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Biologist Janine Benyus Portrait | For French and Swedish Magazines

An editorial portrait of biologist Janine Benyus for Future Magazine, a Swedish publication about engineering. Continue Reading

How To Hang Mounted Photos

Here are some recent gems that came in this week. Take a look at the bottom of this post to learn how to hang a frameless photo on a wall without looking like a complete cheapskate. Continue Reading

Revisit | Freddy Corbin Portrait (A Collaboration)

A collaboration with Brian Bounds on an outtake portrait of tattoo artist Freddy Corbin. Included is an experimentation of ideas over a series of 4 images. original photo by Jay Watson for Inked Magazine. Continue Reading

Incoming: Mavericks on Drift Surfing

Drift Surfing has published my account of the Mavericks surf contest with my words and 28 full screen size images. The piece covers my personal experience of what it was like shooting from the media boat. It was “awesome and horrible at the same time.” Continue Reading

Revisit: Grant Brittain

Revisit: A photo shoot of photographer Grant Brittain outside the office of The Skateboard Mag in Encinitas, CA. Link to an interview and portraits by Jay Watson. Continue Reading

Interview | Liquid Salt Magazine

Liquid Salt Magazine interviewed me last week and posted it here. Included in the interview are a few images previously not seen until now, and the lowdown on why a guy from Baltimore ever started surfing. Continue Reading

Surfboard Shaper Manuel Caro | Drift Surfing

Portraits and outtakes of Manuel Caro shot for Drift Surfing. The last image is a before and after set showing my post production work. You can see the difference between a processed RAW file using Adobe Lightroom and compare it to the final retouched version using Adobe PhotoShop. Continue Reading

Teaser: Tyler Smith Surfing Mavericks

A fairly interesting story is nearly finished regarding the Mavericks Surf Contest. I’ll announce where the images will land and or post all of it here. Here is a teaser image from the first heat. Continue Reading

Sinners & Jammers

This Sinners jacket above has been photographed in many different magazines, including an image I shot for Garage Magazine a few years back. Ironically it has never been photographed from the back. Until now, and it rules. Continue Reading

Evel Knievel Sold Insurance

Evel Knievel served in the US army, worked at a copper mine, was a semi pro hockey player, started a successful hunting guide business, competed in ski jumping, pole vaulting, and rodeo events. Images from the Life Archive. Continue Reading

Surf Icon: Buttons Kaluhiokalani

Portraits of Hawaiian pro surfer, icon, and North Shore legend Buttons Kaluhiokalani at his home break in Oahu, Hawaii. © Jay Watson Photography Continue Reading

Tattoo Artist Freddy Corbin | Inked Magazine

Inked Magazine features a multi page piece I shot of Oakland tattoo artist Freddy Corbin for the mag’s “Icons” section. They also included me in the contributor section. I love editorial portrait work! Continue Reading

Our Only Summer Swell (5 of 5)

Images from the summer swell that hit Northern California in 2009. The 5th and final post from the series called “Our Only Summer Swell” on surfing in Santa Cruz, CA. Continue Reading

Our Only Summer Swell (4 of 5)

Images from the summer swell that hit Northern California in 2009. The 4th post from the series called “Our Only Summer Swell” on surfing in Santa Cruz, CA. Continue Reading

Our Only Summer Swell (3 of 5)

Images from the summer swell that hit Northern California in 2009. This group, from Steamer’s Lane in Santa Cruz, CA is the 3rd post from the series of 5. Continue Reading

Our Only Summer Swell (2 of 5)

Each day this week I will be posting images from the only summer swell that hit Northern California. This is the second post out of 5 scheduled. Continue Reading

Our Only Summer Swell (1 of 5)

From a surfing lifestyle photography series during a brief summer swell. Shot in Capitola, CA Continue Reading

Goodbye Mr. Penn

Goodbye Mr. Penn. This great man lived to be 92 years of age. Continue Reading

San Francisco Band Dead To Me | Inked Magazine

Portraits in Inked Magazine featuring San Francisco punk band Dead To Me. Continue Reading

Group Art Show | Shooting Gallery San Francisco, CA

This Sat I will have (2) 8″ X 12″ pieces in a group art show at the Shooting Gallery in San Francisco. One of the pieces is from a collaboration I did with artist and hombre Brian Bounds. Continue Reading

Driscoll Ranch Rodeo. La Honda, CA

I learned to shoot sports action by practicing, and by shooting rodeos in the Bay Area. The Driscoll Ranch Rodeo in La Honda near Half Moon Bay was a great event for several years. In 2013 the ranch was purchased by the Peninsula Open Space Trust and is now part of the La Honda Open Space Preserve. Maybe someday the rodeo will come back, but I wouldn’t bet on it until at least the Knicks make it to a conference finals. For now it’s open to hikers, mountain bikers, and horseback riders. Continue Reading

Lifestyle & Portrait Photography | International Photo Awards

The 2009 International Photography Award winners were announced this week. Included are links to some of my favorite entries and thoughts on photo competitions. Continue Reading

Tutorial | How to Create Diptychs in Lightroom

A video tutorial on how to build diptychs in Adobe Lightroom. Additional tips on custom sizing, exporting, and archiving your finished diptychs. Continue Reading

1964′ Impala. Mounted On Wood

Photo illustration of 64′ Impala lowrider. 8″X12″ mounted on wood. Continue Reading

Tazio Nuvolari Had Advice For You

I have saved this newspaper clipping from the LA Times for 10 years, and cut it out from a story when I was getting the paper delivered daily when I first moved to California. Wish I had a chance to photograph Nuvolari. Sounded like an interesting guy. Continue Reading