How did you realize surf photography was what you wanted to do?

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Todd Glaser · Answer

Hey everyone. Let's see, the question is, how did you realize your photography was what you want to do? I first started doing surf photography or making pictures when I was in Surf. PE in high school we had the option to take in Surf PE which would basically mean we'd go to the beach instead of run laps around the track which is really cool. It's kind of something native to San But I just loved being in the water. I really appreciated waking up early and going surfing with my friends and surf photography kind of gave me a way to not only like document the sessions my friends and I were having but also still being the water with them. I never just wanted to be on on the land, looking all my friends riding waves. So I thought if I was in the water with a camera it'd be like I was right there surfing with them and As far as a career goes, I for a long time, I didn't really think it would be a viable career. Even though I know there were there were surf photographer has who had done it for a long time. I just, I probably never thought my work was either good enough or I was going to the right places or I don't really, I don't really know why I didn't think I was able to do it, but I ended up going to school and getting a degree in commercial advertising and the first thing I did after Um, schools, I went on a surf trip with some friends and ended up turning into a story for Surfer magazine and that kind of kick started my career to the next level I guess but really surf photography. For me, it's a culmination of being a portrait photographer landscape photographer, Travel Photographer. A little bit of an athlete especially when you're in the water. So I got to combine, you know, all my passions of like travel photography and Surf and art into Into a career but really just being able to be in the water and spend time in the water with a camera. And, and with my friends, thanks, hope it helps.

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"How did you realize surf photography was what you wanted to do?"