Clark Little

This is going to sound like a sin, but I think Photoshop is cheating. Yes, yes, I’ve heard the business about what professional photographers used to do back in the darkroom, but I’m still not convinced. Then I stumbled onto Clark Little‘s work, and rumor has it he doesn’t use Photoshop. This surfer turned photographer captures the devestating power of the ocean through shots of waves crashing into the shore. Inspired by his wife’s request to have a photograph in their home, Little creates these portraits by sitting in the water and holding his fisheye lens until the time is right. Then, with his camera set at nine framers per second, he snaps his shot. The waves hover just before their moment of impact and what you get are remarkable images of water that resembles colored glass set against the eye-popping background of Hawaii.