Artist Profile:

Todd Essick is a fine artist that incorporates the beauty of creation and the creator in a liquid universe that is seemingly timeless. His images are set in some of the most surreal backdrops on this planet and with some of the most beautiful creatures. He photographs the female figure as representing the creator and being symbolic of Mother Earth.

His passion is driven by his love of the Ocean and its healing power. Through his images his goal is to raise awareness for the beauty of creation and help others to realize the link between us and the fragility of nature. Here is one of my favorite images from his collection.

Also check out his other images at essickphoto.com
including his recent shoot in the Bahamas.

Part of what I like to do here is share information from my explorations whether they be organic or cyber oriented. My friend Dean runs a site that is a play on YouTube, but for surfers. It is really cool and is gaining some momentum. They have some of the best collections of videos online and because of the viral nature, it is growing pretty quickly. One California Day is a great little trailer I watched the other day, but I really liked the old Surfer Mag episode with Brad Gerlach. Check this one out and support YouSurfTubes.com by posting some of your own vids.

Brad Gerlach, Classic 80’s

Posted to YouSurfTubes by SurferMag on September 11, 2007

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The dog days of Summer have come and gone and the good ole’ N.Pacific is slowly starting to wake from its long slumber.

The first day of Fall began with overhead surf that is still hanging around here in Northern California. Lefts and rights on hand with the occasional hollow bowl to be found.

I can only recall two half way decent days this whole summer. One was the 4th of July and the other was a few weeks prior when it was really windy with only two other guys out. There were a few others, but nothing to get too excited about or blog about for that matter.

This is the best time of year as the winds tend to die down and the temperatures rise and we get that Indian Summer action. I have a few decent photos I will be posting in the gallery in the next day or so…a good sequence in particular of one lucky guy that got a nice little cover up to start the day. Until then, here is a little teaser.