I am not making these photos fast enough to post one every day, though I'd like to. I get excited when I see them on the proof sheet and want to post them all right away. I need to make the trip over again this week. 
I met her the first time I went over to work on this project alone. She was the first person I photographed. She had been working at a surf camp that summer. The next time I saw her, she was with her daughter. A surfing lineage, of sorts. Mother and daughter. Surfing. 
I went back to that little stretch of beach between the jetties and the big condo last week. The tide was high and cars were waiting, so we parked at the little county park and walked the long boardwalk for a mile or so. The beach was different then with no cars and only the occasional surfer. Later in the day, after the tide went down, the cars returned. 
On Labor Day, I took a few impromptu photos rather than asking the subject to pose. After a heat, a Parade of Surfers.
The photos I took on Labor Day weekend were not made with the little toy Holga camera. You can tell the difference. The images are sharper and cropped tighter. The Holga has a slightly wider lens, so there is more space around the subjects. It is something to think about. I like the Mamiya 6 that I used here, but its images have a different feel. Somehow, though, I still manage to get light streaks on the film. 
This fellow was coming out of the water after a heat in the surf competition on Labor Day. Another man who was taking his photograph was congratulating him. I think he won the heat, but I am not certain. If someone knows, please let me know. I didn't get his email address and he might like a copy of the photo.
This is the first scan from the photos I took Labor Day at Cocoa Beach. Everything is different in these photographs. I used a different camera, a good medium format, rather than the cheap Holga toy. You'll notice the difference in the beach, and there are people everywhere. I'll be working with these over the next few days, so that is what I'll be posting. OK.
I put up this site because I had so many pictures and so many people, I couldn't keep track. I thought it would serve just that audience. But the site keeps getting more visitors every day. Seems some people have put it on their Facebook pages. I am not sure how others are finding it. Maybe friends tell friends. I don't know. But to all--Welcome.
These fellows had just finished surfing and were heading to the car when I asked them for a photo on this cloudy afternoon.
Developed film from last weekend tomorrow. I've figured out that the second, mystery shadow isn't a shadow at all, of course. It is a reflection in the water. Duh.
I have images of people I have posted once. Now, I'll post the others as I wait to process the films from my last shoot.
I took this a couple weeks ago when the surf seemed perfect, shoulder high and breaking good. There were not so many surfers on the beach as in the water then.
