Follow the Light Foundation
On October 10th, 2005, the surfing community lost one of its most influential figures. After a nearly three year battle with severe brain cancer Larry “Flame” Moore, the Photo Editor of SURFING Magazine for 30 years, passed. He left behind a legacy of brilliant photography and an army of photographers trained by him. Through his work at SURFING Magazine, Larry literally gave three decades of surfing their “look.”
Today, honoring Larry’s request, we have established the Follow the Light Foundation (FTLF), an organization that will help finance the dreams of surf photographers, pushing the sport and its lensmen forward.
Each spring, the board of FTLF will announce the amount of money available, make a call for entries, and make an application and application guidelines available. Applications will be due a few months later, and will be reviewed by an advisory panel. Recipients will be announced at the FTLF Awards Ceremony held annually at the Shorebreak Hotel in Huntington Beach during the week of the Hurley US Open of Surfing.
Recent News
Follow The Light Foundation Announces call for entries for the 2012 Grant
SAN CLEMENTE, CA- The Follow the Light Foundation (FTLF) is calling all photographers to submit their applications for its annual $5,000 grant in honor of the late Larry “Flame” Moore. The deadline is coming up: entries must be received no later than Friday, April, 13, 2012.
The FTLF was founded after Moore’s passing to ensure that [...]
Duncan Macfarlane 2011 FTLF Grant Winner
2011 FTLF Grant Winner announced Tuesday night at The Shorebreak Hotel in Huntington Beach, California.
Foundation Grant Awards Night
Tuesday August 2nd at 7pm at the Shorebreak Hotel Main Ballroom
Duncan Macfarlane 2011 Finalist
About Duncan Macfarlane
I’m a 21 year old from Sawtell on the east coast of Australia and have recently relocated to the Gold Coast. I lived briefly in Sydney when I was young before moving to Tanzania in East Africa for four years doing primary school. After living there I relocated to Sawtell in NSW where [...]
Matt Kurvin 2011 Finalist
About Matt Kurvin
Matt Kurvin lives and surfs in Santa Cruz, California but was born and raised in Sarasota, Florida. His unique view of the ocean and its surroundings can be attributed to growing up on the Gulf Coast.
“I spent a lot of time on the beach and in the water watching 6 inch waves peel, [...]
Quincy Dein 2011 Finalist
About Quincy Dein
Growing up on Maui has gifted me with a deep appreciation for adventure and the outdoors but
If I had to choose between land and ocean, I would always choose the sea. I find that when I am behind the lens, I enjoy shooting the many aspects of ocean use…surfing, diving, kiteboarding…I like it [...]
Ricky Lesser 2011 Finalist
About Ricky Lesser
Growing up in the South Bay of Los Angeles, Ricky Lesser grew up with the wind at his back, the horizon at his doorstep and a sea full of lessons just footsteps away. An avid waterman since a young age, Lessers’ obsession with the ocean and its hidden mysteries would eventually take him [...]
Carlos Santana 2011 Finalist
The feelings that I get through my photography are what fuel my passion. The most joy that I experience happens when I’m swimming in the ocean with my camera because I simply feel free and in love with what I’m doing and when I’m doing it. - Carlos Santana
