Random beautiful island things!!!

Whales are AWESOME!!!!
Ladybugs hang out on my bags as i work...
I like shooting aframe waves and hanging on cliffs....

Little people catch waves too!

Loud Noises!!!!

Loud Noises of a lawnmower at 9 am wake me up...
bummed... hahah...
The grom takes a bomb... Seth slides a curl...
Butterflys mate in the grass.

Around the Island

Had a great drive yesturday...
Went to check out this little wave under the cliff.. Pretty fun...

Love in Hawaii......

I love L and L bbq

I love this slabs.....

I HATE Centipedes.....
I like how u can tell the surf is good by the amount of slaps at the top of the trail...

Rasta........

Dave Rastovich and I have been able to shoot a couple times together...
HE absolutely rips.......
Long couple of days and shooting..... Will update you here with some more Big Island stuff soon....
For now..... Learn from these lines!
Dave Rastovich Rocky Rights..

Misc. Collection.....

Couple random thoughts and videos...Had a great day shooting a great wave and watching whales all day...
Merry Christmas..

Jim Yarborough splits some boards in order to chamber them....



Boards arrive in Big Island and unpacking is half the fun of a new quiver...

Seth and I declare war on ALL centipedes in the yard... We are up to 3 now.....

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!

Merry Christmas!!! I hope this day and week find u with your loved ones and enjoying the season....
Gavin Beschen.... Owning Rocky point!!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!

Merry Christmas y'all!!!

A few random shots from the winter... Tonino Benson, Mason Ho, Dylan Graves, Dan Malloy turns, Tanner Gudauskas and friends...
Killed our first Centipede today.... I hate those things!!!

Carissa Moore

Carissa Moore Rips....





Carissa Moore Rips....
I have been shooting her since she was 12....Now I am shooting portraits of her and her mean truck as she sings out loud driving down the Kam Hwy...
Stoked to see her improve as a surfer and still be as humble as ever..... What an amazing young lady...

Sun is shining.....

Worked this past season with Balaram Stack.... You would know him from shredding recently and the TWS Cali Rally we did for Sector 9 this past year....
So here are a few fun shots of Bal killing it... I like the way he surfs....

Gavin's morning dog walk...
This season's beer pile.




Sun is shining.... Im really scared to try and surf cause the pain was soo intense last time....
Gonna stretch for an hour then paddle out... i really need it...... just to go marinate in the water for a bit will do me good......

The Plot Thickens....

The Plot thickens and so does my readership!!!!
Its raining here again in paradise... Day 4 and its starting to get to me... ugh... My shoulder isnt good enough to surf 6ft sunset and even if i did, all the septic tanks have been overflowed for a couple of days now and it would be terrrible to get staff yet again!
i was wishing i could be skating this ramp of shane beschens... but need to heal up for 2 more weeks before i can skate.....

SO....... Here is a letter from an aspiring artist.. Feel free to hit me up with any questions, comments or concerns you might have!


Hello Jon Steele
 
I’m still in high school and I live in a small town in the middle of a corn field (aka Indiana) but the odd thing is that I have a love for surfing. I also love taking pictures and taking pictures of my friends doing bmx. Seeing you doing what you love and having fun with it inspires me to do that same. I would just like to know if you have the time, what did you do to make it to were you are and how did you do it? Thank you for reading this and keep doing what makes you happy.
 
K.Smith
 
Aloha Kyle!!!

Thanks for your question and appreciate u checkin out my work and glad it inspires u!!!
BMX is fun and a great subject to shoot.. gett good at that and it carries over to any high speed action sports.. ie.. skating, motorcross etc..

I sacrificed alot to make the life i wanted to live... I am blessed to have a lot of help and support from my friends and family.
It is a long lonely trip but it is very rewarding and i dont have a boss telling me what to do. 
I went to film school and from there just kept shoooting my friends doin thier stuff (whether it be surfin/ skate/ moto / models)
I went out and chased every job i could and didnt take "no " for an answer! 
I surrounded my self around positive people who wanted to make a difference and who loved thier art... 


I think u know what to do, you stated it yourself.. Keep doin what makes u happy and the rest will fall into place... 
Hard work and ur love for ur work will be prevelent and people willl take notice.. 
Don't sell urself short, be proud of the work u create and keep a positive mental attitude to become the best in ur field..
You might have to work the shittiest jobs just to make ends met while ur honing in ur skills but the payoff is well worth it...

Hopefully this is some information u can use to progress ur career as a artist. and dont worry bout living in the middle of no where... Everywhere is somewhere, just a stepping stone. My career wouldnt be goin so well if i didnt come from a little town in Texas. :) 


Good luck and feel free to hit me up and keep reading my blogs. 
Aloha!!!

Moving along for the day... I have been very blessed to be working with Proctor Surfboards and Tamayo Perry for an upcoming project... Brandon Bunting picked up some slack as second camera and got a few shots of us working as well! Good times and great surfer... check it out!