Stu Jenks' Fezziwig Press

"Carmen Trotter's Spirals"

"Carmen Trotter's Spirals, The Steaming Bean, Shell Beach, California" (c) 2009 Stu Jenks

"Lone Surfer, north of Old Man's"

"Lone Surfer, north of Old Man's Beach, California" (c) 2009 Stu Jenks

"Spiral in the Ironwood Forest"

"Spiral in the Ironwood Forest, Arizona" (c) 2009 Stu Jenks

"Labyrinth at Mavericks"

"Labyrinth at Mavericks, Half Moon Bay, California" (c) 2009 Stu Jenks

"Stuart Jenks Sr., Spring, 2001"

"Stuart Jenks Sr., Spring, 2001, Mothershead Neck, Virginia" (c) 2001, 2009 Stu Jenks

[Dad died eight years ago tonight, on Labor Day night. This picture was taken six months before he died of cancer. He and I may have had our differences, but I always knew that he loved me. How do I know this? Because he told me all the time. 'Still waters run deep' is how I described my father. He felt love and sadness and anger and hope and fear, very strongly, but he would never make a big show of it. But I always knew how he felt, and one of the things I knew (and know) is that he loved me very much. I love you too, Dad. I miss you.]

"Flame Smile" by Dustin Libby

[A fun night photograph taken in Japan by Dustin Libby, a photographer who recently wrote me to thank me for inspiring him. Thanks for your kind words, Dustin, and keep on shooting.]

"The Surfing Lesson"

"The Surfing Lesson: Matt Bagby & Stu Jenks" (c) Annie Gordon & Stu Jenks 2009

[It's a wonderful thing, when your coach is as excited for your success as you are. I can't thank you enough, Matt. And untold thanks to Annie, for learning so quickly how to shoot my 5D Mark II, and for capturing the boys having fun.]

 

"Barney Stu"

"Barney Stu, Imperial Beach, California" (c) 2009 Annie Gordon & Stu Jenks

[A Barney is an inexperienced surfer, after Barney Rubble. Annie took the shot. I fiddled with it later. Many thanks to Matt Bagby, my instructor that day. The best teacher ever. And I just called Maui to begin the process of ordering a blue Sunset Softboard. Much better than the rentals I've gotten. I am truly stoked, to get my own board. Truly.]