Guides, tips and stories for athletes and the photographers who shoot them
Surf Spots
Hawaii Island splits its surf down the middle: Hilo's black sand river mouth at Honoli'i on the wet east side, and Pine Trees on the sun-drenched Kona Coast. Neither gets the photographer traffic Oahu or Maui does.
Surf Spots
Hanalei Bay's winter swell, Shipwreck Beach's summer south shore surf, and Kealia Beach on the east side: how Kauai's three coasts each carry their own season, and why that makes the Garden Isle worth checking year-round.
Surf Spots
Three of the world's most demanding surf breaks sit within a twenty-minute drive on Maui's north side. Where to shoot Honolua Bay's cliffside barrels, Hookipa's windsurfing lookout, and Jaws' rare 70-foot swells, safely.
Photography Tips
Interest in race photos drops fast after the first week, but a properly tagged gallery keeps selling for weeks longer than a social post ever could. Here is how to publish fast, repost smart, and let search extend the sales window.
Locations
From the Big Apple Triathlon's Hudson River swim to CIBBOWS at Brighton Beach and the 28.5-mile 20 Bridges Swim around Manhattan, here is where New York's triathlon and open water swimming scene actually happens, and how to shoot each leg differently.
Locations
Van Cortlandt, the oldest public golf course in America, the 36-hole Pelham Bay and Split Rock complex, and the Hudson-side Chelsea Piers driving range: where to shoot golf in a city most photographers never think of as a golf town.
Photography Tips
CrossFit Union Square, Brooklyn Boulders and Church Street Boxing Gym all run their own community events and competitions that need better photos than a phone on a shelf. Here is how to pitch the partnership and get paid for it.
Photography Tips
Basketball City, ZogSports, Gotham Volleyball and the Millrose Games at The Armory keep New York's games running all winter indoors. Here is where to shoot once the outdoor season slows down, and what changes about your settings.
Techniques
Shutter speed, aperture, ISO and panning explained for sports shooters, with specific settings for midday turf fields, dawn park sessions, indoor courts and race morning crowds around New York.
Equipment
What actually matters when buying gear for sports photography, from burst rate and autofocus to why a 70-200mm lens beats a fancier camera body, plus a realistic starter kit and what to skip until you actually need it.
Photography Tips
Hourly rate, flat fee, or price per photo: how sports photography actually gets priced, what the real per-photo numbers look like, and how to set a price on Surf Snaps that neither scares off buyers nor leaves money on the table.
Photography Tips
CRCA, Fast and Fabulous and Five Borough Bicycle Club all ride on a fixed weekly schedule. Here is how to turn one of those standing rides into a repeatable shoot, how to pitch the partnership, and how to sell the photos afterward.