2011 FTLF Grant Winner announced Tuesday night at The Shorebreak Hotel in Huntington Beach, California.

Tuesday August 2nd at 7pm at the Shorebreak Hotel Main Ballroom

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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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