i was shooting lineup shots from the beach yesterday. then i see satoshi paddle for a wave so i started shooting it. then i see somebody paddling for the same wave and dropping in on satoshi. i looked good and it was ma-kun. haha… imagine bringing a kid from miyazaki to hawaii for the first time, drive him to the beach, show him the lineup, paddle out with him, and he drops in on you? haha… i was laughing. looking at this photo reminds me of my nephews dropping in on me. the funny thing is i bet satoshi will get even. it might not be soon, but it will happen. us older guys don’t forget… haha… and to ma-kun, good surfing yesterday at backdoor. keep on charging and you’ll be the next japanese backdoor grom….
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we were having a conversation about this cover shot last night at dinner. here is what i think.
history has been made. for every photographer in the world, it’s gotta be a dream to have your photo on the cover of SURFER magazine. kinsan’s been shooting for a long time and has over 100 cover shots in japan. but it’s not the same. SURFER is international and is like the bible of surfing. to have your photo published in there is an accomplishment, but to have your photo on the cover is unbelievable. and this is not an ordinary cover. this cover is of the eddie aikau winner greg long on his monster wave at waimea bay taken from the water. i was there that day and i swear there were over 1000 professional photographers from all over the world at waimea bay. so for surfer magazine to hand pick this photo from a japanese photographer is crazy. surfer magazine has the best staff photographers in the world so that says a lot. so first, i want to congratulate and thank surfer magazine on such a great choice for the cover. and i want to congratulate kinsan for his hard work for past 30 years. this is a classic example how hard work pays off. from now on, kinsan is known worldwide and now considered and international professional photographer. a piece of history for surfing in japan. all you people in japan should be proud. it’s called “paving the way”…. so here’s the question. “when is the party????”[:?????????:][:?????????:][:?????????:]
