Monster Waves… Tricky Lighting… Astounding risk… Timeless Photographs.
“The Shorebreak Art of Clark Little” is nothing short of epic. Getting inside, over and under 30-40 foot waves is no small feat, especially with bulky camera equipment, and a goal of finding that perfect angle and lighting condition that makes a perfect shot.
(all images copyright Clark Little, used with permission)
Clark Little is pretty well known today as the foremost shorebreak art photographer (his art has been seen on “Good Morning America”, and featured in a number of glossy magazines all over the world). But as much as we like the fantastic shots of various wave’ innards, we are even more impressed to see him pitched against dangerous, massive amounts of water – violent waves, where you only have a moment to make that shot and to get out of the harm’s way.
With exclusive permission of Clark Little Photography we publish today the rarely-seen photographs of Clark Little heading with his camera into…
Into the Vortex!
(Clark with his camera “inside” and “under” the waves)
Encounter with a Wave (almost alien-like in intensity, if you ask me):
The Result: Out of This World
A glorious, almost Mandelbrot-like complexity is simply striking in this “Glitter” photograph (our favorite):
Unusual, over-saturated colors show up inside crystal clear waves, reflecting kaleidoscopic world around them:
There is also a place for pure abstraction, even psychedelic touches:
This image is titled “The Twelve Disciples” – see if you can spot some faces inside that wave, too:
Here is perhaps his most famous image: the wave’s “mohawk”, an amazingly colorful splash, featured recently inside National Geographic magazine:
Another singular splash:
Inside the belly of the beast: “The Twister” photograph shows what a violent wave is made of -
Even in the absence of killer monster waves, the shorebreak art can look slightly alien… Here is the little “Frosty” guy:
(all images copyright Clark Little)
The Book! The Ultimate Spectacular Photo Book!
Can’t get the computer screen wide enough and HD TV capable enough to give justice to Clark Little’s slices of glorious wave eye-candy? Well, now you can order his book, a coffee table-sized huge book, in fact arguably a “mother of all coffee table books”: 182 pages, over 100 photographs, 12×12 size, weighing close to 7 pounds.
Make sure you own a coffee table big enough to do this book justice (you might have to move your coffee cup closer to the edge, but then you might be already seating at the edge of your seat – with excitement over Clark Little’s fantastic images).
(Clark Little with Jack Johnson (musician) and Kelly Slater (9-time Surfing World Champion) at book signing)
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Those are incredible! Beautiful!
This is so interesting. in a day of over-saturated media….this made me stop for five minutes. Respect to Clark Little. His camera looks incredible. I’m wondering what kind of equipment keeps his shots crisp as well as crystal-like. One would think when fighting waves there would be evidence (water/blur on the lens) that would interfere with a shot. Method to the madness I guess. Clark Little has definitely got this one down.
Boom shakalaka boom boom, problem sloevd.
Thanks for the insight. It bngris light into the dark!
Kelly is the 11-time World Champion.
Absolutely gorgeous, I could look at these photos all day if life didn’t demand I attend to other things. I love each and every shot.
If my problem was a Death Star, this article is a phootn torpedo.
the photographer is really a great adventure, really love his work.
My God Almighty. It is as it was meant to be seen. I have seen this in life, diving in Hawaii, Molokai, Catalina! A long time ago in a life that far away. I is as I remembered it. I wonder what it would feel like to sit, as you were in one of these pics, on the beach waiting for a 50 ton wave to smack you in the face. You are a hero! I loved every one of these pictures. You have found were you were intended to be. God Love you and Keep You safe!
Never seen a bteetr post! ICOCBW
i dig pictures of waves and water like these. the colors in these photo are dynomite!!! nicely done
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