Redcar Sport Photographer | 'Surfs up' at UK Professional Surf Tour, Saltburn

One of the things I enjoy the most about being a professional commercial photographer in the North East is the variety of projects that I get to work on. So, when the head of the marketing team for TK Maxx contacted me recently I was eager to be involved in their project to shoot the UK Professional Surf Tour in Saltburn. 


On Saturday 14th May, camera at the ready, I arrived at Saltburn eager to capture the energy and action of the day. My brief was to document the tour dates in Saltburn and to shoot lifestyle images of the spectators too. The photoshoot was going really well for the first hour and then, the good old English weather stayed true to form and the heavens opened up! Although Saltburn is an amazing part of the world in any weather the decision was made to come back the next day.

Success! The weather was much brighter on Sunday and the Pro Surfers were 'making some shapes' near the pier. I caught some great action shots with a telephoto lens and a variety of 'scene setting' lifestyle shots* to compliment the set. 
*A special thank you to Laura from Marske who looked fantastic in her bobble hat.

The high-resolution fully edited disc was dispatched ‘special delivery’ to London and was quickly uploaded onto their TK Maxx Blog.

Lets hope the UK Professional Surf Tour event will be a regular feature in Redcar, Cleveland and Teesside. Maybe next time I might even don my wetsuit and get some pictures from the waves!

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