Surf Students

For me, this shot captures something deeper than a standard sports photo. While these students are out here learning the mechanics of catching a wave, my goal was to show them in a moment of transition—having just faced the Atlantic, they are clearly learning to read the currents, understand the swells, and cultivate a profound, lifelong respect for the ocean's unpredictable power.

Photography by Marian Stanton

Size: 16x20

About Marian Stanton
Three perspectives from a moody morning on the Irish coast in April 2026. I wanted to capture the shifting energy of Inch Beach—the quiet, introspective solitude of an observer under a heavy sky balanced against the sudden, vibrant action of surf students and their instructor.