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Lifestyle Photo Series For G-Project Gear

Surfing, skateboarding, lifestyle, and travel photography series in California and Mexico for G-Project Gear, a Bluetooth wireless speaker product company. Continue Reading

Outtakes: Grant Twiggy Baker Surfing Mavericks

The 2014 winner of the Titans of Mavericks Surfing Contest was Grant Twiggy Baker of South Africa. This year’s conditions were significantly better than the 2013 contest with a few heats seeing waves close to 40ft. Baker was aggressive and made the most of the opportunity. I didn’t shoot the contest this year, so here… Continue Reading

Surfing Waddell Creek, CA

My friend Justin makes his way down the cliff to the surf at Waddell Creek, CA just north of Santa Cruz. This was shot for G-Project Gear as part of an on-going assignment that includes my California lifestyle work. Continue Reading

Surf Photography Tips Feature On Nikon USA

Nikon feature on surfing photography by Jay Watson including tips and techniques for shooting water sports. Here are a few additional tips. Continue Reading

California Monotypes + Photography | Menlo Park, CA Art Show

The Little House Gallery in Menlo Park, CA is currently showing California themed work by the husband and wife team of lifestyle photographer Jay Watson and monotype print maker Jamie Watson. The work will be on display until July 9th. Continue Reading

Interview: Alma Surf

Interview in Brazilian surf magazine Alma Surf of San Francisco Bay Area photographer Jay Watson. Continue Reading

Steamer Lane | Santa Cruz, CA

Surfing photography of waves, and seascapes from West Cliff at Steamer Lane in Santa Cruz, California. Continue Reading

Cold Water Souls (4 of 4): Zach Wormhoudt

(4 of 4) Commissioned work on Northern California surfing for “Cold Water Souls,” a UK published book on surfing the world’s frigid waters. Continue Reading

Cold Water Souls (3 of 4): Richard Schmidt, Santa Cruz, CA

(3 of 4) Commissioned work on Northern California surfing for “Cold Water Souls,” a UK published book on surfing the world’s frigid waters. Continue Reading

Cold Water Souls (2 of 4): Hunter & Flea

(2 of 4) Commissioned work on Northern California surfing for “Cold Water Souls,” a UK published book on surfing the world’s frigid waters. Continue Reading

Cold Water Souls (1 of 4)

(1 of 4) Commissioned work on Northern California surfing for “Cold Water Souls,” a UK published book on surfing the world’s frigid waters. 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

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