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Clif Cold Shot Challenge Results! Thank you to all the photographers who have shared their photos and the stories behind them. It is your love and passion that has made the Cold Shot a testament to the dedication it takes to be a New York and New Jersey surfer and photographer. Special thanks to CLIF [...] Continue Reading

In today’s society, almost everyone has a phone, making us susceptible to an endless stream of advertisements and images. However, there are few photographers out there who aim to capture the rarest photos that make us stop, even if only for a second, to appreciate the artistic beauty.  These artists not only understand their cameras […]

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NYSEA – Hey Matt, Seen a couple of your photos from the Nor’Easter Mars floating around the internet. How was it out there ? Matt Clark – I didn’t shoot in water or anything so I only got a few shots, it was a good swell but since I wasn’t in water I didn’t have the first […]

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We caught up with New York photographer Matt Clark about this amazing run of swell. Small Q & A / Gallery below. NYSEA – What did you focus on this swell, surf, bodyboard, shoot ? Matt – Swell was sick ! It didn’t end ! I have photos from almost everyday from September 21-October 7!! […]

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Matt Clark beats by his own drum, Kinda a one man band. He likes what he likes and it shows in his work. Outerknown just released an article driving a little deeper into Matt’s work, thoughts and plans. Check it out HERE

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This is truly amazing ! Big congrats to Matt Clark !!!! GRAND PRIZE WINNER !!!!  Here is the full story from Matt himself.  ” Of the 40,000 photos submitted to the 2015 It’s Amazing Out There Photo Contest, my photo of the Jetstar Roller Coaster post-Hurricane Sandy won the Grand Prize of $15,000.00 A little backstory […]

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After Tropical Storm Bertha’s instagram contest, we were blown away by all the entries and the quality of photography here in NY. We called our friends at Hurley and Wave Riding Vehicles, they were fast to help support the next storm/insta-contest, sponsoring #nyseacristobal with a WRV surfboard and custom Hurley board shorts. We also put up […]

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New York-based shooter Matt Clark just won the July 2014 Surfline Photo Challenge with his shot of a sunset-lit, empty offshore barrel peeling one summer evening in NY. It beat out nine other user-submitted finalists for the month.

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Last week tropical storm Bertha sent us a couple fun days of surf. We ran an instagram photo contest #nyseabertha. So many epic entries came rolling in. We pulled 3 winners out of the pack. Congrats !  @jacc_attack23 , @mattclarkphotography, and @ryanmooreart ! Winning shot below, as well as full gallery of all #nyseabertha entries, Enjoy. Full Photo Gallery […]

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New York’s charger and University of Hawaii business major Brian Pollak makes the trip home for some turkey and tubes. As NY surfers we are always taking trips outside of our area to chase waves. Here’s a quick story of the reverse, taking a trip back home to score. Full Photo Gallery Below by Matt […]

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When most companies come into NY to shoot a commercial involving NY surfing they bring outside surfers and videographers in to get the job done. They shoot and mass market it, never giving back or involving the core crews that helped develop the culture in the first place. Not in this case Mercedes-Benz hired NY surfers Mikey […]

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NYSEA- What’s up Tyler, saw you bought a new ride? Tyler– ” Ahahahah, I posted that as a joke and it kinda got carried away with so many comments. Now I feel like I have to buy it, lol.” NYSEA- So you didn’t buy that epic ride? Tyler- “Nah, it was $7,400. I don’t have […]

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It’s been One Year after Hurricane Sandy, a year of rebuilding. When all the posessions in your life are gone with the wind and weather, leaving only the clothes on your back, it changes you.  Sink or Swim. We had to swim out of this devastation as community. No one person or organization was going […]

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After the longest flat spell in the history of NY surfing, Tropical Storm Gabrielle ran up the coast with conditions looking clean but with questionable swell size.  It turned out to be not exactly what we wanted, but definitely what we needed. The new online photo challenge YO SHOT CHALLENGE got kicked off with a […]

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We are stoked to launch our first 100% public online contest. Open to all. Take a good shot from your camera/go pro or phone and win some money. Some small but fun looking waves finally on the forecast from tropical storm Gabrielle. So we are looking forward to the first entries this week. NYSEA urges […]

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They say money can’t buy happiness. We’re not sure if we believe that. If you worked for a couple months, saving every dollar you had, then decided to buy a ticket to the most beautiful place on the planet, rent a boat, surf perfect waves, drink beers with 10 of your best mates and eat […]

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NY’s Tripoli Patterson teams up with NY’s Matt Clark to get the cover of the biggest surfing mag in Australia “Surfing Life” ! Buy the New Issue HERE.  

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We know Saturn has come a gone, but it is worth reflecting on this amazing week of swell once again with a great mix of photos from Matt Clark, JC beierle, Jeremy Hall and an NYSEA go pro. The Surfers in this feature  James Theobald, Joe Parrino, TJ Gumiela, Jon Law, Tommy Powell, Mikey DeTemple, and […]

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NYSEA crew all over this one ! Matt Clark and James Katsipis with some sick shots. Zack Dayton and Leif Engstrom killing it ! Leifs air is so mental !!  Watch the Sequence of his air and all the other goods right HERE on surfline. 

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NY surf photographer Matt Clark wins Surfline’s photo of the year !! When NYSEA gave Matt Clark the nickname the “Wizard” it was for a reason. This guy does magic with his camera like a wizard does with his wand. We are so stoked for our brother.  Thousands of photographers competed in this event and […]

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New Yorkers making the finals left and right !!! Matt Clark up for Surflines Photo of the year !!! CHECK IT HERE !!!! 

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Shots from NY photographers Mike Nelson, Matt Clark, and James Katsipis. Surfers Kurt Rick, Balaram Stack, Joe Parrino, Leif Engstrom and Ryan Burns.  Full Article Here.

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NYSEA and Matt Clark team up on a New Jersey photo feature. Surfers- Brian Pollak, Balaram Stack and Joe Parrino. “Another perfect day that came as unexpected as the best presents often do. The freezing temperatures kept stiff bodies out of the water this day and the howling offshore winds grabbed quite a few surfboards […]

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NY’s Zack Dayton teams up with JC  Beierle and Kurt Risk with Matt Clark. Sick shots, if this was the last day of the world, They would have won. Check it here  

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