+ Kyle Cannon Photography +

+ Inspiration//Part I +

kylecannonphotography — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:57:47 +0000

Well since some dude decided to cut the back of my foot open and drill two massive screws through my heel, my entire right leg has been a little confused. It’s been quite a painful experience to say the least. I haven’t been able to walk, move around, or do anything else for that matter.. just been taking pain pills and keeping my foot elevated as much as possible. In a desperate attempt to keep myself from going crazy with boredom I’ve been spending some serious quality time with the couch, my computer, a book, and the television. I also started doing some design work on my website.. more of that to come in the next few days. You can check out my progress in the meantime www.kylecannonphotography.com

Often times I find myself scanning through the work of various photographers and cinematographers in search of inspiration. In this first post I’m going to show some short films I have come across recently that struck me as inspirational for various reasons. The second part of this post will feature some of the still photographers of various specialties that I’ve been following for a while now.

This first clip is a trailer for a film called Intentio by a young Brazilian filmmaker Loic Wirth. Impressive.. to say the least. I can’t wait to see the finished product. This kid has insane talent and features an all-star cast of surfers. When I first saw this I was speechless..

This second clip isn’t necessarily the work of any specific filmmaker that inspires me, rather the work of the most stylish surfer in the world today.. Craig Anderson. The footage in this clip (by Quiksilver Aus) is pretty unreal. The stuff this man can do on a surfboard is pretty incredible.. and he does it with unbelievable style. I think just about any surfer can aspire to surf like Craig.. but I don’t think it’s humanly possible to replicate his style.

These next clips are by a young Australian filmmaker by the name of Riley Blakeway. This kid has mad talent and a very unique style. This first clip of Taj Burrow in Fiji has absolutely blown-up with almost a half a million views on Vimeo. Not only is Taj straight-up killing it in perfect Fijian waves, but the footage and editing is incredibly badass.

This second clip by Riley is a trailer for a short film profile on young Aussie pro surfer Thom Pringle which is set to be released shortly. The cool thing about this film is it was shot entirely on Super 8 without any financial backing.. Im excited to see the finished product.. it should be a pretty cool, rather unique short film.

And last but not least.. this is another one of Riley Blakeway’s clips. This one featuring another one of my favorite surfers to watch, Chippa Wilson. The guy has incredible style and he’s truly one of the most innovative and technical surfers out there. A while back Riley did an Analog profile film on Chippa entitled Now. This clip is pretty badass.. just shows Chippa shredding the ultra-rippable Canggu in Bali..

So that’s part one of my inspirational post.. I hope this has motivated you to get out and create. In this “digital age” we live in, there is so much amazing content on the internet. I find myself constantly being inspired by the work of this coming generation of photographers and cinematographers. Check back in the next couple days for the photography version of this post.

+ Nicaragua Part II +

kylecannonphotography — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:38:34 +0000

So last week I spent a couple days in the Popoyo region of Nicaragua. It’s a pretty cool little town.. not much to do other than surf and drink beer. I’ve been to Costa Rica a few times but it was the first time I had been to Nicaragua. I figured Nica would be a lot like Costa Rica but I was completely wrong. First of all, Nica is a lot more rural than Costa.. there’s a lot less development throughout the country. However, the lack of commercial development and fancy hotels in Nicaragua makes for a pretty unique country.. unlike anywhere I’ve ever been. The town of Popoyo has a really cool, mellow vibe.. just a few small surf hostels, a couple small restaurants and some nice beach houses. Within a few miles north and south there are some A+ surf breaks with non-stop offshore winds. The people I met in Nicaragua were some of the nicest human beings I have ever encountered.

On my third day in Nicaragua I paddled out at a fast, barreling right hander that breaks over a shallow cobblestone bottom. I surfed excellent waves for about 2 hours without a single other person around. That’s when my trip took a turn for the worst.. I took a pretty bad spill and came straight down on my heel at a really weird angle. I immediately knew that something terrible had happened. I was in such shock that the initial impact didn’t really hurt much but as soon as I looked down at my heel I knew it was badly broken. Luckily there were a couple Americans hanging out on the beach that had a car and they rushed me straight over to the local clinic. When I got to the clinic, the nurses took one look and immediately knew I needed to be rushed to the hospital which was about 45 mins away on bumpy dirt roads.

After a miserable drive we finally arrived at the hospital in a town called Rivas. When they carted me into the hospital the fear began to take over my emotions when I saw how dirty and overcrowded the hospital was. I tried my best to remain calm, but some of the things I saw in that hospital have completely scarred me for life.. after waiting for about 3 hours I finally got an xray on my foot and saw the local orthopedic doctor. The verdict was I could either stay there in the hospital for a few nights and get the operation there, or I could fly home and do it SD. Done.. no brainer.. I was on the next flight out.

After a miserable 3 hour drive to the airport and 3 long flights I finally landed in San Diego where I went straight into the hospital. The doctor took one look at my foot and knew it was really bad.. luckily I went into surgery shortly after. They put a couple pins in my heel and casted me up. I spent the night in the hospital and the next morning I was back home in my own bed. Finally getting home was the best feeling in the world. Those 2-3 days were the most miserable, painful days of my life. Now I’m extremely thankful that it’s all over and I’m finally on the road to recovery. Luckily, all the people I met down there were so awesome. I can’t believe so many people went out of their way to help me out when I was in need… I am sooo so thankful that there are such amazing, kind people in the world. Even American Airlines took good care of me.. they upgraded me to first class for free, waived my surfboard bag fees, and gave me wheelchair assistance throughout the airport on my layovers. I am so extremely thankful for everyone who helped make my miserable experience a little more tolerable.

Below are some of the photos I took during the short time I was down there.. I didn’t take many, but hopefully soon I’ll be able to drop the film off at the lab and post those up as well.

Popoyo Sunset

I renamed this spot to “The heel breaker”

Playa Guasacate with Popoyo in the distance

A moody, offshore morning

The midnight sky

Non-stop offshore winds=non-stop barrels

Sea turtle heading back toward the shoreline

And last but not least…this is when it all came to an end.

+ Nicaragua +

kylecannonphotography — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:16:53 +0000

I just got home from a surf trip to Nicaragua a little early.. unexpectedly. I went down there in search of empty beach break barrels and came home with my right heel broken in two pieces. I was there for two days when on my third surf session in incredible waves, I took a bad digger which landed me into the dirtiest, scariest hospital I have ever seen. After 3 hours of waiting and sweating in the Nicaraguan hospital, the verdict was I needed to be rushed home to San Diego on the next available flight and straight into surgery. After a painful 3 hour drive on dirt roads, 3 flights and a couple thousand dollars, I managed to get straight into surgery upon arrival in San Diego. Now my heel has been bolted back together with two nice shiny pins. Even though I was only there for 72 hours I managed to shoot quite a few photos. Took a couple rolls of film as well. Once I heal up a little more I will drop the film off at the lab and edit the digital files. For now…it’s going to be a long road to recovery.. doctor says I’ll be out of the water for 3-4 months and off my foot for at least a month. Here’s how the trip started…

Annnnd here’s how it ended…

Check back soon for the rest of the photos

+ Night Shots +

kylecannonphotography — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 04:07:36 +0000

Went out the other night and did some long exposures on film. I used my little Yashica Electro 35 rangefinder with Kodak Ektar 100. I will forever love Ektar for night time long exposure stuff…unbelievable film

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+ San Onofre Sunset Session +

kylecannonphotography — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 17:05:03 +0000

Things have been pretty quite in the blog lately…sorry bout that. Been super busy lately, and I have a ton of new content that is currently being added to my site. For now here’s a few photos from a little sunset longboard action at San Onofre. I went up there a couple days ago with my Dad and had a few waves. Sometimes it’s nice to slow it down and cruise around on the longboards. I shot a roll of film after I got out of the water…the weather was beautiful. These were all shot on a M3 with Ektar 100

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+ Night Surfing +

kylecannonphotography — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 17:16:05 +0000

Last week Nike 6.0 put on a little night time surf session at Seaside. It was pretty cool to watch…they had a bunch of lights out in the lineup and on the beach. It was rad to see the local Seaside crew mix it up with the 6.0 riders. The surf was pretty weak, but it didn’t stop the groms from shredding. There was like 500 other photographers running around so I didn’t really shoot much…just kinda hung around and watched. I took my M3 and some 3200 Tmax for a couple shots…

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+ Random 35mm Scans +

kylecannonphotography — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 17:15:19 +0000

I seem to have a hard time getting away from shooting film these days. This summer I kinda put the digital to rest for a bit and started shooting more film. I really miss the whole developing film process that first drew me to photography. I’d much rather spend a couple hours in a darkroom or on a light table checking negatives than sorting through a thousand RAW files on a computer screen…it hurts my head. The last couple projects I’ve been working on have all been on film…I shot 10 rolls of film in the past 2 weeks for some personal projects and just some spur of the moment lifestyle stuff. Below are a few random selects…the rest should turn up on my website fairly soon.

Film: Tmax 100 & Portra 160 Tools: Leica / 35

Check out my photoblog for more daily photos… outoftherain.tumblr.com

+ Summer Sessions +

kylecannonphotography — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 05:30:51 +0000

These past couple weeks have been insanely beautiful…we’ve had warm weather, warm water, and really fun surf. I’ve been spending some quality time on the sand and in the water. There’s really no place I’d rather live than San Diego…I’m pretty fortunate to call this my home…sometimes it’s nice to just take a step back, relax, and enjoy your surroundings. Here’s a couple shots from the past few evenings in Encinitas and Oside.

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+ Louder than Words +

kylecannonphotography — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:58:27 +0000

I started a new little blog recently…it’s something I’ve been wanting to do for a while now and I finally got around to it. I’ll be posting photos every day…just random stuff that didn’t make it up on the website or blog or whatever… they need a place to be seen too, right? Well here it is… http://outoftherain.tumblr.com/

+ New Website (Version 3.0) +

kylecannonphotography — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 07:37:24 +0000

After countless hours and many sleepless nights, www.kylecannonphotography.com version 3.0 is up online! It’s not 100% finished yet, there are a few pieces we are still working on…one of them is an about me video which I’m hoping to have done sooner rather than later. Also a fully custom blog design is currently in the works…we’re really excited to finish that up. My blog seems to be my main source of traffic so I figured it was time for a complete remodel. We also have some really exciting new content for the blog, keep an eye out for that when the new layout launches before the end of summer! Take a look around the new site and let me know what you think…there’s quite a lot of new content for your viewing pleasure.

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