adventuring

taken on a GoPro Hero3

I’ve been fortunate enough to have a GoPro Hero3 to test and take photos and video with the past few months and have had a blast incorporating it into my day to day activities, as I am out surfing or

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taken on a GoPro Hero3

I’ve been fortunate enough to have a GoPro Hero3 to test and take photos and video with the past few months and have had a blast incorporating it into my day to day activities, as I am out surfing or

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FEBRUARY

February was … fantastic.    Island exploring, island hopping, swimming with dolphins, and spending a lot of quality time in the water.

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FEBRUARY

February was … fantastic.    Island exploring, island hopping, swimming with dolphins, and spending a lot of quality time in the water.

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JANUARY

Here is an eclectic selection of images from my month of January… most of which was spent in the water, of course. A mix of GoPro and DSLR images from a few days spent in Kauai, Oahu, and the rest

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JANUARY

Here is an eclectic selection of images from my month of January… most of which was spent in the water, of course. A mix of GoPro and DSLR images from a few days spent in Kauai, Oahu, and the rest

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SEPTEMBER

3 weeks in OZ! So thankful to catch up with friends and “take a vacation” before the next adventure with Alison. Heaps of great times and for once, not many photos … so enjoy these few. ;)  

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SEPTEMBER

3 weeks in OZ! So thankful to catch up with friends and “take a vacation” before the next adventure with Alison. Heaps of great times and for once, not many photos … so enjoy these few. ;)  

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On an Island in the Middle of Beqa Lagoon

Welcome to Yanuca Island! Home to a quaint strip of shell-ridden beach line, lofty palm trees, and crystal clear water. Alison and I spent about two weeks soaking in some sun, exploring the island, meeting the villagers of the other

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On an Island in the Middle of Beqa Lagoon

Welcome to Yanuca Island! Home to a quaint strip of shell-ridden beach line, lofty palm trees, and crystal clear water. Alison and I spent about two weeks soaking in some sun, exploring the island, meeting the villagers of the other

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Blue Duck Station

I thought I was going to go crazy when we first arrived at the most landlocked location on the north island of New Zealand – Blue Duck Station. 10 days away from the ocean!? Sounds great! I don’t think I

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Blue Duck Station

I thought I was going to go crazy when we first arrived at the most landlocked location on the north island of New Zealand – Blue Duck Station. 10 days away from the ocean!? Sounds great! I don’t think I

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new zealand

Hopped off to New Zealand for 3 weeks, for some more projects with Alison’s Adventures. Some of the highlights included digging holes and basking in the heat pools at Hot Water Beach in Hahei, after a chilly sunset kayak, staying

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new zealand

Hopped off to New Zealand for 3 weeks, for some more projects with Alison’s Adventures. Some of the highlights included digging holes and basking in the heat pools at Hot Water Beach in Hahei, after a chilly sunset kayak, staying

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hey hey byron bay

Out and about with Alison from Alison’s Adventures.  Check out some of her blogs from our adventures here: http://alisonsadventures.com/blog/welcome-to-the-arts-factory/ … she does hula, everywhere! Alexander Frings, water photographer. Teamed up with Dan Hewitt and Kirstin Scholtz for a day! Toshie from MC

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hey hey byron bay

Out and about with Alison from Alison’s Adventures.  Check out some of her blogs from our adventures here: http://alisonsadventures.com/blog/welcome-to-the-arts-factory/ … she does hula, everywhere! Alexander Frings, water photographer. Teamed up with Dan Hewitt and Kirstin Scholtz for a day! Toshie from MC

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bushin’ it with cockatoo paul

Cockatoo Paul is your ultimate Australian bushman. He’s a one man band that can do anything and everything. You wouldn’t be able to walk 1 meter with him through the “weeds” in your backyard, before he would be stopped dead

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bushin’ it with cockatoo paul

Cockatoo Paul is your ultimate Australian bushman. He’s a one man band that can do anything and everything. You wouldn’t be able to walk 1 meter with him through the “weeds” in your backyard, before he would be stopped dead

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off to OZ … again!

Off to shoot some photos and video’s for Alison’s Adventures, an upcoming adventure web series that is kicking off in Byron Bay during their film festival.   So stoked to be going back, sooner than I ever imagined, to go

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off to OZ … again!

Off to shoot some photos and video’s for Alison’s Adventures, an upcoming adventure web series that is kicking off in Byron Bay during their film festival.   So stoked to be going back, sooner than I ever imagined, to go

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Waipio Valley

An early morning adventure down to Waipio Valley.  Wave size, glassy conditions and swell direction were a sweet, pre-sunrise surprise, but absolutely impractical to shoot in the water with the ripping currents and overhead, picture-perfect barrels breaking over 5ft of

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Waipio Valley

An early morning adventure down to Waipio Valley.  Wave size, glassy conditions and swell direction were a sweet, pre-sunrise surprise, but absolutely impractical to shoot in the water with the ripping currents and overhead, picture-perfect barrels breaking over 5ft of

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DECEMBER

Best acai bowls ever @ Basik Acai in downtown Kailua-Kona.   This is their Islander Bowl with kiwi and bee pollen. A late afternoon session at Pine Trees with the lovely Alison Teal! Sunset magic at Kua Bay. Mike, finally

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DECEMBER

Best acai bowls ever @ Basik Acai in downtown Kailua-Kona.   This is their Islander Bowl with kiwi and bee pollen. A late afternoon session at Pine Trees with the lovely Alison Teal! Sunset magic at Kua Bay. Mike, finally

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a week in Oahu

A week on Oahu … spent eating delicious poke bowls, sleeping on multiple floors, avocado toast, bbq’s, polo, meeting new people, trespassing in a sunflower field, encounters with Wahaiwa’s finest on THEBUS, hiking Koko Head barefoot, eating Costco samples for

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a week in Oahu

A week on Oahu … spent eating delicious poke bowls, sleeping on multiple floors, avocado toast, bbq’s, polo, meeting new people, trespassing in a sunflower field, encounters with Wahaiwa’s finest on THEBUS, hiking Koko Head barefoot, eating Costco samples for

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random bits of november: goodbye australia

It’s funny how when the summer turns on, it really turns ON. The remainder of November consisted of meagre surf stifled by onshore winds, crowded beaches, 4:30AM sunrises, dealing with my wallet getting stolen then returned, spontaneous outings, and packing

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random bits of november: goodbye australia

It’s funny how when the summer turns on, it really turns ON. The remainder of November consisted of meagre surf stifled by onshore winds, crowded beaches, 4:30AM sunrises, dealing with my wallet getting stolen then returned, spontaneous outings, and packing

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vicco

Fun times down around Ocean Grove at surf breaks to be unnamed.

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vicco

Fun times down around Ocean Grove at surf breaks to be unnamed.

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Melbourne

Can this semester in OZ get any better?! Spring break week hit and I headed down to Melbourne, Victoria to explore the city for a few days before meeting with uni friends in Ocean Grove. Couchsurfed the first night then

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Melbourne

Can this semester in OZ get any better?! Spring break week hit and I headed down to Melbourne, Victoria to explore the city for a few days before meeting with uni friends in Ocean Grove. Couchsurfed the first night then

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rock pools

Spontaneous trip to the rock pools in Currumbin with some uni friends.

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rock pools

Spontaneous trip to the rock pools in Currumbin with some uni friends.

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byron bay

The weekend couldn’t have gotten any better after this visit to Byron Bay, couchsurfing with some uni friends and sunrise shooting with our wonderful host, Dan. Check out his photoblog on Byron and his travels around the world!

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byron bay

The weekend couldn’t have gotten any better after this visit to Byron Bay, couchsurfing with some uni friends and sunrise shooting with our wonderful host, Dan. Check out his photoblog on Byron and his travels around the world!

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random bits of august

I can’t even begin to explain.

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random bits of august

I can’t even begin to explain.

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coolangatta

i am infatuated with this place … and of course that means there’s an unreal place to eat at: raw energy.

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coolangatta

i am infatuated with this place … and of course that means there’s an unreal place to eat at: raw energy.

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straddie

great intro session

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straddie

great intro session

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snapper rocks

can’t wait for a more sizeable day.

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snapper rocks

can’t wait for a more sizeable day.

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Cairns

1st week in Australia! Everyone who was part of Australearn started up in Cairns for the “bridging cultures program” which included orientation lecture sessions, day trips to a wildlife zoo, beach clean-up, and swimming around small slice of paradise in

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Cairns

1st week in Australia! Everyone who was part of Australearn started up in Cairns for the “bridging cultures program” which included orientation lecture sessions, day trips to a wildlife zoo, beach clean-up, and swimming around small slice of paradise in

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china walls

favourite new spot.

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china walls

favourite new spot.

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cruising with nadia

for a week in North Shore. check out the shell jewellery Nadia designs here!

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cruising with nadia

for a week in North Shore. check out the shell jewellery Nadia designs here!

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summer south

huge south swell hit Kona this weekend. keahi parker @ honls check out more here: http://www.vivantvie.com/Hawaii/KONA-South-Swell/

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summer south

huge south swell hit Kona this weekend. keahi parker @ honls check out more here: http://www.vivantvie.com/Hawaii/KONA-South-Swell/

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uppers

A south swell finally hit!

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uppers

A south swell finally hit!

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BAJA : spring break adventure

We camped on a cliff next to a small fisherman’s village above a (potentially) epic right point-break. The S swell never hit like we had hoped, but it sure was an adventure to crave for again. Ruby summation of our

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BAJA : spring break adventure

We camped on a cliff next to a small fisherman’s village above a (potentially) epic right point-break. The S swell never hit like we had hoped, but it sure was an adventure to crave for again. Ruby summation of our

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lions among men | chapman university senior thesis

Drove up to Pfeiffer Beach in Big Sur for 2 nights to do some set stills for “Lions Among Men,” a Chapman University Senior Thesis directed by Traci Hays and shot by Greg Cotten.   Absolutely epic location.

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lions among men | chapman university senior thesis

Drove up to Pfeiffer Beach in Big Sur for 2 nights to do some set stills for “Lions Among Men,” a Chapman University Senior Thesis directed by Traci Hays and shot by Greg Cotten.   Absolutely epic location.

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shaws cove

SUP sessh in the company of friends, dolphins, and seals @ shaws cove.

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shaws cove

SUP sessh in the company of friends, dolphins, and seals @ shaws cove.

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big bear

Trip up to Big Bear with a group from Chapman!

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big bear

Trip up to Big Bear with a group from Chapman!

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joshua tree

Quick adventure to Joshua Tree. We all left Orange at 10pm, found a spot at 12am, set up some cameras, and tried to sleep in 26˚. Frozen toes. The next morning we left just after sunrise, hit up an AWESOME

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joshua tree

Quick adventure to Joshua Tree. We all left Orange at 10pm, found a spot at 12am, set up some cameras, and tried to sleep in 26˚. Frozen toes. The next morning we left just after sunrise, hit up an AWESOME

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BALI (part 3) Balangan & Uluwatu

Pretty obvious that it wasn’t the best season to take surf photos in Bali.  They weren’t as substantial as I had hoped for, but it was still tons of fun to shoot in the warm warm water. Uluwatu’s rip current

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BALI (part 3) Balangan & Uluwatu

Pretty obvious that it wasn’t the best season to take surf photos in Bali.  They weren’t as substantial as I had hoped for, but it was still tons of fun to shoot in the warm warm water. Uluwatu’s rip current

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BALI (part 2) Monkey Temple

Epic moped trip up to Ubud: Mopeds were $5 per day, farmer tan sunburns, multiple petrol fill-ups on the side of the road, monkey attacks at Monkey Temple, sweet deals on clothes/souvenirs, getting ripped off by police, and the best

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BALI (part 2) Monkey Temple

Epic moped trip up to Ubud: Mopeds were $5 per day, farmer tan sunburns, multiple petrol fill-ups on the side of the road, monkey attacks at Monkey Temple, sweet deals on clothes/souvenirs, getting ripped off by police, and the best

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BALI (part 1) Rapture Surf Camp

Since I had 4 days left before I had to be back in California, I flew over to Bali with my friend, Tim. We stayed at an AMAZING place: Rapture Surf Camps. If you’re ever down in Bali and want

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BALI (part 1) Rapture Surf Camp

Since I had 4 days left before I had to be back in California, I flew over to Bali with my friend, Tim. We stayed at an AMAZING place: Rapture Surf Camps. If you’re ever down in Bali and want

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malacca

Class trip to Malacca (Melaka), Malaysia for the weekend. Coconuts coconuts coconuts.

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malacca

Class trip to Malacca (Melaka), Malaysia for the weekend. Coconuts coconuts coconuts.

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singapore – group portrait video

For the month of January, I am in Singapore for a “Cross Cultural Exchange” Documentary production class. 15 Chapman students are here in a class with 22 Singaporean Chapman students at Ngee Ann Poly in Bukit Timah, so we’ve been

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singapore – group portrait video

For the month of January, I am in Singapore for a “Cross Cultural Exchange” Documentary production class. 15 Chapman students are here in a class with 22 Singaporean Chapman students at Ngee Ann Poly in Bukit Timah, so we’ve been

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singapore!

there’s an overwhelming amount of things to say about singapore – how awesome it is, what the culture is like, how cheap the food is, how excellent the public transportation is (not during rush hour), etcetc. all that i have

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singapore!

there’s an overwhelming amount of things to say about singapore – how awesome it is, what the culture is like, how cheap the food is, how excellent the public transportation is (not during rush hour), etcetc. all that i have

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mia kristin zara

waimea senior portrait photosession

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mia kristin zara

waimea senior portrait photosession

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