You clearly love to travel, where have you been and where have you captured some of your favourite images? I’ve been to most parts of Europe, Indo,  Australia and New Zealand. Europe Used to be at the top of my list, like places such as Italy, Germany and Spain but then I was just thrown back by New Zealand. It’s just a fantastic place with great people and the landscape is like nothing I’ve seen before.

How did you develop your photographic style? I can’t say I really developed it, but going to uni really opened my eyes to lots of different styles and photographers.

who are your influences? I don’t really keep track of many photographers, the odd ones would be Scott Schumann, Joe McNally, David Noton and bythom.com

Your most recent excursion to NZ, tell us about that? Well I work seasonally on the beach to earn the dollar so I always have 6 months free, so this winter I decided to cycle around New Zealand. I’ve always loved the idea of doing a long way round sort of thing but decided to take it slower so I’d have time to take photos and keep fit, so I swapped the motorbike for the pedal power. It all kind of went to plan, some days i thought i was going to cry from the pain and the constant rain on the west coast, but when the sun came out it was well worth it. In total I cycled about 2,000k as I stopped to work in the South Island. It’s bar far the most beautiful place I’ve been, and the hospitality is second to none!

What next? Well I’m moving to New Zealand to be with my girlfriend and hopefully do something photographic over there, so let’s see what the future holds.

Be sure to check out more of Jason’s images on his site.

www.jasonkellyphoto.co.uk

Ydna Boardriders & Rebel Waltz films present Surf film Premiere & Acoustic showcase.

The 14th Showing in Bournemouth is extra special to us as our good friend Jordan Gray (Mountain Feet) is playing an acoustic set along with other great local artists.

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Check out Steve’s addition to Wavelength Magazines march issue!

We are very proud of him and look forward to many more magazine features of his.

The photo may be small, but as I have always said, Steve is a grower and not a show-er.

Make sure you take a peek at the hard graft he’s putting in over these bitter few months.

http://seasickshots.tumblr.com/

Our buddy Jason has been spending this winter cycling around New Zealand and as he is pretty talented with a camera I thought I would get him to share some snaps from his journey. Enjoy.

See more of Jason’s work at  http://jasonkellyphoto.co.uk/

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I know you are a busy boy, so I will keep it snappy! So firstly about your practice, other than what we can see within your imagery, what does photography mean to you personally? and if you can, define how your style feels and looks to you.

Heavy question….Never thought about what it means, I guess it depends on what type of photography I’m shooting. I don’t think I could ever see it as a job because shooting surf is just an excuse to be in the water with my mates having fun so I guess it means everything as its all I ever want to do. I’m not sure if I have a style yet, I don’t think I have shot enough or learned enough. I want my images to be perfect whether that’s how sharp or well composed they are. When the boys are crowded round my camera after a session getting stoked on images it’s a pretty cool feeling but as soon as I get back home and look at them on my computer all I can think of is how I could do better so right now I’m going to say my style is improving?
Not sure if that really answers the question but I’m going to blame that on being Dyslexic.

What, when, who and where influences your practice?

What…. Hanging out with the boys in and out of the sea always gets me amped and their drive to get in the salt is pretty influential.
When….I think about shooting, wave shapes and position pretty much all the time.
Who….Its got to be the big man Mickey Smith that inspired me the most to get into it. There are too many other shooters to mention but again the boys I surf with are probably the biggest influence.
Where….Cornwall, easy as that, couldn’t be in a better place really.

Thank you Steve. It’s been a pleasure as always! We will be eagerly waiting on new shots that can be seen at;

http://seasickshots.tumblr.com/ Get on it.