Guides, tips and stories for athletes and the photographers who shoot them
Surf Spots
Surf travel guide to Rio Mar, San Carlos, Panama: the beach and point break closest to Panama City, real lodging and food prices, seen October 2026.
Surf Spots
Surf travel guide to Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica: the Playitas and Palo Seco breaks beside the national park, real lodging and food prices, seen October 2026.
Stories
Bangladesh's Asian Games debut, Maui windsurfers dominate Fiji, and California's new desert wave pool opens.
Photography Tips
How buying sports photos online works on Surf Snaps: browse free, spot yourself, pay per photo from $8 and download the full-resolution file.
Photography Tips
Surfed this morning and want the photos? Search Surf Snaps Explore by surfing, break and date to find a photographer's gallery and download yours.
Stories
Do not know who shot your NYC Marathon photos? Search Surf Snaps Explore by running, New York and November 1, 2026 to find galleries from the course.
Photography Tips
Looking for photos of yourself at a game, race or session? Search Surf Snaps Explore by sport, location and date, with no account needed to browse.
Photography Tips
Find your race photos by searching Surf Snaps Explore by sport, place and date. Here is how to search, spot yourself and download the full file.
Techniques
Panning, anticipating moments, working in crowds and handling changing light: what a marathon teaches you about shooting hockey, soccer, surf and more.
Photography Tips
A year-round calendar of 12 NYC races worth shooting after the marathon, from turkey trots to the Brooklyn Half, with dates to confirm.
Stories
A timeline of NYC Marathon Sunday, from the 5 a.m. closures to the last finishers after dark, with a call for photographers to share their stretch.
Stories
Charity teams raise money and want to share the journey. Here is how photos from the NYC Marathon support fundraising updates and thank-yous.