© Chris Burkard.

Crystal Thornburg surfing in Central California.

Surf trips come up rapidly, as quick as the swells that show up on surf maps, and the photographers and editors who cover them very seldom have a lot of time to plan their work. Grant Ellis has been the photo editor for Surfer Magazine for almost seven years. He started as a surf photographer and followed professional surfers around the world for three years, having surfed from the age of 8. Surfer works with a large number of photographers and surfers to find and produce the stunning images in the magazine.

Ellis says that he can track the swell as it moves across the Pacific or Indian oceans through the emails from his photographers around the world. And if big waves are the greatest thrill in surfing, getting an image in Surfer’s Big issue is the ambition of most surf photographers.

Because surf images reflect the many nuances of light and water, editors at Surfer do rounds and rounds of color proofing to make certain each image is just right. The wave comes through, and they do their best to catch it.

Pictured here is a selection from Surfer’s Big issue.

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© Pete Kelly. Courtesy Robin Rice Gallery, New York

Participant in the annual Victorian Extravaganza carnival – Llandudno, Wales, 2007.

Pete Kelly’s latest show evokes memory through strong associative, emotional and surreal imagery – stretching reality toward a timeless fantasia – with subject matter ranging from distant landmarks to ethereal landscapes to historic horse races in Tuscany. The solo show opens on September 22nd at The Robin Rice Gallery in New York and will be on view through October 31, 2010.

© Robert & Shana ParkeHarrison. Courtesy Catherine Edelman Gallery, Chicago.

Robert & Shana ParkeHarrison, the husband and wife team whose photographic tableaus address the triangular relationship of humans, technology and nature, return to Chicago with “Beginnings,” an exhibition of collages they made when working on pieces for The Architect’s Brother. These never-before-seen images reveal the ideas and concepts that went into making some of their best known works. The exhibition opens on September 10 at the Catherine Edelman Gallery and closes on October 30.

To see more of Robert & Shana ParkeHarrison’s work click here.

© James Dodd.

The photographic series “Olympic Dreams” documents the trials and tribulations of the British Junior Diving team en route to the Olympic Games. Since the winning of the 2012 Olympic bid, sport funding in the UK has increased dramatically and much of it has been spent scouting exceptional young talents and developing them into potential Olympians. For more of James Dodd’s images go here.