The 2009 Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau — December 8, 2009 Sitting in Brian Bielmann’s office, we were studying the weather warnings for Hawaii’s north shore. The swell coming toward us was for waves so big they would rip houses off their foundations and drag them out to sea. Brian’s brother, whose house was...
Monthly Archives: December 2009
Great post Michael. I don't even care about surfing and I was riveted. I went to your website to see the photos and I can see why you are so excited. They are stunning. Ah divine convergence of luck, talent, and timing! Congratulations. nevada
Right on Michael!
That's so cool the planets aligned for you – I was anticipating and watching the Eddie action from here in SB. The swell hit us on Wednesday and lit up Rincon on Thursday.
Magical stuff. – Kevin Steele
Great work as usual Michael. While not a surfer myself, it was worth slowly going through each image to soak them in; captivating.
Nice work captioning them to put things in some context for the viewer.
Thanks for the blogging efforts, inspiring stuff that encourages me to get out there, camera in hand and shoot something new. — Doug Cranmer
Seriously gorgeous work. I'm amazed at your photographs.
Sharon
Unbelievable athleticism and courage meets creative image making prowess to deliver jaw-dropping images to we land lubbers.
Thank you thank you!
Awesome pix.
Matt-Seattle