I love the feeling of tight space and synchronicity in this photo. It shows how much movement is involved by the team to make it work and how tight the space is. I especially love seeing the skipper, Charlie, steer over Amory’s shoulder while Amory is mid-action. It's a borderline claustrophobic feeling.
I also love that Amory is the main subject, as a photographer, it’s so awesome to see his main role on top of story creation.
I just love this shot. The boat looks pretty graceful given the conditions and if you need some bravado on the ocean, this does it for me.
Simply put, I was onto our chase boat with one hand holding on for dear life and the other using every muscle I had to keep the camera steady as I watched 25+ knot speeds in real-time. It took breaking an imaging stabilizer from the violent shaking to get this one!
My goal for the shoot was to get some really stunning imagery of the boat in full action, but I had low expectations given the time of year (typically, New England has a high-pressure in mid-summer). I was mentally preparing to shoot this in rather underwhelming conditions and we most definitely got the opposite… so the challenge went from trying to use photographic technique to fudge the story, to physical strength to hold on tight enough to not miss the insanely sick action that actually went down.
I’ve been shooting long enough to know the best thing I can do is stay out of the way and let the athletes do their thing. The less I’m in the frame of their eyes the better, and I can get involved in a peak action moment. These are professional athletes that excel in these realms so it's my job as a photographer to disappear and let it happen.
I love the feeling of tight space and synchronicity in this photo. It shows how much movement is involved by the team to make it work and how tight the space is. I especially love seeing the skipper, Charlie, steer over Amory’s shoulder while Amory is mid-action. It's a borderline claustrophobic feeling.
I also love that Amory is the main subject, as a photographer, it’s so awesome to see his main role on top of story creation.
Looking back, the reasoning lands squarely in the honor of being asked to come along for so many indescribable moments in people's lives – the kind that very few get the privilege of seeing. There’s peace in knowing my career has given me more stories of a lifetime than I ever dreamt possible. Photography certainly taught me to roll with whatever life throws at me. It's such a roller coaster ride that requires very tough skin in many different ways. Every other part of my life pulls from the strengths photography has taught me.
To highlight the connection between water and sports, we’ve brought together an internationally renowned freediver, a world champion freeskier, and professional offshore sailing team. Like water, these athletes move in unison with their mind, body, and the present moment. Together, these athletes bring to life their fullest expressions– like water, they flow.
We chose athletes who are not only the best at what they do but also align with 11th Hour Racing’s mission to protect and restore the ocean. We hired local storytelling teams who are also some of the best in the world. Each part of the production was carefully considered to come together as one holistic story.
