Pursuits: Snap Happy
Photographer Jess Loiterton captures dreamy moments at local breaks.
This print, “Isn’t She Lovely,” depicts sunset at Queen’s Surf in Waikīkī, Loiterton’s favorite surf break to shoot. Photo: Credit Jess Loiterton
Photo: Courtesy of Jess Loiterton
“Pretty” isn’t a word often used to describe surf photography, yet it’s an apt description for the work of Jess Loiterton, an Aussie shutterbug who captures dreamy portrayals of local breaks. In a sea of action shots, almost always focused on the biggest barrels and gnarliest rides, Loiterton’s photos celebrate the downbeats, the quiet moments between sets, when the water is calm and glassy enough to reflect gorgeous peach and cotton candy hues.
“I really wanted to recreate the colors that I saw in my head,” she says. A surfer since she was 7, the Sydney transplant (who now calls Waikīkī home) fell in love with the unique way drone photography captures surfing. “I hope when people view my work, they experience a sense of peace and relaxation and feel a connection that unites us all.”
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