Your web site?
www.burkardphoto.com

contact info?
On the website

Your favorite place to shoot locally?
Avila Beach

Your favorite place to shoot abroad?
Anywhere in San Simeon- no crowds, big barrels, big
sharks and beautiful backdrops.

Besides Blue Edge, what other publications has your
work appeared?
Transworld Surf , Movement Magazine (Aus) ROT magazine, Crysis Magazine

When you're not shooting what do you like to do?
Spend quality time with my family playing horseshoes
and BB-Q-in.

Branden Aroyan

How did you get into surf photography?
Surf photography began when I was graduating from Brooks and I made a decision of which path to take with photography. Swimming with a water housing was a lot more fun than standing on the beach, and it allowed me to be in the elements at the same time while working. Josh Bradbury and Chris Brown took me to a few new spots to shoot and we found a few good ones. Soon after, they introduced me to Larry Moore who continued to fill me in on some of his techniques and encouragement.

Equipment you use? cameras? lenses? film? Digital?
Equipment is Canon with a 20mm lens ranging to 900mm. Film and digital.

Your web site?
www.LowTideRising.com

Contact info?
805.570.6997

Your favorite place to shoot locally?
Where it’s offshore.

Your favorite place to shoot abroad?
The South Pacific.

Besides Blue Edge, what other publications has your
work appeared?
Surfer, Surfer's Journal, Surfing, Longboard, NALU, Australian Surfing Life, Outside Magazine, Surfer's Path.

When you're not shooting what do you like to do?
When not shooting I like to surf, BBQ with friends, plan trips, work on creative projects,
work on the T-shirt line Low Tide Rising and update the web site.

Michael Kew

How did you get into surf photography?
First of all, I don't often take photos — my camera sits idle for months at a time. But when I was 12 or 13, after taking an interest in my father's old Pentax, photography became a way to self-illustrate the music magazines I made as a teen. I'm a writer by trade, and photography has generally been a sort of accessory to my work, mainly when I venture up north or abroad. Today shooting photos is an occasional pastime, nothing more; I do not consider myself to be a good photographer.

Equipment you use? cameras? lenses? film? digital?
A very basic, inexpensive Canon kit. Kodak film.

Your favorite place to shoot locally?
Spots that rarely break properly, which means I rarely shoot locally.

Your favorite place to shoot abroad?
Obscure Islands and Atolls.

Besides Blue Edge, what other publications has your work appeared?
All major surfing magazines, a few travel mags, a handful of airline mags, some regional newspapers, Web sites, a few books, etc.

When you're not shooting what do you like to do?
I surf and write daily.

Glenn Dubock

How did you get into surf photography?
My father always had a camera handy, so I borrowed it to shoot my friends surfing and I guess I never gave it back.

Equipment you use? Cameras? Lenses? Film? Digital?
All Canon, all digital. Lenses range from 15mm fish eye to 600mm telephoto. I use Aquatech housings for watershots.

Your web site?
Dubock.com

Contact info?
Dubock@cox.net

Your favorite place to shoot locally?
Rincon or Jalama

Your favorite place to shoot abroad?
Baja

Besides Blue Edge, what other publications has your work appeared?
Surfing, Surfer, Surfer's Journal, Windsurfing, Kiteboarding.

When you're not shooting what do you like to do?
Ride a few waves with my daughter Kellie.

Joe Curren

How did you get into surf photography?
It started as a hobby on my surf trips. I decided if I was going to keep traveling to these incredibly beautiful places, I had to document them.

Equipment you use? Cameras? Lenses? Film? Digital?
Only film: Canon Eos 3 with 15mm, 20mm, 24-70mm, 50mm macro, 85mm, 135mm, 300mm; Pentax 67 with 135mm, 55mm, 45mm; Hasselbald xpan with 45mm, 90mm

Your web site?
www.JoeCurrenPhotography.com

Your favorite place to shoot locally?
Camino Cielo, Gaviota

Your favorite place to shoot abroad?
Norway, Sri Lanka

Besides Blue Edge, what other publications has your work appeared?
Surfer, Surfing, Transworld Surf, Surfer’s Journal, Surfer’s Path, Water, Flow, Surfers Germany, Men’s Health

When you're not shooting what do you like to do?
Surf

Grey Lockwood

How did you get into surf photography?
Didn’t pick up a camera until I was 18 years old. Started shooting surfing while managing a surf shop in San Diego shooting all the team guys with some pretty bad equipment.

Equipment you use? cameras? lenses? film? Digital?
35mm – All Canon:
1V-HS, Elan 7n, 1N
15mm fisheye, 17-40mm wide angle, 70-200mm telephoto
(2) 550ex flashes, Sunpak 555 slave flash, (2) Pocket Wizard remote slaves
Medium Format:
Bronica GS-1 6x7
50mm wide angle, 100mm macro, 200mm telephoto
Water Housings:
SPL – 15mm fisheye and 70-200mm ports
Kobetich – 15mm fisheye port
I still shoot all film. It’s way sharper, the colors look better, and I’m absolutely in love with holding slides up to a light table and knowing you nailed the shot. Some people say film is too expensive, but then again they can’t tell the difference anyway.

Contact Info?
greyecmb@yahoo.com

Your favorite place to shoot locally?
My favorite place locally to shoot would be Silver Strand in the winter and Santa Claus Lane in the summer. The barrels at Strand are just gigantic and Santa Claus is one of the most photogenic places around if you get creative.

Your favorite place to shoot abroad?
My favorite place abroad to shoot would have to be Panama. The Caribbean side of the country is filled with hollow left hand reefs and points, crystal clear water, and beautiful barrels with nobody around.

Besides Blue Edge, what other publications has your work appeared?
Some of my clients include: Quiksilver, Fox Racing, Sexwax, Roberts Surfboards, Infinity Surfboards, Volcom, Flojos, Blue Edge and the Independent…

When you're not shooting what do you like to do?
Besides surf photography I also shoot travel, stock, and portraiture. I work full-time and also go to school.

Josh Kimball

How did you get into surf photography?
It started as a hobby while at UCSB. Shooting waves and lineups quickly became an expensive obsession.

Equipment you use? Cameras? Lenses? Film? Digital?
All Canon autofocus stuff. Lenses: 15mm, 24-70mm, 70-200mm, 600mm. Bodies: Eos-3 for film and 30d for digital stuff, and Mike Waggoner water housings, but right now I'm using none of it because some lowlife broke into my car while in Australia and stole it all and I'm waiting for insurance to come through so I can get it all back.

Your web site?
joshkimball.com

Your favorite place to shoot locally?
Anywhere south of Point Conception. From the hillside behind Rincon is a favorite. Too many shady locals north of Conception and south of Santa Cruz. shooting in that area's always questionable, plus the waves up there suck anyway, right boys?

Your favorite place to shoot abroad?
Haven't been there yet.

Besides Blue Edge, what other publications has your work appeared?
SURFER'S PATH, SURFER'S JOURNAL, SURFER, TRANSWORLD, WATER, WAVES, LONGBOARD, SURFIN LIFE JAPAN, ON THE BOARD JAPAN, (the now defunct) SG, SURFSHOT, and two South American mags that used my shots on their cover and wont pay me for them.

When you're not shooting what do you like to do?
Write, surf, watch the Daily Show, read Kerouac and Heller and Hemingway and Huxley and Vonnegut and Wolfe and the Dalai Lama. Imagine how I'd like to be a Buddhist someday, plan bizarre trips in my head even though they might not take off, pray to god surf journalism will work out in the end . . .

David Pu'u

How did you get into surf photography?
My dad gave me his Army issue Nikon kit when I was 11. Shot Goleta.

Equipment you use? cameras? lenses? film? digital?
Canon. Three 1V HS and five Elan 7n's. Every lens they make. Film: yep. Digital: yep. Five custom water housings with ports. Lighting: Complete location and studio strobe setups. Motion picture kit: three Milliken HS cameras,one Mitchell Sportster HS movie camera, six lenses, one Panasonic DVX 100A, one Canon XL2
Computers: G5, G4, and a PC and LOTS of storage

Your web site?
www.davidpuu.com

contact info?
My website and any of my publishers or my agency: Corbis.com, keyword:davidpuu

Your favorite place to shoot locally?
Anywhere without people and with lots of ocean wildlife.

Your favorite place to shoot abroad?
Anyplace with a compelling populace and beautiful ocean. Nova Scotia, Seychelles, Bali, Sumatra. The people I meet and ocean's I swim completely define my work.

Besides Blue Edge, what other publications has your work appeared?
National Geographic, Sports Illustrated, New York Post, SB News Press, LA Times, Times Mirror, Playboy, Men's Journal, Outside, Surfer, Surfing, Foam, Surfer's Journal, Surfer's Path and various publications in Australia, Europe, South Africa and Japan. Fuel TV, Network TV, PBS. Also NY American History Museum, Museum Nacional in Brazil and a couple others. Corbis Media, Wetsand.com, Hookupu.com. Surfermag.com are on line publishers. Also have had a lot of work used as on set art in motion picture.

When you're not shooting what do you like to do?
Design projects for film, write, train, hang with my sons and my girlfriend Donna and friends/colleagues. I love my family and friends. They really define my existence, so when I get to be home, I enjoy being with them. Most talented bunch of people I know. They all inspire me. Home just rocks in every way.

L. Paul Mann

How did you get into surf photography?
I moved to Hawaii in 1974 to go to University of Hawaii and study History and Anthropology. My mom had given me a new Yashica 35 mm camera and 400mm lens to play with. The first roll of film I shot was at Pipeline. I sent some images to Surfing and they published one of Gerry Lopez, so I was hooked. Shortly afterward I met a visiting French editor. I gave him some images of my first season shoot, and he used them for a book including the cover, called 'Cowabunga, a Surf Saga'. The cover was a big Waimea wave with Jeff Hackman. The book was published for over 20 years in France. I moved to Santa Barbara in 1977 to attend Brooks where I graduated with a Film and Underwater Photo Technology degree, in 1980. I fell in love with Rincon and began local surfing photography then. I was also a staff photographer for the east coast magazine 'Waverider' during this time, for three years.

Equipment you use? Cameras? Lenses? Film? Digital?
My original equipment was 35 mm. I evolved from the Yashica, to the standard at the time, Nikon bodies with the century 650 mm lens. For water shots I used a Nikonos and a Nikon in a Scott Price water housing. In the late '80's I switched to Canon 35mm cameras and lenses. I switched to aquatec water housings for water shots. I began shooting digital about five years ago. I went to city college to learn the new digital software. I have or had the Canon D60, 10D, 20D, 30D, and 1DS bodies. I work with a variety of lenses, but my favorite surfing lens now is the Canon 400MM F4 DO lens.

Your website?
LPMANN.com

Your favorite place to shoot locally?
Supertubes, Strand, Rincon

Your Favorite place to shoot abroad?
Jeffreys Bay, South Africa

Besides Blue Edge, what other publications has your work appeared?
My photos and stories have been syndicated to over 350 publications worldwide, including over 100 covers and calendar shots. My stories have been published in English, French, German, Dutch, Portuguese, Slovakian, Spanish, Chinese, and Japanese. Publications include most every major Surfing magazine worldwide, including Surfing, Surfer, and Surfer's Journal, Outdoor and Nature, Popular Photography, Coastal Living, Geo, Skin Diver, Newsweek, Circus Music Magazine, etc.

When you're not shooting what do you like to do?
Surfing, Hiking, Traveling, Nightlife, Music Festivals...

Bill Tover

How did you get into surf photography?
In the early 1980's, I was befriended by surf photog, Paul Mann who lent me his backup, photo equipment, and with his encouragement, jumped into it headfirst and never looked back.
Equipment you use? cameras? lenses? film? Digital?

My camera is a canon EOS 3 and I use a Canon 600mm F4 autofocus lens, Canon 100-300mm lens and a Canon 28-80mm lens.

Contact info?
WillTover@Hotmail.com

Your favorite place to shoot locally?
Ventura County

Your favorite place to shoot abroad?
Hawaii

Besides Blue Edge, what other publications has your work appeared?
SURFER, SURFING, WATER, FOAM, NATIONAL ENQUIRER, WINDSURFER, NALU UNDERGROUND, THE NORTH AMERICAN SURFGUIDE, CARPINTERIA MAGAZINE AND THE COASTAL VIEW ANNUAL MAGAZINE .

When you're not shooting what do you like to do?
Surfing, Ocean swimming, Hiking and Biking.

Will Russ

How did you get into surf photography?
I got into surf photography about six years ago, living in Galveston, Texas. I was taking an introductory photography class at the local community college. My dad had given me his old Canon FTB camera body, and a completely manual 400mm telephoto. Most of my friends were surfers. So for my class assignments, I would go to the beach and shoot them. One day this guy came up and asked if I shot a lot. I told him, yeah. A couple days later I showed him a shot. He offered me a job shooting for a magazine he was starting. It was a Gulf Coast surfing mag. I worked for him for a few years, and then decided I needed to get better. So I moved to Santa Barbara to go to Brooks Institute of Photography. And here I am.

Equipment you use? cameras? lenses? film? Digital?
I shoot a Canon 20d or 30d with a 15mm fisheye or a 28mm. I use a Canon 580 EX flash and a Sunpak 555 flash for my remote housing. I use all SPL waterhousings gear. I have a basic housing with an attachable flash housing. I have also started using a second flash that syncs wirelessly.

Your web site?
My web site is: www.downthelineimages.com

Contact info?
Will Russ
805-448-4790
willruss@downthelineimages.com
downthelineimages@gmail.com

Your favorite place to shoot locally?
My favorite local spot has to be BIG, HEAVY Rincon. On the outside, away from the big crowds. Second is definitely the sunset shoots at sandbar.

Your favorite place to shoot abroad?
So far my favorite travel spot to shoot is Costa Rica. But ask me again in a couple months, when I get back from Australia and Fiji. I might have a new favorite.

Besides Blue Edge, what other publications has your
work appeared?
Besides the magazine I worked for in Texas, Blue Edge has been my only outlet. I've been focusing on school, and building my portfolio, so I don’t submit to any one else.

When you're not shooting what do you like to do?
When the surf’s flat, I spend most of my time shooting for school. When that’s done, I try to do a lot of fly fishing and camping.