"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."
-Mark Twain

on top of the world

Triple

the horizon is eternal

I've always said I'm going to sail around the world one day, a dream to most people and a dream to me as well, however I'm determined to turn this dream into a reality.

I'm reading The Long Way by Bernard Moitessier. One of my many inspirations. A story about a man with nothing but his boat, his mind, and the sea, finding himself and denying society.

"You do not ask a tame seagull why it needs to disappear from time to time toward the open sea. It goes, that's all."




"I am a citizen of the most beautiful nation on earth. A nation whose laws are harsh yet simple, a nation that never cheats, which is immense and without borders, where life is lived in the present. In this limitless nation, this nation of wind, light, and peace, there is no other ruler besides the sea."

Artist Series: Taylor Dodgin

Ah Taylor. This girl is crazy creative, her work is beautifully detailed and mindful. She seems to specialize in colored pencils and pastels, her paintings are amazing as well. She's currently in Design School at NC State studying studio art and I'm sure she's learning and creating all kinds of new and amazing things.

Check her site out HERE

The Artist Series

I'm fortunate enough to have a lot of extremely creative and talented friends, and I've decided to dedicate the next handful of posts to them displaying they're work individually. I hope you all enjoy.

I wanna go surfing

Senior year dry spell, I need to get back to my ocean.


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THE portfolio

Check it out. Tell me what you think.

CLICK HERE: Parker Stewart Photography

Addicted to Color

Joshua Petker. I discovered this artist not to long ago online and his work influenced me to start painting people. I love the color he uses and the sharpness and detail of the eyes and lips. Definitely my style of work.

CLICK HERE for his website

Never before seen?

Haven't posted in a while, been working on college stuff [essays, portfolios, etc...] and painting a lot. Here's a couple pics I've dug up in my archives. I'll try to post a few of my paintings soon.


Mayreau


San Juan


East NC


Mayreau


West NC


Amalfi Coast


West NC "Waterstriders"


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Idol

Mickey Smith. This guy is amazing. The stuff he shoots, his attitude towards life. I've never agreed more.

All Summer

dig it

Positano

Pictures I took in Positano back in the day... enjoy

Pictures Pictures

Haven't posted any pics in a while... enjoy


Ponce, Puerto Rico


Ponce, Puerto Rico


The Boro


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Great Exuma, Bahamas

Lino - - stop motion surfing

I love this. So unbelievably creative.

Lino by Karim Rejeb

Underwater Base Jumping

Love this video.
A lot of people call this fake, but Guillaume Nery is a world record free diver. The only issue I have with it is that you never see him equalize the pressure in his head.
Regardless this clip reminds me of my dreams
Dean's Blue Hole, Long Island, Bahamas

Thunderball Grotto

There is a small island just off of Staniel Cay in the Bahamas, and it's hollow. From the outside it looks like any other island however at the base of the island where the limestone meets the crystal clear waters there is a small cave. Only noticeable at low tide, this cave is the entrance to Thunderball Grotto. Thunderball Grotto was made famous by the James Bond movie "Thunderball" and has also been featured in many other movies such as "Into The Blue" which stars Paul Walker and Jessica Alba [basically my life in my dreams]. Marshall and I arrived by dingy to the base of the grotto, beyond excited from all we had heard about it. We got our fins and masks organized, put them on, and dove into the water. Outside the cave is just shallow grass beds where we could see conchs and starfish scattered about and a few sea turtles, rays, and a large barracuda cruising in the distance. At the entrance to the grotto, however, beautiful coral flourishes and hundreds and hundreds of fish swarm in schools in and out of the many mouths of the cave. As we swam up to the entrance we could see a couple other entrances to the cave that we're only accessible from underwater [which were me and marsh's ish... we always loved finding small caves and tunnels in the coral to freedive through, Thunderball had many]. As we entered the Grotto the ceiling was very low and the limestone stalactites were pretty sharp so we dove through underwater, the view was indescribable, but after about 10 ft the ceiling opened up above our heads into a massive cavern or grotto with a 30 ft high ceiling littered with skylights. The sunlight poured through the skylights making the water a very surreal electric blue, and the contrast of the diffused color of the coral and the fish in this blue was absolutely beautiful. We spent hours upon hours exploring the grotto, there wasn't a corner we didn't touch.

I would have given anything to have had a underwater housing for my camera with me, here are my fisheye pics















Besides swimming and free diving around the Grotto me and Marshall heard from a lot of other cruisers and also in the bar on Staniel Cay that you can climb to the top of the Grotto and jump through one of the small skylights 35ft down into the water. We had to try, and try we did. to be continued....

Chile's lefts - - Awesome video

Chile is definitely high on my list of places to go surf very soon...
watch this video
It's mouthwatering

Cy's Sunrise Lefts from www.KORDUROY.tv on Vimeo.

Spring in WB

I love spring on the coast..
Dreamy little waves that make you wish you were 1ft tall