Here are a few places my images appeared recently. On ESPN, Surfline.com, Canadian Press Agency, and recently a cover for the Atlantic Current magazine.
December 1, 2013 | Categories: Action Sports, athlete, Atlantic Current, Beach, Editorial, ESPN.com surfline.com, Florida, Florida Surfing, Hurricane, Marketing Photos, Palm Beach, Portraits, South Beach Surfing, South Florida | Leave A Comment »

Here are a handful of shots where my work has appeared locally and around the world. Included is a write up with Eastern Surfing Magazine about a wave shot with a flash, images published on EPSN.com, various images published in publications for Fanatic paddleboards and also my interview with a school in the UK about my images appearing in National Geographic!
February 24, 2013 | Categories: Action Sports, Ad Agency, Advertising and Design, athlete, benjhicks.com, commercial photographer, Delray Beach, Eastern Surfing Magazine, ESPN.com surfline.com, Florida Surfing, Magazine, Paddle Boarding, Sports, Surfing | Leave A Comment »
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.
January 12, 2013 | Categories: Action Sports, athlete, Beach, Ben Hicks, Ben Hicks Boca Raton Photographer, Creative, ESPN.com surfline.com, Florida, Florida Surfing, island water sports, Marketing Photos, Sports, Surfing, Surfing photographer | Leave A Comment »
Hurricane Sandy literally created a huge stir in many ways around the Atlantic. Here are some images that were shot, ran, involved in, published, etc….

Featured cover image on the home page of Surfline.com

ESM.com

ESPN.com

Contents page of Dec issue of ESM magazine. Aerial of Deerfield Beach.

Main image for all marketing for The Deerfield Beach Surf Festival to Benefit Hurricane Sandy Victims.

IWS T-shirt. Sales to benefit Sandy Victims.
November 15, 2012 | Categories: Action Sports, Boca Raton Photographer, Eastern Surfing Magazine, ESPN.com surfline.com, Florida Surfing, Fort Lauderdale, Hurricane, Magazine, Marketing, Marketing Photos, Palm Beach, Sunrise, Surf Photography, Surfing, Surfing photographer, Surfline.com | Leave A Comment »

Recently I was hired on a trip to chase the waves of Hurricane Leslie in the Atlantic Ocean. We took a flight to Eleuthera, Bahamas start the chase all over the island for 5 days. You can read more each days stories here: http://slavetothewave.com/ben%20hicks/
Scroll to the posts labeled Bahamas.
Also below are some of the published images from the trip so far in different publications.
September 7, 2012 | Categories: Action Sports, ESPN.com surfline.com, Marketing Photos, Sports, Surf Photography, Surfing, Surfing photographer, Surfline.com, Travel Photographer | Leave A Comment »
Last week the South Florida surfing community got another suggestion that the start of this winter is gonna be another good one as we got a little pulse. Here is a shot ran on Surfline.com of Local ripper Tanner Strohmenger getting some tube time in. Check it out here:
November 15, 2011 | Categories: Ben Hicks, ESPN.com surfline.com, Palm Beach, South Florida, Surfing | Leave A Comment »
No name storm images on Surfline.com as Matt Oberman and I score a session to ourselves…
October 14, 2011 | Categories: ESPN.com surfline.com | Leave A Comment »
Photo: by Shane Leon
The shot above really shows how a fisheye lens can really distort wave size and make things look a lot different than shooting other angles. The top photo was ran in ESM as a feature on Hurricane Katia along with the ones below. Brian Noel, Tanner Strohmenger, Matt Oberman, Cheyne Cottrell and I traveled up to Sebastian Inlet very early in anticipation of the rising swell of Hurricane Katia. Upon arriving at the beach we were pretty disappointed with the dismal conditions and nearly drove back home. Instead we made the most of it and I went out for a swim with the crew. Only to find out that the moon jellies infestation was in full effect and all of us were itching within minutes. I had to get creative and told Tanner and Brian to pull in on the inside bowls. My friend Shane Leon, caught a shot at the same time of the shot published above, so you can really see how it went down and how tiny the waves were. Shot with a Canon Mark 3, Tokina 10-17 mm lens inside an Aquatech DV4 housing and LP1 port, 1/1000 sec f10 manual focus, ISO400. Good work Brian!



September 20, 2011 | Categories: ESPN.com surfline.com | Leave A Comment »
We finally got our first pulse to turn on the bigger spots this past week. The season has officially started. Here are a few shots that were ran online on ESPN and Surfline.com
November 17, 2010 | Categories: ESPN.com surfline.com | 1 Comment »

Check out local Cheyne Cottrell as we scored a little session in Palm Beach on Monday published on Surfline.com in Ides of March.
March 5, 2009 | Categories: ESPN.com surfline.com, Florida Surfing, island water sports, Palm Beach Reef Road, Surfing photographer, Surfline.com, West Palm Beach | 1 Comment »

Will Tant

Cheyne Cottrell

Hira
The always smiling Bob from Boca Surf and Sail

Hira

Wednesday morning we charged it early to get some good light with the rising swell hitting our coast. Meeting up with Cheyne Cottrell, his buddy Will Tant, Matt Oberman, Wesley Desouza, and Tahitian Hira Teriinatoofa, we caught the quick swell window. On the beach it was about 40 degrees, which was not exactly was I am used to. It was a beutiful day! All images copyright © 2009 Ben Hicks
January 22, 2009 | Categories: Action Sports, Delray Beach, Editorial, ESPN.com surfline.com, Florida, Florida Surfing, island water sports, South Florida, Sports, Surf Photography, Surfing | Leave A Comment »
Wesley Desouza
Peter Mendia
Matt Oberman
Jensen Callaway
Cheyne Cottrell
The swell was still in the water and so was the push to get some shots. Matt and I have been about 0 for 10 and it was about time we got two solid days of shooting in. Headed up with Cheyene mid-morning with the call being Jupiter area. All the boys were there, packed together, taking off one after another. Not nearly as good as the day before but still good conditions to shoot in.
November 25, 2008 | Categories: Action Sports, Eastern Surfing Magazine, ESPN.com surfline.com, Florida Surfing, Juno pier, Palm Beach, South Florida, Sports, Surf Photography, Surfing photographer, Surfline.com | Leave A Comment »
Scott Posner
Wesley Desouza
Cheyne Cottrell
Baron Knowlton
Dave Leonard
Peter Mendia
Peter Mendia
Peter Mendia
John Cammack
Matt Oberman
Matt Oberman
Last week a few of the stars aligned and South Florida actually got good. I headed up to search with Wes and Matt, meeting up with rest of the state of south fl to find some prestine conditions to shoot in. I really wanted to shoot water but the currents just weren’t right. Two sessions throughout the day provided for some great shots not to mention shooting some of the best in Florida. Here are a bunch and please no stealing the images with out contacting me first. Thanks!
November 25, 2008 | Categories: Action Sports, Editorial, ESPN.com surfline.com, Florida Surfing, island water sports, Palm Beach, Palm beach Photography, Palm Beach Reef Road, South Florida, South Florida Action Sports Photographer, Sports, Surf Photography, Surfing, Surfing photographer | Leave A Comment »