Photogs gotta eat too... L series lenses and Aluminum bodies ain't cheap...you can shoot all the free pics to 'build a portfolio' but it wont pay the bills.. free app by the way? free service?

Edited: 08/21/2019 at 01:07 PM by bus

I like the idea of a free app but it should be the other way around. All you shredders post your location when you are about to paddle out, and then the surf photogs don't have to check eighteen breaks to find someone actually shredding their waves. All a photographer needs to do is type a search for their favorite high performance wave thrasher and viola -- he / she's now surfing at Second Light! Then the surfers who are most highly tracked can get free photos through the app (sponsored by advertising) and pay the photographer a nominal fee for their service. Like that! =)

Sounds like a good and potentially very profitable service. Photographers who dont want to give away "free" photos could still be a part of the app and just post watermarked photos that they often do on their websites etc, and then include links to buy. I could see this being used in california and popular surf destinations in central america/ bali where there are many tourists surfing and many different photographers lining the beach