Surfer Magazine has announced the 2008 Follow The Light Foundation Finalists. Really good work from all five photogs: Ryan Craig, Todd Glaser, Zak Noyle, Shawn Parkin and Pat Ruddy.
More on Follow The Light Foundation:
On October 10th, 2005, the surfing community lost one of its most influential figures. After a nearly three year battle with severe brain cancer Larry “Flame” Moore, the Photo Editor of SURFING Magazine for 30 years, passed. He left behind a legacy of brilliant photography and an army of photographers trained by him. Through his work at SURFING Magazine, Larry literally gave three decades of surfing their “look.”
Today, honoring Larry’s request, we have established the Follow the Light Foundation (FTL), an organization that will help finance the dreams of surf photographers, pushing the sport and its lensmen forward.
Each spring, the board of FTL will announce the amount of money available, make a call for entries, and make an application and application guidelines available. Applications will be due mid-summer, and will be reviewed by an advisory panel. Recipients will be announced on October 10, the anniversary of Larry’s passing.
I entered the competition, but admittedly I lack the serious in-the-lineup photos that make for good spreads in surf mags. Oh well, maybe next year, after I buy that SPL water housing I have my eye on….
Relatedly, Surfer Mag Photo Editor and Follow The Light judge Peter Taras weighs in on The State of Surf Photography in 2009. He gets asked a million questions a day by up-and-coming surf photogs. This is Taras’ attempt at defining new trends and what’s hitting/missing, first through photo examples and then words as he gets to the technical side of things. Inneresting.
Nice info by Peter Taras. Too bad he didn’t give tips on shooting in dark water or how to shoot when it is foggy for 3 months straight.
This post makes me want SPL housing, but it would be hard to trade in surf time to photographer surfers riding waves I would rater slide myself.