Grant Ellis Photography

2011-12-17T18:34:00.000-08:00

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Kolohe Andino Nicarugua 2009

2011-03-28T21:54:00.001-07:00

Dungeons South Africa

2011-03-05T07:06:00.000-08:00

This was the first time I saw Dungeons really big and stormy and it was crazy out there waves coming in from every direction being in the Zodiac with all my gear dodging waves and trying to get the shot was extremely challenging.

Old Man Lisbon 2001

2011-01-26T23:36:00.001-08:00

I met this old guy in a bar in Lisbon Portugal he helped me catch a thief.

Cardiff By The Sea

2011-01-26T21:11:00.001-08:00

This is my first test with my new equipment the Canon 5d markII

People

2011-01-24T21:07:00.001-08:00

Lucas Dirkse
Tiago Pires
Tory Barron
Shane Dorian
Ant 'Doc' Van der Huevel

Nathan Hedge JBay 2001

2011-01-18T07:42:00.000-08:00

I was looking through some old disks and came across this shot of Nathan Hedge surfing Supers in 2001 this was shot on a Kodak Canon DCS 520 it was the original digital camera for action photography.

Dane Reynolds Finless in JBay

2010-12-22T12:24:00.001-08:00

Dane Reynolds test driving a Tom Wegener adaption of the Alia at The Point at Jbay

Seagull

2010-12-22T12:18:00.000-08:00

Seagull flying over head while I was shooting Julie longboarding I did some photoshop work on it as a test and thought it turned out pretty interesting

Die Antwoord

2010-11-19T19:11:00.000-08:00

This is an amazing interview

RIP ANDY IRONS

2010-11-03T06:05:00.001-07:00

Andy you will be greatly missed. A true legend, Rest in Peace

Puerto Rico 2010

2010-10-28T18:48:00.000-07:00

Pat Gaduaskas at Middles Puerto Rico pre event warm up session

Warner Beach 2006

2010-10-24T12:07:00.000-07:00

This is the spot I grew up surfing. Warner Beach on the South Coast of Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa I shot this from my good friends apartment at first light

Mentawai's Kids 2006

2010-10-21T21:51:00.000-07:00

These guys were hanging out with me while I was shooting a perfect little right in the Mentawai's

Bruce Irons Portraits 2010

2010-10-18T19:32:00.000-07:00

Bruce Irons Portraits shot for his Surfer Profile

Benji Weatherly Mexico 2010

2010-10-18T19:26:00.000-07:00

Benji with a cheater five in a little tube in Mexico

Live Bait Dock San Diego Harbour 2007

2010-10-15T17:05:00.000-07:00

This was shot on early on a foggy morning as we were approaching the live bait dock
I really like the mood of the shot it was right before Halloween so if you look above the arrow you'll see a head on a spike, which adds to the feel of the shot

South Africa Post World Cup 2010

2010-09-23T21:05:00.001-07:00

Jeffery's Bay South Africa soccer practice at sunset in a field outside of JBay one week after the 2010 World Cup in South Africa

High Rocks Umkomaas

2010-08-29T21:15:00.000-07:00

A recent trip to the South Coast of Kwa-Zulu Natal I had a morning of surfing this with 2 other guys. This was due to the fact that it was Sardine season and bathing up and down the coast is banned. All Shark nets are removed and there is an abundance of sea life around, But how could you resist that.

Midlands KwaZulu-Natal

2010-08-15T13:48:00.000-07:00

Kez and Brandon at the lake on a diary farm in The Midlands form my most recent trip to the homeland

Julian Wilson Nicaragua

2010-08-10T23:01:00.000-07:00

I went to Nicarugua on a trip with Julian Wilson and Kolohe Andino to shoot stills Julian was filming for his movie Scratching the Surface. We were lucky enough to score this rare but perfect left

Leicester Square London

2010-06-01T07:22:00.000-07:00

I shot this in 1995 in London during a gloomy two month trip to England

Golden Gate Bridge San Francisco

2010-05-03T20:38:00.000-07:00

The Golden Gate Bridge shot from a ferry while crossing the San Francisco Bay just before it disappeared into the the fog.

Africa

2010-02-10T06:42:00.000-08:00

Giraffe in the Hluhluwe Imfolozi Game Reserve taken in 2008 on a trip home

Joshua Tree

2010-02-07T07:56:00.000-08:00

This was shot my first visit to Joshua Tree National Park

Dan Malloy

2010-02-05T16:52:00.000-08:00

Dan Malloy portrait for his Surfer Magazine profile shot near his home in Ojai California 2009

Kimball and Angie

2009-11-30T19:28:00.000-08:00

Kimball and Angie just got engaged and these are a few portraits I took of them awhile back

Silver Lake June California

2009-02-06T07:23:00.000-08:00

Silver Lake up near June Mountain

longboarder San Onofre

2009-02-06T07:14:00.000-08:00

Sinister Surf Club member going surfing at San O

Chris Malloy

2008-10-15T20:39:00.000-07:00

Chris picking photo's for the guest editor issue that He and Jack Johnson did together it was great gettin g to work with Chris he really cares about the out come and camped out at Surfer until it was done.

Bruce Irons Wins Eddie

2008-10-15T20:32:00.001-07:00

This is Bruce coming in after winning the Eddie I love this shot because it has Mickey Neilson on the right Bruce and Richard Wolcott celebrating and Kelly and the Wiamea church tower on the left

Matt Costa

2008-10-15T20:17:00.000-07:00

Matt Costa backstage at the Cosmic Creek Concert 2008

Winklespruit

2008-10-15T20:14:00.000-07:00

This is a surf spot near were I grew up I was luck enough to get it like this on a visit home last year

Andy Irons Indonesia 2006

2008-10-15T20:04:00.000-07:00

Andy Irons doing what he does best he didn't surf a lot on this trip but when he did it was always worth watching

Bruce Irons Indonesia 2006

2008-10-15T19:54:00.000-07:00

Bruce Irons Indo 2006 I was on a boat with Andy, Occy, Rasta and Luke Egan. We met up with Bruce Dane and Sean Cansdell and we hung out at the same breaks for a few days this was taken on a small day at HT's.

Gato Heroi

2008-09-24T07:09:00.000-07:00

Robbie Kegel and his roommate hanging out in the warehouse at 1653 Superior Ave Costa Mesa
The Headquater's of Gato Heroi Surfboards

2008-05-28T19:39:00.000-07:00

This was shot in Nicaragua in August 2007 at a surf spot called Colorado's. This is Cory Lopez doing what he does best

2008-05-28T19:33:00.000-07:00

This Image was Taken at Waimea Bay on The North Shore of Oahu in December 2003

2008-05-28T19:18:00.000-07:00

This was shot on the North Shore of Oahu during the winter of 2005/6 it is Laurie Towner pumping through the wave of the winter. It was a wave that found it's way in between Backdoor and Off The Wall and seemed to fool all the water photographers and all the Surfers. It is very very rare to get a wave come through on the North Shore with no photographers heads sticking out of it. This wave set Laurie's career in motion as a charger soon after this he went on to catch the wave of the year at Shipstern's in Tazmania. It appeared as a full sequence in Surfer magazine April 2006 Hawaii issue.

2008-05-28T19:10:00.000-07:00

This image was shot in Cardiff By The Sea California in 2007

2008-05-24T18:25:00.000-07:00

This is image was taken in July 2007 on a trip to South Africa with Dane Reynolds and Yadin Nicol. This surf spot is right near were I grew up and never used to get this good when I was young. But I guess the crazy Cyclone that wrecked the coast earlier in the year did some good by dumping all this sand in my home town.

2008-05-15T21:31:00.000-07:00

This was shot through the car window on a trip to Nicaragua in 2007

2008-05-13T21:05:00.000-07:00

This was taken in Baja California, during a drive back from Scorpion Bay in April 2007

2008-05-13T21:02:00.000-07:00

This image was taken in 2004 in Laguna Beach