April 2009 Update

The 2009 spring surf season has kicked into full swing in preparation for summer. This week I am down in Southern California covering the 2009 Nike 6.0 Lowers WQS 6 star prime from April 29th – May 2nd. This contest marks the 1st 6 star prime held on the mainland this year and is improved rating to 6 star prime from a 4 star in 2008.

I will be working alongside ASG events marketing coordinator, Sean Nielsen, and his talented team to deliver the best coverage of this event in year’s. Forecast for the event looks promising and should be a great event with some amazing surfing. I will be providing coverage for Surfing Magazine’s daily highlight reels, which get distributed to a wide range of media outlets. Also, I will be producing final day’s action for Fuel TV’s Weekly Update Show, Grind TV’s extended coverage of the event, and Vans podcasts from the event.

I recently returned from a trip down under to Tasmania and Western Australia. It was an amazing experience having the opportunity to travel to Australia. Hanging out with the Gudauskas Brothers, Timmy Reyes, Jordy Smith, Alek Parker, and the rest of the Vans and O’Neill team was an experience I won’t forget. Footage from this trip will be featured on vanssurf.com, a Jordy Smith profile on redbull.com, and various segments that will be featured on espn.com. Also, footage from this trip will be featured in the upcoming O’Neill Wetsuit Clinic due to be released in June.

After the Lowers contest I will be leaving on a trip to Mexico along with Transworld Surf staff photographer. This trip will be a great mix of talented surfer’s from Hawaii, Florida, and California. Stay tuned to see this footage in upcoming segments on espn.com, surfline.com, and Nelly’s Magic Moments.

Nelly’s Magic Moments is a new venture this year between myself and Dave Nelson featured on transworld’s new and improved website, transworldsurf.com. We will attempt to show the lifestyle of a surf photographer and the ups and downs of this challenging lifestyle and job.

Vans is the most amazing company in the world to work for and I want to give a special shout out to Scott Sisamis and Jared Abe from Vans. These guys have given me the most amazing opportunities these past couple of year’s and owe them a lot. Check out all of my Vans podcasts at vanssurf.com.