Florida Surfing History Exhibition Portraits
Florida Surfing History Exhibition contacted me to do some portraits of Local Surfboard Shaper Mike Pechonis for their upcoming opening on March 16-17 at FAU University Galleries in Boca Raton, FL
Interior Architecture: Castle Tile, Marble & Granite
Castle Tile, Marble & Granite once again hired us to shoot shoot some of their finished projects. Here is one of the residences.
Eastern Surfing Magazine – Cheyne Cottrell
First swell of the year and Cheyne and I linked up at our local spot. Using a 70-200 lens in my aquatech housing on my Canon 1d mark 3
2011 10 Frames per second – A look into my lens in 2011
A short video on some of the shots I took at 10 frames a second throughout 2011 from around the world. Enjoy! www.bocaratonphoto.com www.benjhicks.com
Photo shoot with the dominating Flegel Brothers. Noah – Current Junior World Wakeboarding Champ and Keenan – Current World Wakesurfing Champ
Photo shoot with the dominating Flegel Brothers. Noah – Current Junior World Wakeboarding Champ and Keenan – Current World Wakesurfing Champ. Including Noah’s 900, the youngest ever to complete the move.
A couple shots published from Tropical Storm Brett
A tropical storm Brett provided the surf starved community throughout the East coast, I headed up the coast a bit to shoot with Tanner Strohmenger and Ryan Heavyside. These two shots were ran recently on Easternsurf.com
Local South FL Wedding….
I recently was asked to capture a few wedding moments from my friend and fellow shooter in Deerfield Beach Florida. I never complain when they want to shoot the romantic shots on the beach!
Quiksilver Roxy Surf Camps / Living Water Surf School
Once again we were contacted to provide the individual and groups photos for every surfer that attends anyone of the 11 1 week camps in either Pompano Beach or Boca Raton FL. Good times as always and tons of smiles….
Cheyne Cottrell and the Hurricane Guide on ESM
As this year comes into prime hurricane chasing season for the Surfers in the Northeast Atlantic, Eastern Surfing Magazine ran a Guide. Here is a shot of Cheyne Cottrell from last year chasing it all the way to Long Island from South FL…. we scored!
Surfers for Autism 2011 Special Edition Limited Prints
This year based a little on popular demand and also me wanting to do something different, I came up with a SFA special edition print series. As many of you know I cover all of the Surfers for Autism Events, giving them photo coverage and also new this year, Gopro as well. Spicing it up, I threw in a Limited print series that will feature a print of mine representing each event that will be sold during the event at the raffle / merchandise tent. The prints are matted, signed and packaged and sell for $30. Surfers for Autism gets 50%. With 4 events already in the books we have already nearly sold out at every event. Get your print today and support SFA! Here are the last 4 from Deerfield, Juno, Stuart, and Cocoa.
South Florida Wedding – Boca Raton, FL
My good friends Tony and Niki recently tied the knot! I NEVER shoot friends weddings but they are so close to me and with a simple wedding I decided to take it on. Here are few of two of my fastest friends (they are both Elite athletes).
Nature shots from Shark Valley in the Florida Everglades
As I continue to grow my Fine Art business I continue to find new places and angles to shoot our natural surroundings, especially living in South Florida. Here are a few shots from a recent trip down to Shark Valley.
Hurricane Igor Published shots…
Last week in short notice we hopped on a plane to NYC to chase the rising swell from Hurricane Igor churning out in the Atlantic Ocean. We met up with our awesome host Justin Gallo who hosted us in his Brooklyn apartment while his girlfriend Alexa put up with us for the 4 days! Great people. We searched from New Jersey to Long Island, New York and were rewarded. Here are some of the shots that were ran online. In the coming months the better ones will be run in Print.
ESPN http://espn.go.com/action/photos/gallery/_/id/5604013/hurricane-igor-gallery
Surfline.com http://www.surfline.com/surf-news/hurricane-igor-surf-photos_47918/
ESM http://www.easternsurf.com/feature_phlogging11/
http://www.easternsurf.com/feature_igor3/
A few recent architecture shots…..
Here are a few recent architecture shots that were shot around South Florida for my clients. A renovated church, Interior lobby, Kiddie Academy playground, and a BB&T drive through. Sorry for the lack of posts but I have had a crazy schedule!
Bike America Visuals at the South Florida Bike Expo
This past weekend one of my clients Bike America had their first Bike Expo debut in South Florida. Here are some shots with the signs we made for it.
Boca Raton Photography and Design
Sunday House wedding with my buddy Nate in Delray Beach, FL
My buddy Nate asked if I could come over and give him a hand with a small wedding at the Sunday House in Delray Beach, FL. It’s such a cool little spot! Here are a few shots….
Faces of Little League Baseball
I forgot how serious little league was when I was little. Here are some faces of the game and a couple action shots from a shoot last week…
Seen on NBC nightly news with Brian Williams as official photog for Surfers for Autism
As many of you already know I do a lot of photo work for my favorite charity non-profit Surfers for Autism. As the official photographer and a sponsor of SFA we were shooting stills during the taping for the NBC Nightly news piece on Surfers for Autism this past spring. Proud to be a part of it! Check it out. It originally aired the evening of July 8, 2010.
Boca Raton Photography and Design serving all of South FL and beyond!
Cover for Special Needs Parenting Magazine
A recent cover for Special Needs Parenting Magazine of Don Ryan, chairman and president of Surfers for Autism and surf star Austin at the NBC taping for the Nightly News that aired July 8, 2010.
A few shots from a recent wedding with a buddy of mine…
Here are few shots from a wedding down in Pompano Beach, FL!
Billabong/Surfers for Autism Fashion Show at Dada’s Delray Beach
This past week, Surfers for Autism had our first Fashion show benefit put on by host sponsor Billabong. They did an outstanding job and we had a packed house. There were people standing in the street watching the show. Thanks for all the support. Visit our Facebook page for all the images. Here are some images…
Surfers for Autism on Surfline’s week in Review
The entire Ohana surf shop mega volunteer team from the Stuart Event made the Surfline Week in Reivew last week. What a crew!
