Terry Way Photography Santa Cruz Photographer

2021 Snow Season! Terry Way Photography

info@terryway.com (Terry Way) — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 22:32:00 +0000

Monterey Bay Paddle Crossing - Bay X For Breath Fundraiser - Photos by Terry Way

info@terryway.com (Terry Way) — Sat, 30 Sep 2017 21:03:00 +0000

Took a trip across the Monterey Bay to give water support and document the Bay X for Breath fundraiser paddle. We left Santa Cruz Harbor at 6:30am and the paddlers were standing on the beach in Monterey at 3pm. It was an interesting day out on the Bay with thick fog and glassy water for the first couple of hours, clearing a beautiful beach day as the fog cleared. We saw a pack of curious sea lions and a few humpback whales as well. A great day on the bay for a great cause. Close to $30K was raised for the Living Breath Foundation, a local organization created to help those living with Cystic Fibrosis. Enjoy some photos from the day.

Early morning crew ready to paddle. From L to R: Dr. Kevin Scott, Sabine Dukes, Brian Peterson, Matt Kannely, Rocky Snyder, Paul Ludington

Our boat captain, Matt Rockhold

Dr. Scott, leading the crew through the fog.

Sabine

Matt Kannely, Mile 1

Out in the Big Blue

Starting to clear

Kate Farms was a sponsor of the paddle. They are providing nourising liquids for people living with Cystic Fibrosis.

Out in the middle of the Bay sits this important bouy. Lots of data gets transmitted from this little floating station. Here is what the MBARI page had to say: M1 mooring is an important data collection station that floats above the seafloor in the center of Monterey Bay, at the mouth of the underwater canyon. It is continuously taking a variety of measurements to give researchers a clear picture of oceanographic conditions. At the surface, it looks like a tower sitting on a large, doughnut-shaped buoy and is sometimes seen with sea lions lounging on it. Below the surface, the M1 buoy is tethered by a 1,500-meter-long (4,900 feet) cable extending down through the water column to a 2,500-kilogram (5,500-pound) anchor at a depth of 1,100 meters (3,600 feet). Attached to the buoy and along the length of cable from the surface to 300 meters depth are various scientific instruments that measure environmental conditions such as conductivity (salinity), temperature, depth, oxygen, chlorophyll, and currents. These scientific data are collected around the clock and are made available online.

Fitness trainer Rocky Snyder always has wanted to paddle the Bay. He also happened to do it on his big 5-0 birthday as well!

We were greeted by a massive pack of curious sea lions.

And then a mother and baby humpback whale showed up.

You know you are half way when you get to this spot.

I never asked what Paul was listening to but it seemed to keep him psyched on paddling for 28 miles.

Brian Peterson feeling fine.

Sabine was the only woman in the group and powered the paddle like a champ.

Off Pacific Grove and about to make the final push to the beach.

Baja Surf Trip July 2017 - Photography by Terry Way

info@terryway.com (Terry Way) — Mon, 17 Jul 2017 21:59:00 +0000

I went down a little south of the border to look for surf after seeing Hurricane Eugene turn into a cat 3 in the swell window off the coast of Baja. I joined up with my old friend Ray and we drove down for a week of surfing and epic Baja camping. Enjoy some photos from our adventure.

Terry Way Photography ~ (((folkYEAH!))) Presents Lucinda Williams @ The Cocoanut Grove Ballroom in Santa Cruz

info@terryway.com (Terry Way) — Fri, 20 Jan 2017 16:42:00 +0000

Lucinda Williams was in fine form last night at the historic Cocoanut Grove Ballroom in Santa Cruz. Enjoy a few images.

(((folkYEAH!)))

Roaring Camp Western Themed Wedding ~ Santa Cruz Wedding Photographer Terry Way

info@terryway.com (Terry Way) — Tue, 13 Dec 2016 22:43:00 +0000

Roaring Camp weddings have so much character. Enjoy some images from Courtney & Jesse's hootenanny.

Ha’ina ‘ia mai ana ka’puana “And so the story is told” ~ A Little trip to The Big Island ~ Photography by Terry Way

info@terryway.com (Terry Way) — Fri, 16 Sep 2016 19:29:00 +0000

Recently returned from a little trip to the Big Island. Enjoy some images from our adventure.

Lava flowing to the sea and making the Big Island of Hawaii even bigger. Kilauea Volcano has been quite active and creating beautiful displays for a few months now.

Pele's Hair

sunrise

Driving does not get much more picturesque than a cruise along the Kalapana Kapoho Road.

blossoms from the Autograph Tree

Kalapana Black Sand Beach

Henry Miller Library Show with Cass McCombs & The Be Gulls (((folkYEAH!))) Presents ~ Images by Terry Way

info@terryway.com (Terry Way) — Wed, 14 Sep 2016 22:20:00 +0000

A beautiful Fall afternoon and evening in Big Sur at the Henry Miller Memorial Library was the setting for a fine evening of music with two of my favorite current singer songwriters. Kyle Field and Zeb Zaitz opened up as The Be Gulls and performed a short but excellent set of songs. Cass McCombs and his band followed with a high quality set of their own. I highly recommend looking into these two artists if you are unfamiliar with their music. Thanks to (((folkYEAH!))) and the staff at the Library for a great evening.

Cass

Magnus

Kyle & Zeb aka: The Be Gulls

Kyle's set list and lyrics to new song "Bite the Nose"

Britt sleeve face

Be Gulls

Cass McCombs

Big Sur

Woodsist 2016 (((folkYEAH!))) Photos by Terry Way

info@terryway.com (Terry Way) — Fri, 29 Jul 2016 00:58:00 +0000

The 2016 Woodsist music festival just wrapped up in West Marin, CA after a last minute venue change due to the massive Soberanes fire in Big Sur. We can thank (((folkYEAH!))) for making this annual musical showcase happen once again. A fine time was had by all under the big parachute stage of Love Field in Point Reyes Station.

Enjoy my images and do not share without consent and full photo credit.

Ultimate Painting

Michael Hurley

Steve Gunn

Kevin Morby

Seriously good local festival food. Hot Tomales Bay oysters!

One of the added benefits of the location change was that camping was allowed on site

Kyle Field

Jeremy from Woods

Elk seen nearby!

Gun Outfit

Special surprise guest. Local resident Ramblin' Jack Elliott

Little Wings

Little Wings explains...

Stage artist, Gabriel

Jonathan Richman & Tommy Larkins

Ramblin' Jack's new friends

The mighty White Fence

Woods...

See you next year Woodsist!

info@terryway.com (Terry Way) — Fri, 29 Jul 2016 00:58:00 +0000

Woodsist 2016 (((folkYEAH!))) Photos by Terry Way

info@terryway.com (Terry Way) — Fri, 29 Jul 2016 00:58:00 +0000

The 2016 Woodsist music festival just wrapped up in West Marin, CA after a hasty venue change due to the massive Soberanes fire in Big Sur. A fine time was had by all under the big parachute stage of Love Field in Point Reyes Station.

Enjoy my images and do not share without consent and full photo credit.

Ultimate Painting

Michael Hurley

Steve Gunn

Kevin Morby

Seriously good local festival food. Hot Tomales Bay oysters!

One of the added benefits of the location change was that camping was allowed on site

Kyle Field

Jeremy from Woods

Elk seen nearby!

Gun Outfit

Special surprise guest. Local resident Ramblin' Jack Elliott

Jessica Pratt

Little Wings

Little Wings explains...

Stage artist, Gabriel

Jonathan Richman & Tommy Larkins

Ramblin' Jack's new friends

The mighty White Fence

Woods...

See you next year Woodsist!

Mexico Marvilloso! ~ Some Images From A Week Down In Oaxaca ~ Terry Way Photography

info@terryway.com (Terry Way) — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 22:49:00 +0000

Our flight to Houston was diverted to Austin and required a 3 hour Yellow Cab ride through the night to make our connecting flight to Mexico. We hooked up with two other travelers and learned of how our driver Teklehainanot found his way to America from Eritrea in a nine month odyssey. As fate would have it, @koreejoo (the guy in the center) was on our flight back to SF after his week in Costa Rica! Classic ride.

first stop after arriving...

This part of Oaxaca is known for beaches blown with massive amounts of sand

A four wheel drive is required to get to the beach

Santiago was our first driver. An experienced ATV rider, he knew how to navigate the dunes

What we came for. Surfing photos : BK

Greg in his happy place - a big green tube!

My turn

Greg, threading a beast of a tube

Some morning's Greg and I were able to have it to ourselves before any other trucks arrived.

Me on another morning. Photos: Santiago

Greg

Me on an inside runner

Of Course, we were never alone for long. East Coast surfer Colin Herlihy joined us each morning.

Santa Catarina, Brasil surfer Terence was ripping while his model wife bronzed

Me, racing through a frothy one

The water was so warm and clear, I tool some time to put my gopro to the test.

Logan Banks

Greg turned me on to peanut butter and banana sandwiches 35 years ago and I thank you for it.

Mango season

BK blew out his flip flops

perro

three amigos

con Hermenio. Downtown Salina Cruz

I found some cool street art around town

BK named Greg The Commander for his dawn patrol program. When we came across this odd bar in the middle of nowhere a portrait seemed appropriate.
Here are more portraits...

Hermenio

Santiago

Chemel

Greg

Regina

David

Scenes on the beach...

BK, still styling with a blown back

Local know how

Squad 52 was classic

Santa Cruz ripper Tyler Morrish

John Wilson

Tyrone "Chod" Brendel

Willie "Boots"

Logan Banks

I had Greg try my board one morning. It was the shortest board he has ridden in many years!

Chod

Tyler

and lastly, BK's epic boardbag!

Mac DeMarco Returns to Santa Cruz! (((folkYEAH!))) Photos by Terry Way

info@terryway.com (Terry Way) — Tue, 24 May 2016 00:25:00 +0000

Mac DeMarco and his merry band of pranksters hit up the Rio Theatre Sunday evening for a great set of "hits", covers and jams. Good times courtesy of (((folkYEAH!))) and Kelsey Grammer

Joshua Tree Rocks! ~ Spring 2016 Road Trip ~ Terry Way Photography

info@terryway.com (Terry Way) — Tue, 19 Apr 2016 22:54:00 +0000

Vallarie and I made a road trip out to Joshua Tree. Enjoy some images from one of California's best parks.

The road to Joshua Tree took us past the The Mormon Rocks of Cajon Pass. A unique and impressive sign of the mighty San Andreas Fault running underneath

Pioneertown is always worth a stop when visiting J-Tree

Dog rock

another dog rock

Skull rock

Outside the park one can find "tagged" rocks. A form of modern rock art like that of the native tribes of old or just another sign of human pollution?

Random Access Memories ~ Flipping Through the Archives Vol.3 ~ Film Days 1980's-90's and Into the 2000's ~ Terry Way Photography

info@terryway.com (Terry Way) — Wed, 23 Mar 2016 22:14:00 +0000

More classic slide scans. Turn on the projector, dim the lights and lets get started!

San Sebastian, Spain 1988

Street portrait. Florence, Italy 1985

Halawa Valley, Molokai 1993

Fishermen. Grajagan, Java 1988

Monkey. Grajagan, Java 1988

Nyoman. G-Land 1988

Nyoman and crew. G-Land 1988

G-Land 1988

Monty Webber. G-Land 1988

Made 1 and Made II. Board carriers from Uluwatu, Bali 1988

Nusa Lembongen, Bali 1988

Boss temple monkey, Bali 1992

Bali 1988

Vallarie & Mar de Plata. Pavones, Costa Rica 1990

Pavones, Costa Rica 1990

Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica 1990

Gene Van Dyke. Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica 1990

Cerro Chirripó at over 12,000' is the highest peak in Costa Rica. 1990

North Shore Oahu. 1987

Marvin Foster. 1987

Pipeline 1987

Thomas. Fiji 1987

Me with my "Lucky Day" 6-8 that I took around the world. Finally snapped it at Guethary, France.

Young Fijian warriors. 1987

Fiji dog. 1987

Another Kava ceremony. Fiji 1987

The black-banded sea snake is one of the most venomous on earth. Fijian waters are full of 'em. 1987

This is the chief of Vatulele Island. When he offers you a cup of kava, you drink it. 1987

This was the view out of the bure we stayed in on Vatulele island. 1987

Fisherman. Vatulele, Fiji 1987

Vatulele Island, Fiji 1987

Hillman, our car in New Zealand. Taranaki 1987

Glasshouse Mountains, Queensland, Australia 1988

Bells Beach, Victoria, Australia 1988

Palos Verdes 1995

This one is a mystery. Me surfing a very glassy left most likely in Baja. Mid 80's

Me in front of Hector's Cantina. Baja 1982

San Ysidro University 1986

Tecate, Mexicoi 1985

405 Freeway, L. A. 1985

Oregon 1986

Oregon 1990 photo by Vallarie

Gang fight. Watsonville 1993

Maldives 2002

Chinatown, San Francisco 2001. Taken with infrared b&w film

Colton. Chinatown, San Francisco 2001. Taken with infrared b&w film

Jazz Fest. New Orleans 1997

New Orleans 1997

Yosemite 1998

Na Pali coast, Kauai 1999

Na Pali coast. Kauai 1999

Kauai 1999

Troncones, Mexico 2001

Colton 2001

Sea lions. 1998

Tulip 1994

Koh Tao, Thailand 1992

Candlestick Park. 1994

Moonrise over West Cliff Drive. Santa Cruz 1994

Bangkok market 1992

Pond leaf detail 1990

Colton 1999

Connor 1999

Junkaroo parade. New Orleans 1997

Beer drinking pig. St. Croix 1995

Connor. St. Croix 1995

Baja 1995

San Jose, Costa Rica 1990

Cecilia. Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica 1990

Mission Beach rollercoaster by moonlight. San Diego 1984

Puffer fish. Baja 1995

26th Ave Santa Cruz. 1997 shot on Agfa Scala b&w slide film

Colton 1999

Cold Water Classic, Santa Cruz 1989

Surfer unknown. Coldwater Classic. Santa Cruz 1989

Greg. Rosarito Beach, Baja 1980

Record store owner. New Orleans 1997

Yellow Vinyl 1996

San Jose, Costa Rica 1990

Pau Hana Inn, Molokai 1993

Haena, Kauai 1999

Woody Father & Son. Santa Cruz Wharf. 1996

Greg. North Jetty 1990

Ron & Kelly Santa Cruz 2000

Luna Park. Melbourne, Australia 1988

Tuk Tuk. Bangkok, Thailand 1988

Maldives 2005

Soho, London 1988

Oregon Coast. 1989

Kerry. 1997 shot on Agfa Scala film

Connor. 1995

Vallarie. Australia 1988

Chasing El Nino ~ Pe'ahi Goes Off In February 2016 ~ Maui Big Wave Surfing ~ Photos by Terry Way

info@terryway.com (Terry Way) — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 23:33:00 +0000

The 2016 El Nino event has been fantastic for surfers and big wave lovers. Swell trains keep getting generated and have made for some remarkable conditions at some of the Pacific's premier big wave locations. Pe'ahi, aka Jaws on Maui's North coast has had a banner season. This spot produces the largest and most perfect waves on the planet. Just about every week another massive swell arrives, pushing the limits of what was considered possible in heavy water conditions. I have made a few trips over to document the spectacle and have some images to share. Enjoy! Feel free to contact me for prints or licensing rights.

Mikey O'Shaughnessy Feb.10

aka: Mikey Redd

Whipped cream froth

Paige Alms Feb.10

Tyler Larronde

Andrea Moller

Alvaro Malpartida

Russell Bierke is part of the future big wave surfing brigade. At only 18 years he seems completely comfortable in very large surf.

Will Skudin likes to charge the lefts at Pe'ahi

Albee

Layer

Shane Dorian on the wave of the day (maybe Winter!)

Russell Bierke

Sean Moniz on his first wave at Pe'ahi!

Albee gets hung up

Torrey Meister

Ian Walsh

Maui loves Kai Lenny. Here he gets whipped into a bomb. Feb.26

This was the morning after the historic Eddie contest at Waimea and Kai was the first and only person out. He was towed into several great waves and later paddled into a few more once the crowd showed up.

He put on an interesting bit of camera headgear for a few too.

Trevor Carlson charges really hard

Getting caught inside at Jaws looks like a very unpleasant experience

Kai paddling in

Albee Layer and friend

Kai ~ style for miles

unknown chargers

Shane Dorian and friend

Kai

Shaun Lopez

I love his exit. Badassery for sure.

Trevor Carlson

Albee

Sean Ordonez & Paige Alms post surf

Shaun Lopez. Feb.25 Tow style

Shaun Lopez

Jesse Richman

Patri McLaughlin

Jesse

Patri

Rudy Castorina

Patri

Rudy

Jesse quick release to barrel stall. Badassery

Random Access Memories ~ Flipping Through the Archives Vol.2 ~ Film Days 1980's-90's and Into the 2000's ~ Terry Way Photography

info@terryway.com (Terry Way) — Wed, 17 Feb 2016 21:25:00 +0000

More images from my life as a photographer. These, of course, were all shot on film. Enjoy flipping through my visions from the past. No order, just images.

Brooklyn Bridge with NYC skyline. 1994 . Shot on infrared film

NYC 1994 infrared

Gina in Los Angeles, post riots 1994

Los Angeles 1994

Westside Santa Cruz 1994. Infrared film

Northern California Coast 1989

La Jolla 1985 (I wish I had not included my Subaru in the background! What an amateur)

Santa Cruz 1989

Miss Beach Street 1989

Las Vegas 2000

Bob Dylan, House of Blues, Las Vegas 2000

With John and Gina meeting up with New Orleans singing legend, the Tan Canary himself, Mr Johnny Adams 1993

New Orleans finest 1993

Bob Dylan, Jazz Fest, New Orleans 1993

El Colgado (The Hanged Man) Taco Stand. Baja 1990

Don Ramon. Pavones, Costa Rica 1990

My parents were real bullfight aficianados. Here they are in the center of the crowd at the old Bullring by the Sea in Tijuana. 1984

I took advantage of this opportunity to photograph an assignment for my photojournalism class at SDSU. 1984

Everyone has their opinion about bullfighting but one thing is for sure, it is gnarly.

Reggae Godfather, Lee "Scratch" Perry. Maritime Hall, San Francisco, 1998

Bootsy Collins. Palookaville, Santa Cruz 2001

The King of Funk, George Clinton. Palookaville, Santa Cruz 2001

Wally Boss, Oregon 1985

Oregon 1985

Basque Country, Spain 1988

I walked into this empty bar in the Basque region of Spain and this guy was cranking Leonard Cohen's "Take This Waltz" at top volume. I had never heard the song before and was completely blown away. 1988

Public Enemy. The Catalyst 1992

Lux Interior and Poison Ivy of The Cramps. Exotic Erotic Ball, San Francisco 1994

West Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz 1990

North Coast 1990

Molokai 1991

Playa Azul, Baja Sur 1994

Sunny Cove, Santa Cruz 1995

Downtown Santa Cruz, post earthquake 1989

The Human Jukebox. First Earth Day Celebration. Golden Gate Park 1990

Grimes Poznikov (August 5, 1946 – October 27, 2005), known as "The Human Jukebox," was a fixture of San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf in the 1970s and 1980s. He was a street performer, who would wait in a cardboard refrigerator box until a passerby offered him a donation and requested a song. He would then pop out of the box and play the requested song on a trumpet, kazoo, or one of a number of other instruments.

Posnikov was born in Neodesha, Kansas to Albert Poznik, a lawyer, and Bernie Poznik, a performing artist and singer. From an early age he learned to play any musical instrument from piano to trumpet and drums. He graduated from Neodesha High School in 1964 and continued his education at Cornell College, graduating in 1969 with a degree in psychology.

After graduating from college, Poznikov taught elementary school in Chicago, Illinois for three years. While teaching, he became involved in the peace movement and he was arrested at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago with other anti-war protesters while blowing "America the Beautiful" on the trumpet. In 1972, he set up a trailer during the 1972 Republican National Convention in Miami, Florida, calling it the "American Lobotomy Machine". He and other peace demonstrators sat in it for hours, pretending to be brainwashed into being "good Americans."

Poznikov was arrested several times for selling marijuana. His teeth were knocked out by police during the last arrest in the late 1980s, ending his ability to play trumpet. He later suffered from schizophrenia, began abusing drugs heavily, and ended up living on the streets. He died on October 27, 2005, of alcohol poisoning.

Chris Brow. Mavericks 1999

Jeff Clark. Mavericks 1999

Jay Moriarity. Mavericks 1999

Shane MacGowan. The Catalyst. Santa Cruz 2001

San Quentin 1994 infrared

San Francisco 1994 infrared

Golden Gate 1994 infrared

Bangkok 1988

Paris 1985

Vallarie & Kim. San Francisco 1990

Bangkok Punks 1988. Amazingly, this was the ONLY shot I tool of these characters drawing a large crowd in Bangkok. Today I would have shot hundreds.

Sacred Pool. Vatulele, Fiji 1987 . Known as the Island of the Red Prawns. Pure Fiji roots. Now a several thousand $ a night resort has taken over the pristine island.

Fiji Moon. 1987

Ben's feet. Fiji 1987

Uluwatu, Bali at it's best 2-3 times overhead and no one out! 1988Uluwatu, Bali 1988 Before the cliff was developed

Ubud, Bali 1992

Bali 1988

Children are revered in Bali. 1992

St. Croix 1995

Pond Lily's sharing a joke. Santa Cruz 1992

Bali Cafe 1992

Costa Rica Cafe 1990

Peep. NYC 1994

New Zealand 1992

Mount Taranaki. New Zealand 1992

Fishing Boat, Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica 1990

Santorini, Greece 1988

Grave of Jim Morrison. Paris 1985

Mexico 1995

Nigel Newton, butcher. New Zealand 1988

Costa Rica 1990

New Orleans 1993

Pamplona, Spain 1985

49er's fan. San Francisco 1985

Mendocino Coast. 1985

Barcelona Balcony View.Las Ramblas. 1985

Party with Laura. Roma 1988

Lennox Head, Australia 1988

Vallarie. Austrailia 1988

Kim. Mardi Gras Museum. New Orleans. 1993

Random Access Memories ~ Flipping Through The Archives Vol. 1 ~ Film Days 1970's-80's ~ Terry Way Photography

info@terryway.com (Terry Way) — Fri, 08 Jan 2016 21:29:00 +0000

A question I get asked a lot is "when did you become a photographer?" The best answer I can come up with is "since I was a little kid." If you mean professionally, then it has been over twenty years full time but I became a photographer long before it became my means of income. My mother was an artist and liked to take pictures so I would sometimes borrow her camera and make some images. She must have sensed my interest and gave me a Kodak Instamatic film camera when I was around twelve years old. My parents never complained about the cost of buying film and paying for the processing which was pretty cool. I just learned as I went along. Trial and error. Experiment and then wait for the results. Sometimes the wait would be weeks and I would forget what was on the roll of film when we picked it up from the drugstore lab. I would use black and white film and color negative film. It would be several years before I would graduate to the world of high color saturation and depth with Kodachrome 64 and other slide films. More trial and error. More expense. Long waits for the results. This was how I learned photography. But shoot I did and slowly developed a passion for capturing special moments or even creating special moments to capture! Enough talk, let's move on to some images and take a little trip down memory lane.

My first classic shot was this one of Pittsburg Pirate great Roberto Clemente being interviewed on the field before a Dodger game. This was either 1971 or 72 and I was either six or seven years old.

I had this Jackson's chameleon for a while. My first attempts at action photography while feeding it crickets proved rewarding and I was stuck. 1975

This is Hector. Classic dog with plenty of personality. Here he guards my dad's steaks on the hibachi. Sweet or vicious, he could be both.

My slide show parties were highly anticipated events. It motivated me to keep creating more interesting and compelling images. Kind of like Instagram is today.

I was a photographer for the school yearbook my senior year. This was the kind of stuff I submitted. That book is full of our campus antics.

I learned so much about photography by trying to emulate photos I would see in Skateboarder Magazine. This is John Moore sunset skating a drainage ditch below my house. 1977

A black and white contact sheet from our half pipe ramp. 1978

Always sniffing out great skate spots, this pool was known as "The Jungle" and we spent many hours riding it. 1980

My "brother" Wally Boss was one of my favorite subjects. Gifted with talent, he was always exciting to watch and adventure with. Backside grind with my pal Todd Lookinland watching from above.1981

Karl, Steve and Greg hanging out in front of my Hightide Drive home. 1981

Saw my name buried on a snowy camper. Mammoth Mountain 1980

I was a beginning skier but my friends were all pretty good. I had a hard time keeping up so it was always a pleasure to stop and shoot some action shots. Graeme Scott. Mammoth 1980

John "Muff" Burton was the ruler out at our local surf spot. He was a smooth and powerful surfer and a true "local." This is one of my early water shots using some kind of a bag housing that leaked soon after. 1980

I have always been a fan of shadow "selfies." Me, Karl and Greg walking out to our favorite spot one morning. 1981

Sunrise silhouette surf check. 1981

Wally Boss and Camelot. 1980

This is Wally impressing us on his dirt bike at the old rock quarry in our neighborhood. Totally illegal to be riding motorcycles there of course. Darren Olds showing his encouraging stoke. 1980

Wally loved to put on firework displays! More long exposure, night photography experiments. Once again, the wait for the results could take weeks. There was nothing like opening that box of slides when they were ready to see how these experiments worked out. Today's digital shooters can fine tune and tweek settings immediately to dial in the best results. 1980

Portuguese Bend. This was where we learned to surf. In the background you can see Marineland By The Sea. I had my first job there sweeping up the park. I'll never forget having the dolphins surprise me with a ball to the head while sweeping up near their tank post show. 1979

My other "brother" Greg and I did it all together through high school. His surfing was and still is better than most. Newport 1980

Another early water housing shot. Manhattan Beach 1980

My parents took us on a family vaction to Cabo San Lucas back in August of 1980. Triple digit temps at the beach, pumping surf and no one around. We stayed right at the tip at the classic Finisterra Hotel. I played around with my water housing for this one.

Greg eyes the prize.

Greg shorebreak racing

It was also around this time that our pal Todd Lookinland turned us on to the Grateful Dead. Here he is dead center at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley waiting for the show to start. 1981

I decided to post up next to the stage for photos. From what I remember, it was no big deal to get near the stage back then. The energy of anticipation before a Dead show was electric. We caught as many shows as we could back then and we were still in high school making the 8 hour drive to the Bay Area for runs at the Greek or Oakland Auditorium or the Civic in San Francisco. It was a "deaducation." 1981-82

I feel very lucky to have been a part of this unique musical tribe.

Jerry was such a mellow powerhouse. What a special talent.

Experimentation with double exposure. Long Beach Arena 1980

Before cell phone cameras made every group event a well documented affair, not many were willing to deal with a film camera to capture fun times with friends. I always brought mine. Ventura Fairgrounds 1982

This was an attempt to splice two transparencies together. Photoshop was decades away. Las Vegas 1981

After graduating high school I went off to San Diego State and joined up with an eclectic bunch known as the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. I soon became the house archivist and once again, my slide show parties were off the hook events with everyone wanting to see more. Here is a group of us out for a sail on Mission Bay. 1985

Kenny and Kevin. Puerto Nuevo, Baja. 1985

Baja surf trip. 1985

My buddy Chris taking a nap in secondary at the

San Ysidro border.

My friend Stacey (on the right) grew up in La Jolla and introduced me to Bird Rock and Windansea

I lived in a house known as The Fishbowl due to the fact that it was on a busy corner with large windows and no curtains. It was always entertaining to watch the parade of people walking by every day. Punks. 1985

The Paladins were a local rockabilly band that we became friends with and would have them play at our house parties. 1984

More night painting.

Friday afternoon "TG's" were a big deal. Hundreds of people would turn out to party.

One party had a skate demo

Steve Schneer, the Ho Ho man himself!

A male bonding Coors ad?

Mike Mowrey and I playing with perspectives. 1985

Mel Bergman giving his best Dirty Harry impression

Legendary waterman Dr. Dorian Paskowitz. I somehow arranged a meeting with the man in Mexico to interview him for a journalism assignment. (I can't begin to remember how) Once again, if this was today, I would have shot quite a bit more than ONE SHOT of such a great subject. I look back and wonder what the hell I was thinking? San Miguel, Baja. 1984

Paul, Mike and Mike. What can I say? These guys made me laugh all the time. Too bad I I no negative for this one. Black's Beach 1983

I was laughing so hard when I took this photo of Mike coming out of lockup. What a character! 1983

Wally's visits were always welcome and full of fun.

Dave Jessup. A Pepsi and sandwich after paddling the Catalina Classic. 1986

Another interview I did for one of my journalism classes was with KCRW Reggae Beat dj Roger Steffens. I was lucky enough to catch him one Sunday in Santa Monica with the legendary Mighty Diamonds. 1986

One of my first favorite portrait images. I was doing a story for La Jolla Magazine about this 96 year old Mexican potter who still lived in La Jolla. His name was Cornelio Rodriguez. Photographed with good old Kodak Tri-X black and white film. 1985

Don Scoles taught me the joy of eating sea urchin. Baja 1985

I never did get to see Bob Marley as I got into reggae shortly after his death. Seeing his fellow Wailer Bunny perform in Long Beach for the first time in the US in years was special. 1986

Joe Higgs told me he taught Bob Marley how to sing. He was a kind and generous man allowing me to interview him backstage before this show at The Belly Up in Solana Beach. 1986

One of my all time favorite singers Alton Ellis. La Paloma Theatre, San Diego 1985

This photo is a classic. Ras Michael and friend, backstage at the Belly Up. 1985

I'll close out this part of my retrospective with this shot of one of one of the early Reggae On The River festivals. 1985

Maui Wowie Pt 2 ~ Photos by Terry Way

info@terryway.com (Terry Way) — Tue, 15 Dec 2015 17:11:00 +0000

My goal on this strike mission to Maui was to see the infamous wave at Pe'ahi known as "Jaws" do it's thing. Here are some random visions from along the way. Enjoy.

Flying over, a window seat provided an excellent view of San Francisco at sunrise.

and an awesome view of Maui as well!

Morning commute in paradise

Maui Wowie! ~ Super Sunday @ Jaws For The 2015 Pe'ahi Challenge ~ Photos by Terry Way

info@terryway.com (Terry Way) — Fri, 11 Dec 2015 23:21:00 +0000

I made the trip over to Maui to catch the first Pe'ahi Challenge. The spot, also known as Jaws, is home to the largest surf on the planet. I have always wanted to witness the ocean's power and majesty at this mythical break and on this day, I was not disappointed. As dawn broke, a rainbow formed framing the wave as the sun made it's way up and through the early morning clouds. A small group of witnesses gathered on the cliff. Warm offshore breeze funneled down from the hills fanning the salt spray off the waves giving them an even more impressive presence. Enjoy my photographic documentation of this special day in surfing history.

Flying in to beautiful Maui

The Duke would have loved this masterful display of surfing

A Pe'ahi inspired gate leading to a cliff side compound

Gary Linden, the man behind the Big Wave World Tour concept looking stoked

As dawn broke, Pe'ahi showed her majestic beauty

The first wave ridden was by an unlikely teenager from the U.K. who attempted to paddle from the boat launch a couple miles away and was given a sympathetic jet ski ride by no other than Greg Long. He choose an inside closeout and was quickly rescued by WSL water safety. His foolish tale can be read here.

After this kid was hauled out and taken to the channel, shit got serious. Shane Dorian muscled his way into an absolute beast of a wave using every bit of skill he could muster to pull off this windswept 4 story drop.

Next up was 23 year old Maul local Kai Lenny showing a casual and comfortable style in the heavy conditions.

Aussie Mark Matthews made this heroic drop only to be detonated in the whitewater. He suffered a broken collarbone for his effort.

One wave with two Ryans. Josh Ryan & Ryan Hipwood share one before the contest started and get mowed.

Dorian

Francisco Porcella

Damian Hobgood

The left across the bay looking quite towable

Maui local Billy Kemper basically put on a clinic in how to paddle surf Jaws.

Brazillian veteran Carlos Burle took a terrifying wipeout

As did North Shore charger Dave Wassel

Billy Kemper finding his groove

...again

Peruvian Gabriel Villaran

Carlos Burle, take 2

Gabriel Villaran

Carlos on top of a bomb

in a bad situation

Nic Vaughan charging into a solid one

Nathan Fletcher

Dave Wassel on top of a mountain. He chose to kick out.

Kemper...

didn't make 'em all

Wassel in a foamy sea

Maui local Shaun Walsh

Pat Gudauskas

Aaron Gold

Greg Long on a big wave

Shaun Walsh

Trevor Carlson

Greg Long on a beast

Aaron Gold

Makua Rothman on top but could not get down this enormous wave.

Shaun Walsh

Tyler Larronde

Nic Lamb

Yuri Soledade

Maui local Albee Layer

Mark Healey having a look at the left.

Tyler Larronde

Sketchy board saving attempt

Tyler again

Healey would go!

Albee waves to the cameras

Dorian

Ian Walsh

Kai

Dorian

Koa Rothman had a dramatic wipeout to bodysurf

Ian Walsh

Naxto Gonzalez

Carlos Burle

Greg Long

Kemper

Greg Long

Gabriel Villaran

Mark Healey

Kai

Nic Lamb

Kai

Nic Lamb

Dorian & Healey split the peak

Kai

Ian Walsh snowboarding

Gnarly

Ian

Albee

Ian

Albee

Kemper

Albee

Long

Albee

This trip was facilitated by two of the best, Vallarie & Diane. I couldn't have done it without you two. Mahalo!

Merry Prankster's 50th Anniversary Celebration ~ Photos by Terry Way

info@terryway.com (Terry Way) — Wed, 09 Dec 2015 18:06:00 +0000

A rented house a on a large property in Soquel called "The Spread" was the location of what became known as the very first "Acid Test." Today, the Silver Spur restaurant sits kitty corner to the long gone Spread. This took place in November of 1965. Last week, this event and what transpired after was celebrated 50 years later by some of the original participants. Geoffrey Dunn wrote a Good times cover story that is well worth reading for anyone wanting to dive in a little deeper. Here are my photos from a fine evening in Felton celebrating the birth of the West Coast psychedelic counterculture.

Original Prankster Ken Babbs

Carolyn Garcia aka Mountain Girl

Carolyn with daughters Sunshine & Annabelle

Annabelle Garcia

Sunshine Kesey

Julius Karpen

Denise Kaufman aka Mary Microgram, Lee Quarnstrom, Julius Karpen and famaily

Denise & Roy Sebern

Roy Sebern

with even host John Leopold

George Walker, Denise, Roy, Babbs, author Geoffrey Dunn, Jami Cassady and John Leopold

Happy 80th to Julius!

Neal Cassady's daughter Jami

Merry Pranksters ~ left to right: Carolyn "Mountain Girl" Garcia, Jami Cassady, Lee Quarnstrom, Roy Sebern, Julius Karpen,George Walker, Denise Kaufman, Linda Breen and Ken Babbs

Santa Cruz County Supervisor & event host John Leopold

Slugs & Roses

UCSC Grateful Dead Archive curator Nicholas Meriwether

George Walker

Roy Sebern

George flipping Neal Cassady's hammer and wearing his original Acid Test pants!

presenting Neal's hammer to daughter Jami Cassady

Soquel Ave bus stop unveling

Public Image Ltd @ The Chapel in San Francisco (((folkYEAH!))) Photos by Terry Way

info@terryway.com (Terry Way) — Sun, 29 Nov 2015 00:21:00 +0000

(((folkYEAH!))) and Goldenvoice brought PiL back to San Francisco for an epic evening at The Chapel. It was a bucket list show for me as not only did I enjoy taking photos and the band was firing on all cylinders but I was invited to hang backstage after the show with Mr. Johnny Rotten himself! Laughs all around. Basically, a completely classic night. Enjoy some images.

Terry Way Photography