my name is ella boyd.
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I grew up in a small town on the coast of Maine with a dream of going west. After receiving my B.A. in Philosophy and Media Studies from Scripps College, I am now based in San Clemente where I am a freelance writer for The Inertia and the surf columnist for the San Clemente Times.
I also work for Matt Warshaw at the Encyclopedia of Surfing where I work to preserve and document surf history.
Last year I travelled full time, documenting surfing in places such as the North Shore of Oahu, Southern Costa Rica, California, Mexico, and Indonesia.
Previously, I was a Staff Writer at Powder and a Deputy Editor at The Surftime Journal in Bali, Indonesia.
In 2023 I was selected as one of five finalists for the Follow The Light Surf Photography Grant Program.
In my free time, I enjoy logging, grazing farmer’s markets, and volunteering as a poetry reader at Kelp Journal.
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Editorial: The Flow Trip, The Surftime Journal, Daybreak Magazine, Surfer Magazine, Powder Magazine, The Inertia, Jack Journal, Agave Review, ROVA Magazine, Scripps Voice
Commercial: Hobie, Krui Surfing Resort, Griffin Colapinto, Reef Heazlewood, Ross Clark Jones, Jimmy Thompson, EMOCEAN magazine, Freefall Surf Industries, Kuma Surfboards, Thunderbolt Surfboards, Textured Waves, Ben Considine, Soleil Errico, Maria Fernanda Reyes, Sin Eyewear, Nikonos Project, Boards on Film, Sicko Skateboards, and Black Point Surf Shop.
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2024 Flow Trip (previously Whalebone) Photo Contest Honorable Mention
“Follow The Light” Surf Photography Program Returns to the Coast Film & Music Festival
