The Waves of Hawaii

Received this email from a good friend of mine in Salt Lake City, UT. I know I’ve seen the work of Clark Little before but I wanted to capture it here. Click on the photo of Clark to be taken to his website or just click on the link below.

http://www.clarklittlephotography.com/

Waimea Bay shore-break surfing pioneer, husband, and father of two, Clark Little has gained nationwide recognition for his photography on National Television. It all started in 2007 when Clark's wife wanted a nice piece of art to decorate a wall. Voluntarily, Clark grabbed a camera, jumped in the water, and starting snapping away capturing the beauty and power of monstrous Hawaiian waves from the inside out.

"Clark's view" is a unique view of the ocean that most will only be able to experience safely on land while studying one of Clark's photos. Now with a camera upgrade and an itch to get that better shot, Clark has taken this on full time and has moved his office from land, to the inside of a barrel.

Since the recent stir of Clark's work, his images have been run on the Today Show, ABC World News Now, Nature's Best Photography, Paris Match(France), La Vie ( France ), Hana Hou (Hawaiian Airlines) magazine, Surfer magazine, Surfer's Journal as well as multiple publishers and newspapers in the U.S. and overseas.

These incredible images of waves in the Hawaiian Islands were taken by Clark Little, the number one photographer of surf.

He is dedicated to photographing the waves and has published a selection of his best images.

Sun glints off  wave
Clark Little/SWNS

Sand in surf
Clark Little/SWNS

This shot captures sand from the ocean's floor being swept up by a monstrous wave and resembles a sandstorm.

Little calls it the Sandmonster.

There were clouds of sand ten feet high and I'm standing there.
I'm holding on to my camera and my trigger as long as I can.
Then I have to jump into the cloud of sand to try to get out of danger's way.

His fans pay as much as $4,000 for his gorgeous photos.

Tubular shining
Clark Little/SWNS

Beach - surf crashes down
Clark Little/SWNS

Molten liquid gold
Clark Little/SWNS

White tumultuous water
Clark Little/SWNS

Splash - stunning shot
Clark Little/SWNS

Red mysterious shot
Clark Little/SWNS

Break - wave crashes down
Clark Little/SWNS

Beauty - water drops
Clark Little/SWNS

This shot is his favorite.

With a high shutter speed he caught the brilliant fanned effect of two waves  intersecting each other and throwing out this beautiful fan of water.

Perfect Waves: The Endless Allure of the Ocean Two other books you might like to check out by other photographers.

The Perfect Curl: Classic Waves from Around the World