Jonathan Chapman travels Highway 1

Jonathan has been enjoying summer with a 10 day trip from LA to San Fran on historic Highway 1.  Somewhere along the way, he had time to shoot the Bixby Bridge in Big Sur just before sundown.  Jonathan will be adding new photos from the trip soon, stay tuned & visit the blog.

©Jonathan Chapman Photography

Shaun Fenn's Surfer Portraits featured on Liquid Salt

©Shaun Fenn

 “Surfing is a special kind of madness, a feeling for the sea, a combination of love, knowledge, respect, fear- instinctive perception gained through repeated contact.”
-Tom Curren - three time World Surfing Champion

Locals and Legends is a series of over 50 portraits taken by photographer Shaun Fenn of the many personalities that inhabit the San Onofre surfing area. Some are legends, some just regulars – but all have an interesting story and are full of stoke.  The work is a collaboration between Shaun & Glenn Sakamoto, of the online pub Liquid Salt.

This project was very close to Shaun's heart since he grew up in Dana Point and spent time surfing Lower Trestles.  Many of the locals were household names Shaun knew from growing up, and with the help of Barry Haun and Dick Metz from the Surfing Heritage Museum in San Clemente, they compiled an organic list of individuals that surely had to be part of the project.  

With any personal project, there are a variety of emotions a photographer goes through when creating the work.  Read more about Shaun's focus, passion, & perseverance in the interview on Liquid Salt.