Sports photography has always been an area of interest for me ever since I first flipped through the pages of an Olympic Games photography book and saw how you can capture moments that are so fluid and expressive using the human body as your tool. There is just something about sports and the people that participate especially on a professional level that humbles and impresses me immensely.
So as you can then imagine I am always on the look out for a different sport to try my hand at photographing. Thanks to the amazing Kyle Robinson and Brad Janssen I got to take my first ever kitesurfing photos a few weeks ago. Now these two young gentlemen are both studying for a BJourn with me but they are also very (and I do stress the very) keen kitesurfers. Escaping Grahamstown on a regular basis for the beach is a popular hobby for the two of them and let's just says that for their degrees' sake it is good that Grahamstown isn't right on the coast.
But I will say that they have opened my eyes to this awesome sport! It is an adventure surface water sport that many describe as a combination of wakeboarding, windsurfing, surfing and para-gliding all in one adrenalin packed extreme sport. Not only is it a spectacular photographic opportunity as the kitesufers are able to come very close to the shore but it which looks like so much fun!! And this is coming from someone who is not a huge fan of swimming far out in the sea ever since the release of Jaws .
So without further delay here are some of my favourite photos from the kitesurfing session at Cannon Rocks in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Thanks again to all the kitesurfers especially Kyle and Brad! Next time I will get even better photos! And of course a big thanks to Chwayitisa Nandisa Futshane for keeping me company on the beach.
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