Team Polaroid Action Cam Watersports Team
Here are a bunch of images we created with the Team Polaroid Action Cam World Class Wake Athletes. Polaroid recently introduced a new line of action sports compact cameras. Capable of shooting 1080p HD video and high quality stills all in a compact cam capable of being mounting on nearly anything to capture all your action moments. We shot wake boarders Mike Dowdy, Harley Clifford, Noah Flegel and Wake Surfers Keenan Flegel and Jaqualine Fort. Dean Lavelle also did it all!
ESPN / Xgames.com Ben Hicks Portfolio Review
Apparently I like hues!
Here I am speaking in front of the crowd at my third annual Photos 2012 slideshow at Island Water Sports. Photo credit to Leon Legot!
Espn recently did an interview / portfolio review on my last year of shooting surfing around the world. Here are some screen shots from the article.
National Geographic Photo of the Day – Jan 6, 2013
National Geographic picking up one of my Loggerhead Sea Turtle shots as their photo of the day on their homepage on Jan 6, 2013. You can purchase this print and many others on my fine art site: www.benjhicks.com
Fanatic and I wish everyone a happy new year!
Here is a happy new year and merry xmas banner add featuring a shot of mine on Fanatics homepage.
Cover shot for Atlantic Current Magazine – 2 in a row for 2012
The Atlantic Current magazine continues to grow as a prominent South Florida Sports and Lifestyle read. I was stoked to get the first and now the second straight cover. This time with Jr. World Champ Wakeboarder Noah Flegel. Not an easy shot to achieve as I was being dragged about 2 feet behind him on a tube. I also had a ton of other shots in the mag, here are some tearsheets. Articles on Tanner Strohmenger, The Flegel Brothers and The ResolversI also created two of the ads in the magazine.
Photoshoot and Marketing Campaign for Barkan Method Hot Yoga
Recently I was asked to shoot an ad campaign that would feature Yoga guru and founder of The Barkan Method Hot Yoga for his two locations in South Florida. The campaign feature two standing ads in local Malls. We shot the images at the new Boca location. I then also created the two ads, one being life size.
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3rd Annual 10 FPS Photos 2012
Take a look at the 2012 edition of my 10 Frames Per Second (FPS) video which is a review of the last 12 months of shooting. Check out more with my 3rd Annual Photo Exhibit at Island Water Sports on Friday January 4, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. where I will present my most memorable images and describe what it took to get each shot. Win some cool stuff from Quiksilver and Electric while supporting the local Jr. Surfrider Foundation.
Atlantic Current Cover and spreads
A new mag has emerged in South Florida called The Atlantic Current. Many images of mine were chosen for the inside of the mag including the cover. Here are some screen shots…
U.S. Waterski Champioships
Recently I spent the day shooting the U.S. Waterski Championships for SportsPix. All the images go to potential clients, but here is an example.
Andy Mapple 6 time World Champion.
New Lifestyle image campaign with Salt Life brand
Recently Salt Life purchased a handful of images for use in their in house ad campaigns. Look for them at their retail stores. They will be featuring their team rider Cappy that I recently shot on a trip to Indonesia. Here are two images below that have been featured thus far. 
Surfers for Autism – Juno Beach
Here are couple shots from our favorite non profit we support making their 2012 14 tour stop at Juno Beach Florida.
Fanatic 2012 Brand Campaign: Spring Flatwater Photo Shoots
Fanatic SUP, a paddleboard company that produces some of the best paddleboards in the world once again had me shoot their 2013 flatwater SUP (standup paddleboard ) lineup as well as their kids boards. We did this years campaign in the beautiful waters of South Florida near Miami and also in Jupiter, Florida. We had great conditions and I had some great models to work with. Thanks to everyone involved with all their hard work for making it a huge success. We also shot HD video interviews and also HD action videos with our GoPro’s.
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Coverage for Eastern Surfing Magazine of the Florida Surfing History Exhibit that also is home to some of my work
After being asked to have my work shown in the first officially gathered Florida Surfing Exhibit, Eastern Surfing Magazine asked if I would do a portrait for their latest issue. Here is the image run in print.
Spring Trainging – St. Louis Cardinals and Springfield Cardinals Baseball coverage for the SpringField News-Leader
Recently I covered the St. Louis Cardinals and Springfield Cardinals Baseball clubs in Jupiter, FL for the Springfield New-Leader news for the last week of spring training for the two teams.
Here are some shots that were published:
