This amazing 1/1 Collaboration between Dave "Nelly" Nelson & Ethan Estess is a collectors item with a story to tell....
9' x 5' w/ Custom Frame
"My goal with this custom frame was to find a way to accentuate and not detract from Nelly's image of this beautiful Teahupo'o wave. The best I could do was to go with the flow and follow the energy lines with some reclaimed crab line from Half Moon Bay and some mystery line collected off the beach by my friends at Sustainable Coastlines Hawaii. Stoked on how it came out!"
- Ethan Estess
About the collaborators:
Ethan Estess is a marine scientist turned artist who tells stories about the ocean through sculpture and printmaking. He grew up surfing, fishing, and making surfboards in Santa Cruz, California and channeled his love for sharks into Masters and Bachelors programs at Stanford University studying oceanography, mechanical engineering, and studio art. He worked as a researcher at the Monterey Bay Aquarium for 7 years studying tunas and sharks from Japan to Nova Scotia before deciding to leverage his love of building stuff to get people to care about the ocean environment.
Dave “Nelly” Nelson is a globally published veteran surf and skate photographer with countless magazine covers and spreads to his name. After spending years as a senior photographer at TransWorld Surf Magazine, Dave now shoots freelance for domestic and international publications.
Major action sports brands such as Vans, O’Neill, Fox, and Reef commonly contract Dave to shoot on location for trips locally and abroad.
As one of the best action water photographers in the world, he is usually in the right place at the right time to produce “the goods”. Dave’s personal relationships and mutual respect with some of the most elite athletes in the world gives him access to the best action at the best spots.
Dave’s dedication to the sports of surfing and skateboarding is matched by his values as a person. A true family man, Dave cares about is daughter and wife as much as he cares for his community of Santa Cruz. A consummate role model for young athletes coming out of his home town, Dave has helped pave the way for some of the best young talent in Nor Cal.
