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Miami shows off, Barrels on Tap. / January 24, 2020 by Nathaniel Harrington

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This was my first time shooting/swimming around at South Beach, Miami. I had kinda made it a rule of mine that I wasn’t going to go down there and get involved in all the hype… but Matthew Glenn took me down there on Wednesday to see if we could score a good surf session… As we peaked over the dunes entering the beach we knew what we were seeing was pure gold. A couple a-frames peaked up and riffled off sending matt and I into a full sprint back to the car to get geared up. Miami was firing.

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Matt Glenn looking to make the drop and dodge the crowd.

I always enjoy bumping into this guy in the line-up. Dustin Richardson got the shot of me with his GoPro this round :)

A lot of the sequences I photographed look so similar that I have had to go back and forth in the album making sure I’m not using the same sequences over and over. I’m not, it was a machine on repeat all day.

I feel like if Miami could look like this just once a month it would turn the Miami South Beach culture into a major Surf Culture. World class waves at a million peoples finger tips.

You can see the water falling in the top left of the above which is from a surfer who just about paddled into both matt and I. We hollered him off but the sequence was wrecked a frame later by too much water in falling out of place. It happens.

Try try try till you die and you’ll score some perfection. Matt in a golden gift.

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Enjoy the Views.

The backwash wave of the day? Excuse my water spot there was a lot of sand messing me up at that moment. Matt Glenn holding his line in the dragons flair.

Loving how Dustin looks at the waves he’s surfing. I feel like he has a really good awareness in the water and in those kinda moments.

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It had some size. An unknown surfer giving me some scale for the wave.

Imagine backdooring that peak. You’re welcome.

its all good, baby baby.

Unknown in an absolute GEM. South Beach gifting rides of the year to just about everyone

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Running from surf like its a big wave day.

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After a few hours of swimming I was cold and exhausted. Time to get a few from the shore I thought, so I joined the stadium standing and cheering as surfers got barreled up and down the beach. That crowd towards the end of the day was awesome to see. The stoke was real.

Unknown surfer probably got off work and rushed to the beach for a session, join the hype and live the moment, get views of a lifetime.

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Had to get Matt one from shore for some scale. Seriously like 40 people were cheering as matt pumped a couple sections of this wave. It was so neat to be out there and a part of the vibes. Excellent form, Florida.

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PS. Robbie your busted dude, the Surfline banner shot is sick but this happened a half-second later. Oh well, visit BDA for all your barrel dodging needs.

Thank you all for taking the time to check out my blog.

if you are interested in any shots please use the comments or Contact/Info page on this site to contact me. I’d love to see some prints come out of this day.

Hopefully we can all go surf some good to epic again real soon! See you out there.

-Nathaniel Harrington

@natehphoto

@_OUROWN_

the Surfline Story covering this swell can be found here.

https://www.surfline.com/surf-news/south-beach-mesmerizes-the-masses/76042

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Florida Spotlight from Surfline. / August 16, 2016 by Nathaniel Harrington

I'm so amped on this feature which Surfline put out two days ago.

Inside you will find some seriously good shots from a handful of Florida's finest surf photographers. Also, I am very excited about the interview they gave me in this feature. It's a pretty wild feeling being included with Surfline's top photographers. Stoked is an understatement, blessed is a good way to put it. Shoots Boiz I can't wait for some swell!

Check it out and enjoy!

http://spotlightflorida.surfline.com/

Winter Storm Mars, Peaking in DelRay, Florida. / February 18, 2016 by Nathaniel Harrington

I've never been more impressed with a swell in Florida. Winter Storm Mars really was out there, off the charts to be honest and I don't think a single person in FL was ready for it.

After a morning of crazy barrels a little north we made the call to cruise towards DelRay and take a look at it. It didn't take long for Chauncey Robinson, Brock Taylor, and Blake Spier to gear up and paddle out. We contemplated a few times from the early afternoon session if we should look for a different spot, but the longer we stayed in DelRay the better it looked. What it came down to was we were staying to score some of the best surf Florida has ever seen. It may not have been the biggest swell, but it sure was perfect, and still big.

Here's a "few" highlights from that evening.

Peaking over the hedges to see barrels peeling off. Usually all you can see from right here is Blue water until the Bahamas. On this day the 30ft + gulf stream was blocking that view. — Peaking over the hedges to see barrels peeling off.
Usually all you can see from right here is Blue water until the Bahamas. On this day the 30ft + gulf stream was blocking that view.

Welcome to South Florida. Land of the pumping surf.

Brock Taylor having a glance at some mighty appealing conditions.

This trips me out. why you say? well, figure it out.

Afternoon wasn't looking to bad, i can't believe we almost left.

Chauncey Robinson packing a nice ride, In trunks, in February. — Chauncey Robinson packing a nice ride, In trunks, in February.

Uknown to me in the spot with a great line in front of him.

Confounded Exhibit B. I mean, really? Isn't the defining noise coming from that wave behind you getting your attention at all? Whaaa....

This is the point where most surfers take off running to get into the water while tripping over their leash.

Tommy Coleman was really loving being a goofy footer out there. He was barreled, came out and did an air reverse which he did ride away from. That pole got in my way.

If Chauncey isn't getting barreled by the wave then he's ripping its face off.

There was a gnarly current so everyone had a few chances to take a stroll back up the beach. Not a bad thing when this is what you are seeing.

1 of 2 looking in the right direction isn't half bad.

I'm sure that paddle was exhausting. This guy taking a break before that train hits him.

Another unknown getting slotted. Someone tell me who this is please.

You know your a surfer when your absolutely confounded that no one on the beach in this photo seems to care even the slightest that there is absolutely perfect surf happening.

I mean, why watch anyways? its just the beach and your just at the ocean where people are catching the best surf we've had yet this or or in many years... I guess the sea grass is beautiful.

Watching these sets roll in from miles away was pretty cool, at least I thought so. However these people strategically placed there shade canopy as an anti-surf canopy.

Tommy Coleman has logged some serious time in Hawaii and it really showed during this swell. 13 year old grom charging this playground.

Another perfect left hander, unknown to me with a south florida shack attack.

I shot so many empty barrels. I only wish I would have shot every one of them.

This is one of many surfers I was trying to find to get him his shots. Thats the type of barrel people travel thousands of miles to find, he found it at home this time. Marc Brammeier on a bomb.

Another unknown to me relaxing his stance and letting the wave do the work.

Rainbows aren't just for the sky. There also a sign for really really good surf.

One of my favorite empty's from the day. That is one meaty barrel.

I nicknamed this one the "ghosts" because they're going to vanish and not be seen for a while.

I was standing a few feet from Jeff Biege when he shot his Line-Up Shot just a moment after this frame. We were both in awe, glanced at each other "is this real".

I think this was the absolute peaking moment of the swell. No takers, everyone was just a little to deep. She bombed away with no rebuttal.

Here Martin Jeri got one of the largest surfed waves of the evening. Yet for this guy this is like chest high, look at what Martin does for fun sometime.... wow.

Martin jeri trying to slam on the brakes, double handed wall grab, anything to get him positioned in that next section, and he did. I may have to do another blog post of the sequences from these rides. Its pretty amazing and its also a ton of p… — Martin jeri trying to slam on the brakes, double handed wall grab, anything to get him positioned in that next section, and he did.
I may have to do another blog post of the sequences from these rides. Its pretty amazing and its also a ton of photos to work with which is why I'm not showing that yet. :/

This is Chauncey Robinson on another amazing ride. For example this was a 18 frame sequence, 10 of those frames Chauncey is completely behind the curtain.

Asher Nolan showed up and blew it up. One of my frames that landed a spot in Surfline's update of the swell.

This guy was ripping, but i haven't found anyone who knows him. Just poppin a casual straight air in the reform.

I first met Matt Oberman on a very similar wave in Nicaragua called Colorados, he was doing the same thing there as he is here.

that will happen. He went straight to his quiver and was back out there. Tommy is a charger.

Good Night Florida. We all hope to see this again soon, please.

After a long day of work the tools should be examined and properly taken care of. These kids know it well. A few broken boards, sore muscles, stories that will last them a lifetime... Mars really was from another place.

Shoots. Thanks for ingesting all of that. My fingers are pretty tuckered out from the typing, so have a good evening and thanks for looking at my blog. Please do share.

-Nathaniel Harrington

A few memorable moments from Hurricane Joaquin. / October 19, 2015 by Nathaniel Harrington

Hi guys!

Man, this past run of swell was one to be remembered! After a long flat summer the first few days of Fall kicked off with a bang! Hurricane Joaquin mixing in with our first Nor' Easter real made for a good time. Every spot in Florida was firing and for the first time I didn't have to drive more than ten minutes to score pumping surf.

When I say score I really mean it! I had the privilege of shooting with several pro's including Brad Domke as well as Chris Ward. I was featured everywhere from Eastern Surf Mag to Surfing Magazine. This swell really allowed me to showcase some abilities of being able to shoot in the barrel. I was able to earn some international media making this the most successful Florida swell for me yet.

Check out these screen grabs from my features.

Brad Domke on Surfline.com. Featured under "Joaquin Delivers and Behaves"

Brad Domke on ESM, Gallery #2 from Hurricane Joaquin.

One image of Chris Ward was used as a Surfing Magazine Instagram post. Considering they have almost a million followers this is really good media! This photo has received over 22,000 likes.

Portrait of Brad Domke on SixMagazine.com

Perfect looking line-up at the home break. Featured on SixMagazine.com

Chris Davis in a gem! This was featured on EasternSurf.com (ESM)

I snapped all of these in a two day span, that was a good two days! What a blessing it was to have swell like that. It was really good to see that everyone scored wherever they went. It wasn't like I sat in the magical spot, it was just where I was, everywhere looked like this.

Lets all hope and pray we get a winter that matches this swell!

Thank You for stopping in and hope to see you in the water.

-Nathaniel Harrington

@natehphoto