Back in March, on a weekly trip to Bolinas, I met a guy named Ricky doing handstands by the beach. It was the perfect opportunity for a photograph, so I approached him and we talked for a bit. He was excited for me to shoot him. He was ecstatic about his life and the journey that had led him to Bolinas and he hoped to maybe get in the water to surf one day. He told me about how he used to be an arc...

"Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it."-Mark TwainSaturday night I headed to the Displacement benefit show in SF. The artwork on the wall was top knotch, the burritos next door at CanCun were too and the band that played (the Blank Tapes) were also suprisingly rad. Looking forward to seeing them again in July with the White Buffalo J and I surfed a new...

Spent the day at Bolinas on Sunday. The waves were far from stellar. They pretty much sucked. But, getting to the beach with my friends was both a sigh of relief and a way to distract me from the nightmare of the day before. To avoid the messy details, I'll just say that times are not easy. It's ok though. New opportunities and people have a way of presenting themselves at the most crucial of times...

Even if the surf has been disappointing here in the bay area, there are always waves to be had elsewhere. Matt catching a meaty left. Fun times....

I did some work in the garden today. As the day got later and later, the sun started to fall behind the buildings in Oakland, and I took these pictures. It's amazing how things grow, and how, just like waves, they get stronger and come to fruition as time moves on and pushes life through them. K and I surfed Santa Cruz on Tuesday. It was a gorgeous day, and the waves were peeling in long lines off...