Photographer Zak Noyle swims underwater in Hawaii.
© Ben Thouard
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Chase the Shot With Zak Noyle This Wild Winter
Come spend a season in the life of Zak Noyle, a young Hawaiian photographer climbing the North Shore totem of lenses.
By Chris Binns
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10 min"Chasing The Shot" – Zak NoyleFilmer Ryan Moss follows young-yet-iconic North Shore surf photographer Zak Noyle through the 2016-17 winter season.
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Zak Noyle is a 32-year-old photographer from Honolulu, Hawaii, who slowly but surely has climbed the North Shore photography ladder. These days, Noyle's work is some of the most highly sought-after in the world of surfing. The son of legendary sharpshooter Ric Noyle, Noyle grew up with a love of the ocean and cameras close at hand. A competitive swimmer at school, it seemed only a matter of time before he combined his various talents and passions. Sure enough, a formidable photography career was born in no time.
Before the North Shore winter of 2016-17, filmmaker and adventure aficionado Ryan Moss came to us keen to track Zak throughout the North Shore season. He'd be filming on the North Shore already for his numerous clients and keeping tabs on Zak all along, linking up for the occasional interview. We were sold on the idea from the start, and our latest instalment of "Chasing The Shot" was born. The project would be little different to our previous forays to Chile, New Zealand and Norway, but in no way would that be a bad thing.
Surfer Tyler Larronde and a late-drop at Jaws that earned him the cover of Surfer Magazine.
Tyler Larronde landed Surfer Mag's cover with this© Zak Noyle
Japanese surfer Shinpei Horiguchi on a huge wave at Pipeline in Hawaii.
Shinpei Horiguchi on a Pipe bomb as Zak swims deep© Zak Noyle
Surfer Nic Von Rupp rides the tube at Pipeline in Hawaii.
Nic Von Rupp sitting very pretty at Pipeline© Zak Noyle
Surfer Conner Coffin takes off on a wave at Backdoor Pipeline.
Conner Coffin lines up Backdoor, as seen from Pipe© Zak Noyle
Mark Healey late-dropping into a Waimea beast© Zak Noyle
Noyle's office is as terrific as it is terrifying© Yusuke Kobayashi
Bruce Irons and another classic Surfer Mag cover© Zak Noyle
Koa Rothman lines up a Pipeline sunset special© Zak Noyle
Reef Mcintosh, stalling where most would race© Zak Noyle
Pipe charger Mikey Bruneau links up with Zak Noyle© Zak Noyle
Zak Noyle's life aquatic© Ben Thouard
John John Florence at Pipeline, say no more© Zak Noyle
Kelly Slater and Pipe in a surfing icon showdown© Zak Noyle
When November rolled around, Noyle and Moss did as they'd promised and covered the season as well as anyone, teaming up to bring the video above to life. It wasn't the craziest North Shore winter, but as always there were incredible moments aplenty. When the swell got serious, our team was front and center to bring us the prime pick of the action.
While the surfers are the stars on the Seven Mile Miracle, it's nice to shine the spotlight elsewhere — say, to the men and women who bring us the stellar imagery we drool over day in and day out. There's no shortage of incredible contributors across the surfing spectrum. In Noyle and Moss, we're showcasing a pair of talented high-achievers who are as obsessed with the ocean and their craft as any of the pro athletes who touch down at Honolulu International Airport every year with a coffin full of boards and a head full of hopes and dreams.
Hit play and soak up some of the Pacific's best pixels now — we sure hope you enjoy it!
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