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 from Scripps College, I am now based in San Clemente where I write the surf column for the San Clemente Times.
I also work for Matt Warshaw at the Encyclopedia of Surfing, working to preserve and document surf history.
I am the 2024 Poetry Intern at the Kelp Journal.
Last year I travelled full time, surfing and shooting water photography in places such as North Shore Oahu, California, Baja, and Indonesia.
I have worked as a staff writer and photographer at POWDER and The Inertia and as one of the Deputy Editors 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.
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Print: The Surftime Journal, Daybreak Magazine, Surfer Magazine, Powder Magazine, The Inertia, Jack Journal, Agave Review, ROVA Magazine, Scripps Voice
Clients & Socials: 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
