Posted by: Alek Parker on March 9, 2010 at 12:46 pm
Last week took Carmen Vicari and I to California to catch one of the many Kick Ass swells from one of the many cold fronts California has endured this winter… This was the second trip for my latest video project documenting the Winter Cold Fronts. My goal was to fly out and capture how Timmy Reyes forecasts these storms and goes to all lengths to »
Posted by: Alek Parker on February 17, 2010 at 3:04 pm
I am currently down in Puerto Rico shooting for a new project I am working on with Carmen Vicari… I’ve had this idea for a while now, but it took some time for everything to line up and start the production… In a nutshell, my goal is to make a video web series documenting the life of a cold front as it brings harsh weather »
Posted by: Alek Parker on February 10, 2010 at 4:03 pm
New T. Patterson board (5′3″ Rising Sun), first session… Got my box of boards shipped to Florida from California, grabbed the one I wanted to ride the most, threw some paint on it and a swell came in the next day… Timmy Patterson told me I had to use the MR Twin fin set up with this board. From what I experienced this board is »
Posted by: Alek Parker on at 2:43 am
After experimenting with different styles of surfing crafts these past couple months, my first 5 board quiver from Timmy Patterson in 2010 came out as the most diverse group of boards I have got in one order… Every board is extremely different and equally amazing… I’m probably the most excited I have ever been when it comes to getting new boards… As I ride each board »
Posted by: Alek Parker on February 6, 2010 at 9:45 pm
The Bahamas are one of my favorite places in the world. Surf+Fishing+Warm sunshine = Exactly where I want to be… So when Mikey DeTemple asked if I would go on a trip to a remote island in the South Bahamas to shoot for his new movie, I jumped at the opportunity… Nick LaVecchia Came along to shoot photos for Surfers Journal. Nick is a big »
Posted by: Alek Parker on January 18, 2010 at 9:20 pm
Mikey DeTemple had this board shaped after watching our friend Tin shred on his door like surfboard… Tin’s board was a bit bigger so Mikey scaled it down a notch and made it 5′1″… I, personally, had some faith in the strange shape and outline after trying a wave or two on Tin’s a while back… This is our first try on the board »