Gerry Lopez Demos How to Survive a Big Wave on an SUP

Renowned surf and SUP photographer Grant Myrdal took these recent photos of Gerry Lopez on his stand up paddle surf board in some big waves off of the Oregon Coast. Grant owns the copyrights to these photos, so please contact him if you'd like to use these images in any way. (Or have Grant take some photos of you!)

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Stand Up Paddle Flatwater has a New Logo!!

We have a new Stand Up Paddle Flatwater logo! Back in the "old" days (before computers were the norm) I used to make logos for clients until the early 1990's. I used a pencil, ruler, t-square, french curves and all sorts of other now antiquated design tools on tracing and graph papers. Then I went on to teaching art and my tile business and let graphic design go.

So, it was a lot of fun to whip out the pencil and rough a design for our new logo. Except, now I have a wonderful graphic designer who takes my sketches and does all of the necessary work to have viable graphic artwork. Kudos and many thanks to Lori Snyder, owner of Snyder and Sons graphic design in Bend, Oregon for your fast, efficient and stellar work. You rock!

Lori services clients all around the U.S. via email. She's fast, affordable and even brokers printing. You can contact Lori at snyderandsons@bendcable.com for your graphic design projects.

We're putting together some SUP logo wear with our new Stand Up Paddle Flatwater logo design. Look for some hats soon.

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Grant Myrdal Surf & SUP Photography Art Exhibit at the Minnesota Market Building

Beautiful, sensual photographs of surf are not what you might expect from a Central Oregon photgrapher, but another surf luminary has moved to Bend, Oregon (besides Gerry Lopez and the Chuns (Kialoa Paddle). Surf and SUP photographer (and all around GREAT scenic photographer) Grant Myrdal moved to Bend a couple of years ago. Originally from South Africa, Grant has toured the world with his camera. One look at his portfolio and we are the richer for his travels.

His renowned fine art photos have been exhibited in New York City, San Fransisco, Los Angeles and Newport, RI. He is represented by the Belenky, Sagemore and Montanaro galleries. Grant's adventure sports images have been published worldwide in magazines including Outside, Mens Journal, Surfer, Surfing, The Surfers Path, ESM, Waves and Zigzag.

A selection of Grant Myrdal's Hawaiian water imagery is on display at the Minnesota Market Building, freshly framed by the creative crew at ArtOnTheGo .

• WHERE: 25 NW Minnesota, Bend, Oregon
• WHEN: September 2009
  
• FOR MORE INFO: contact Grant at grant@grantmyrdal.com www.GrantMyrdal.com

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Surf Photographer Grant Myrdal's Beautiful Photos

Most all of us have cameras and take photos. Sometimes a photo is so good, we even surprise ourselves. But even then, the photos don't usually transcend the medium. Last month I went to Grant Myrdal's slide show presentation of his work including all types of work that we normally don't see of his. I was so blown away. His work has a mystical, transcendent beauty. What he can do with water is astounding. He doesn't use digital, he's still a film artist. Please take a moment to look at Grant's website. Along with his surf photos you'll see gorgeous landscapes including some of the Deschutes River in Oregon.

Grant is a famous surf photographer and an amazing artist. We are so lucky that Grant decided to move to Central Oregon. He set up a fantastic slide show September 3rd that was hosted by Pine Mountain Sports in Bend, Oregon. Here is a recent photo of his that was published in Surfer's Journal. Click here purchase Grant Myrdal's prints and see more of his work.


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