yesterday while i was shooting ehukai, one guy from new york came up to me and said “hey, i want to see my photos.” i said go check go-naminori.com. i was trying to spell it out to him and he said “i know go-naminori.” that was cool… then after that, a bodyboarder from brazil asked me for photos too and i said the same thing. he knew go-naminori too. cooler. then when i surfed at bowls this evening, a local hawaiian guy came up to me and said “hey, your the go-naminori youtube guy!” that was the coolest. 3 surfers in one day? 5 years ago, it was a dream. today, the dream is alive!!! go-naminori is recognized internationally and that makes me happy. connecting japan and hawaii was my goal, but connecting the world to japan and hawaii was never in my wildest dream. now i’m going to strive to make go-naminori more international!!! surf your dream….
ever got held down underwater for 2 waves and came up and took a breath of foam? this is what it looks like. it’s happened to me before and i hope it never happens to me again…
wanted to see the dark room? yesterday when i was shooting, i wanted to take something different. i wanted to actually wait in the impact zone and shoot what it looks like right before i get my ass pounded into the sand. reika duck dove in front of me when i snapped this photo, then i got picked up and slammed onto the sand. was it worth is? absolutely yes!!! would i do it again, no way!
