CA Surf Museum Photo Competition

 

A.R. Gurrey, Jr. Event for Students

 

Written by SurfWriter Girls Sunny Magdaug and Patti Kishel

The 2nd annual A.R. Gurrey, Jr. Surf Photography Competition for middle and H.S. students, sponsored by the California Surf Museum in Oceanside, is open to students 18 years old or younger.

 

Named after Gurrey, the first one to photograph surfers in the early 20th Century, the surf photography competition's deadline for submissions is April 15, 2024.

 

With prizes from GoPro Cameras for winners in six categories, the competition’s goal is to encourage students to develop creative and marketable skills in surf photography. The winning photographers will be honored at an awards celebration and their photographs displayed at the museum.

 

SurfWriter Girls Sunny Magdaug and Patti Kishel were excited to get the details on this photo competition from CA Surf Museum Vice President of Outreach, Tom Gibbons, and to learn more about A.R. Gurrey’s work.  

 

Surfing photographs, like the ones in Gurrey's pioneering 1914 book, The Surf Riders of Hawaii, had never been seen before and helped introduce surfing to the world.

 

SurfWriter Girls use the power of photo images to put people in the middle of the action and are eager to see how this next generation of surf photographers carries on Gurrey's legacy. 

With a judging panel of pro photographers, the six photo categories are: Surf Action from the Land; Surf Action from the Water; Seascapes/Lineups; Portraits of Surfers; Boards, Equipment & Surf Cars; Environmental Awareness & Ocean Activism.

Each participant can submit two entries. To get more information and access the competition's online submission form, go to the museum's website: CA Surf

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