to geometric mandala patterns and thus are popular subjects for photography students. [Read More]
Larry Haynes, a beloved and iconic local surf photographer and filmmaker, captured what turned out to be his own final surf last week as after he concluded his session, he collapsed in the parking lot and passed away. He was 62. [Read More]
A photographer who captured a clear face in a wave says he was "blown away" by the picture.
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Here are our top tips for photographers yearning to capture the magic, the all-consuming power, and the singular fragility of the sea. The post 11 tips for magical seascape photos appeared first on 500px.
Tips and tricks for capturing incredible waves on camera!
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This week's curation highlights motion blur and soft waves, tender expressions and embraces, and more visual themes.
The images were taken at Red Bluff on Quobba Station in Western Australia. I was headed to Red Bluff with my family as I knew there was some big surf on the way. This is a very remote camping location where the desert meets the Indian Ocean.
My name is Matt Burgess and I am an ocean photographer from Australia. Do you remember my last post from 2017? Here is the collection of my favorite images that I captured in 2018. All these images were captured in the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia.
Here’s a 5-minute short film by filmmaker Robert Sherwood about the work of Australian photographer Trent Mitchell and his latest project Inner Atlas, a series of portraits of bodysurfers flowing with ocean waves.