Shorebreak - The Wedge Framed Print

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1st place “It Got Better” contest 2-13-18 : (Ever had a shot turn out completely different than what you planned and then be better than what you had planned? That's what this contest is for!). Sold: 8-04-12; 12-10-12; 5-16-18

Tied for 1st place - Win An Interview Contest 06-016-14

3rd place - Best of California 2013 Contest 1-12-14

2nd place - All Things Liquid contest 7-6-14
This image was taken at the infamous "Wedge" at the end of Balboa Penninsula on 9-1-11. Waves were breaking 15-20', and the foam you see was surge rushing up against a 4' drop off to the shore below, created by the pounding surf.

The Wedge is a world-famous surfing, bodyboarding and bodysurfing spot located at the extreme east end of the Balboa Peninsula in Newport Beach, California. During a south swell of the right size and direction, the Wedge can produce huge waves up to 30 feet (9.1 m) high.

The waves are a by-product of improvements to the groin (rock jetty) on...

As a kid I was fascinated with photographs. Look. Life magazine. National Geographic. That well-captured interplay of light and shadow...the notion of people, places and moments - all suspended in time. My first "real" camera was a Minolta Srt101. I was seduced. As a teenager, I learned to develop film while working at Wyle Laboratories in El Segundo. I still recall the smell of the developer, my eyes adjusting to the red filter light, and the sheer magic and delight of watching images begin to emerge. Life, family and a career as a teacher and psychologist intervened, not to mention a few more film cameras. Eventually, there was digital. Liberation! Photography is the creative medium that has allowed me to share personal ...