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all images © Ryan Struck 2013.
Gallery

Asbury Park Photo
New Jersey surf photographer Ryan Struck captured an iconic East Coast wave photo with Asbury Park NJ in the background. This photo has appeared in publication and is also available as a fine art print.

South Swell
this images was shot on 35mm black and white film during a south swell event in new jersey. the fisherman on the beach and the peeling wave in front of him represents the jersey shore during winter perfectly.
Jon Smyth
Jon Smyth surfing New Jersey on his lunch break in December 2010. Surfing on the East COast and NJ in winter can be a very cold and rewarding experience. This surf photo was shot with a fisheye lens and canon 7d inside of am underwater housing. Surf photographer Ryan Struck was wearing a full wetsuit, hood, boots, gloves and photographed this image while swimming among the waves.


luke ditella
luke ditella surfing monmoth county new jersey while underwater photographer ryan struck captures him about to get barreled. surf photos riding in the wave are very popular in action photography. fisheye photography and new jersey surfing photos can have thier good days.

Belmar Surf
The surf in Belmar can get world class on the right winter days and a few select days during hurricane season in New Jersey.
sandy hook new jersey
sandy hook national park is one of new jersey's best beaches. known for it's fort hancock history is also has the oldest operating light house in the country. sandy hook is also home to one of the east coast's only nude beaches which draws some of the park's strangest visitors. this photo was taken during a mid december noreaster storm that generated high surf advisory in monmouth county. keep your eye on the surf report and you may one day see new jersey's biggest wave.


Chris Kelly
surfer chris kelly is from ocean city new jersey surfs right near the world famous ferris wheel and oc boardwalk. photo by nj surf photographer ryan struck.
shay obrien
surfer shay obrein getting barreled in the pacific ocean. shay lives and runs a surf camp in nicaragua, central america. surf photography
Underwater Photographer
This fine art wave photograph was taken during hurricane earl along the jersey shore in september 2010. it is an abstract spin to traditional surf photography and can be classified as underwater photography as well. new jersey has some of the best beaches in the united states



HT''s Lances Right Indonesia
Lances Right in the Mentawai Islands in indonesia is one of the most beautiful waves you can find on the planet. the watercolor and sun's angle combined with the world class wave has yeilded many cover shots on ever major surf magazine and publication around the globe.
clark little wave photography
this photograph taken by surf photographer ryan struck has a bit of borrowed inspiration from hurely surf photographer clark little. although this is far from the pounding shore break that little shoots, it is a cold wave with an very abstract nature from new jersey. this fine art print would be a great addition to any modern decor and decoration in you home.

pat schmidt
pat schmidt air grab photo while in nicaragua. billabong.

slosh barrel
a frozen ocean filled with slush and ice will produce mini barreling waves on the right days and if you are luck y enough to photograph them they make for great fine art prints to buy and hang on your wall.
tyler thompson
surfer tyler thompson surfing a heavy nj winter day in monmouth county. part action and part lansdcape photography, shooting surf requires the photographer to think fresh ans use of the pulled back perspective is very popular.

pat schmidt
nj surfer pat schmidt turn in a speed blur from a fun session in nicaragua 2010. slow shutters in surf photography definately have thier place.

kealla kennelly
billabong girls team rider keala kennelly riding her historic wave at puerto escondido mexico in may 2010. keala kennelly got what is being called the biggest barrel a woman has ever surfer. surf photographer ryan struck shot this with a canon 7d while in mexico on an editorial surf photography trip.
SUP Stand Up Paddle
Stand Up Paddleboarding is a very popular activity among many peopl eincluding celebrities. in new jersey sup helps to keep a surfer well rounded as well as fit and in shape all year long to include the flat days we experience in nj. thsi photograph was taken in the dead of winter when the surf can be hit or miss.
luke ditella
then sponcored by atwater clothing and now sponcored by split clothing luke ditella rides inside the wave and get barreled during hurricane earl in new jersey. hurricane earl was a good hurricane in september 2010 that send big waves towards nj. this photo ran as a double page spread in the surfer's path magazine, a bi-monthly surf publication from england uk.

pj raia
new jersey surfer pj raia getting barreled while surf photographer ryan struck captures the moment with a fisheye lens. water photography in surfing is a very important element to encompas the whole aspect of surf. action photography is crucial as well as lifestyle, portraits and details. analog.