surfing Archives - Alicia Fox Photography, Crescent Head NSW Photographer

Slaughtered Dolphins in Peru

January 10, 2010 aliciafox Peru, surfing, Travel Photography, Volunteering Latin America tags: NGO Photography, Photoblog, South America, surfing, Travel Photography 0 comments

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This morning as I walked along my now local beach here in Peru, I was shocked to come across the head and tail of a dolphin. The decapitated animal looked as if was still smiling – just as they do at Seaworld and other marine parks. These photos will be used by an amazing organisation in Peru, Mundo Azul, which is working to protect Peru's beautiful cetaceans. Read More

Our little surf trip made the cover…

July 02, 2009 aliciafox Japan, surfing, Travel Photography tags: Articles & Publications, Japan, surfing, Travel Photography 0 comments

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During our second week in Japan, James and I took a short trip to an amazingly beautiful island not far from Tokyo. Niijima Island was like a dream – clear waters with empty waves, quaint village streets and the most wonderful outdoor onsen (natural, hot water spring) which overlooked the waves crashing below. We were so inspired that we decided it was the perfect subject to do our first collaboration together – I took the photos and James wrote the article. We submitted it to Outdoor Japan magazine and we ended up getting an 8 page spread, and the front cover. It’s a nice start to our journalistic adventures. Outdoor Japan Magazine website Read More

Getting Inspired

May 19, 2009 aliciafox Japan, Travel Photography tags: article, beach, chiba, Japan, journalist, journey, magazine, newspaper, nihon, ocean, onjuku, Photo Journalist, report, sea, submission, surf, surfing, train, travel, travel photographer, Travel Photography 0 comments

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James and I were looking for inspiration for our next article submission, so we jumped on the local train and headed down the coast to Onjuka. We walked from the quite train station, past streets of deserted houses in overgrown yards, to a beach of half white and half black sand. The coastal holiday town was deserted on this windy Sunday afternoon, all except for a few keen surfers who took their longboards out on the completely flat ocean (and I’m not exaggerating. We watched the ocean for about half and hour and not a single ripple came through). Thankfully, we were more successful on our mission than the local surfers, and the change of scenery gave us inspiration for a great photo article….I’ll tell you all about it once it’s been published. Read More

I love where I live

May 17, 2009 aliciafox Japan, Photography Tips, Travel Photography tags: australian photographer, beach, black sand, boat, chiba, chopsticks, ecology, environment, farming, fishing, holiday, ichinomya, Japan, journalist, management, name, ocean, Photo Tips, photography, photos, planting, rice; field, rubish, sea, seedlings, silhouette, silhouettes, surf, surfing, sustainability, taito, tetrapod, travel photogarpher, Travel Photography, tutorial, ume, waste 0 comments

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Here are some photos of around where I live, in Ichinomya in Chiba, Japan… I got up at 4:30am to get some sunrise shots on the beach. It was Sunday, and even at sunrise the beach is crowded with surfers – many from Tokyo on their weekend break – quite possibly their one day off each week. Technical: I exposed for the background of this image to silhouette the figures against the back light. By setting the white balance to flash, I enhanced the colour temperature to an even warmer tone than the true early morning light. Black, volcanic sand with tetrapods protecting the land from typhoon swells and tsunamis. People leave their surfboards, bikes and shoes lying around, because nobody steals things in Japan. I love the morning sunlight on this boat. Technical: The hazy atmosphere diffused the sun to soften the warm early-morning sunlight. I shot at a fairly wide-angle to distort the shape of the boat and enhance the surreal feeling of the image. A few of our neighbours, with rice paddies in the foreground. Japanese people tend to have different taste in housing colours, to what I’m used to back in Australia. Pink is a bit […] Read More