Clark Little: Shorebreak

• Sand Monster
  "Picture taken in two feet of water at low tide. Because it is shallow, the sand is getting sucked up with the wave."
  Purchase print: Sand MonsterThough he was born in California in 1968 and later moved to the North Shore, Clark Little grew up in Oahu, Hawaii. Starting at a very young age, Clark had a unique talent for taking off on dangerous closeout shorebreak waves and surviving in one piece.
  
  
  

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• Looking Glass
  "A very glassy wave. Some of the coloring on the right is due to my daughter's inner tube on the other side of the wave."
  Purchase print: Looking GlassLiving vicariously through Clark's photographs is one of the only way non-surfers get to live the experience of being in the waves and witnessing those terrific colors exploding in bursts of light and water.
  
  
  

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• Explosion
  "A morning shot of a wave hitting backwash. 'Backwash' means a wave was coming back out to sea after hitting the shore and then collided with the next wave sending up the arch of spray."
  Purchase print: Explosion
  
  
  
  

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• Flying Honu
  "The turtles come close to shore to eat the seaweed off of the coral beds. They are very coordinated and keep an eye on the breaking waves just to their side.
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  Purchase print: Flying Honu
  
  
  

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• Memorial Day
  "Taken at Ke Iki shorebreak on the North Shore. People who know surfing might mistake it as the Pipeline."
  Purchase print: Memorial Day
  In the 80's and 90's he made his name as a pioneer of surfing at the Waimea Bay shorebreak.
  
  
  
  

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• The Shorebreak Art Of Clark Little
  Clark at work. A talented surfer, Clark photographs the exhilarating beauty of the North Shore of Oahu's shorebreak and presents it to the world. "I enjoy the power and beauty of the thick bombs that roll through," he says. "Now I can capture some of those heavy moments without getting slammed. Well, most of the time." On Nov. 16, Clark released his first book, The Shorebreak Art Of Clark Little. In the 182-page coffee table art book, Clark has included a collection of his popular photos as well as new images, each of which captures the power and beauty of Oahu's North Shore waves from the inside out.
  
  
  

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• Turquoise Beauty
  Already a capable surfer, Clark grabbed a camera, jumped into the waves and went about recording the beauty and power of the Hawaiian waves. What began as a family affair soon became a public boon when Clark decided to expose his images for all to enjoy.
  Purchase print: Turquoise Beauty
  
  
  
  

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• Marlin
  "Early morning sunrise picture of a wave hitting backwash and sending up a crazy arch that looks like the body of a marlin."
  Purchase print: Marlin
  
  
  

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• Kaleidoscope
  "Underwater photo of a peeling wave looking toward the shore."
  Purchase print: Kaleidoscope
  
  
  
  

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• Red Dirt
  "Winter of 2008-2009 there was a few weeks of constant rain and the North Shore water turned red from the red Hawaiian dirt. I saw an opportunity for some great pictures when the sun finally came out."
  Purchase print: Red Dirt
  With his shorebreak surfing experience in mind, Clark grabbed a camera, jumped in the ocean, and starting snapping away recording the beauty and power of Hawaiian waves for all to enjoy.
  
  
  

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