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"\"&lt;h2&gt;The Photographer Series: Brent Bielmann&lt;\\/h2&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Photographer Series&lt;\\/em&gt; is an ongoing project that we&amp;#8217;ll be dropping on the web as a way to highlight the incredible work our senior photographers do. Up first is North Shore native Brent Bielmann. Brent&amp;#8217;s uncle is longtime TWS photog Brian Bielmann, a person who Brent points to as an influence and mentor. See below for a short interview with Brent and enjoy his body of work in the gallery above.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TransWorld SURF: How long have you been shooting surf photos?&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Brent Bielmann: Seven years.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Favorite waves to shoot?&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Pipeline and Backdoor.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Favorite subjects to shoot?&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Anything shot in the ocean. I love landscapes and showing a subject\\u2019s surroundings.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Favorite spot to shoot outside of Hawaii?&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#8217;d have to narrow it down to Tahiti, the clarity of the water is out of control!&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What kind of fins do you use when swimming?&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.dafin.com\\/v\\/index.html\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"&gt;DaFin&lt;\\/a&gt;!&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Current go-to camera?&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Canon 1D Mark IV.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gnarliest experience while shooting in the water?&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;If you shoot in the water enough or in big waves, your gonna get pounded sooner or later. I&amp;#8217;ve been pounded a nice amount, most of its a blur. Honestly it kinda gets me all fired up though, keeps it exciting. I&amp;#8217;ve seen a few people die in the ocean or come extremely close. That&amp;#8217;s a humbling experience. To realize that your not immortal and the ocean demands respect.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What photographers work do you admire?&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.brianbielmann.com\\/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"&gt;Brian Bielmann&lt;\\/a&gt;, &lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.vanityfair.com\\/contributors\\/annie-leibovitz\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"&gt;Annie Leibovitz&lt;\\/a&gt;, &lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.anseladams.com\\/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"&gt;Ansel Adams&lt;\\/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.mullerphoto.com\\/#\\/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"&gt;Michael Muller&lt;\\/a&gt;.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Best advice you could give an up and coming photographer?&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;It seems like everyone these days wants to be a photographer. It won\\u2019t happen overnight. Be passionate about what you love and put time in. Don&amp;#8217;t try to duplicate another person\\u2019s style, be creative and shoot a unique angle.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Follow Brent Bielmann on instagram at &lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/instagram.com\\/brentbielmann\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"&gt;instagram.com\\/brentbielmann&lt;\\/a&gt;&lt;\\/em&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;em&gt; Go to his web site at\\u00a0&lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.photobrent.com\\/www.photobrent.com\\/Home.html\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"&gt;photobrent.com&lt;\\/a&gt;&lt;\\/em&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;figure id=\\\"attachment_1000160356\\\" style=\\\"width: 640px\\\" class=\\\"wp-caption aligncenter\\\"&gt;&lt;img class=\\\"size-full wp-image-1000160356\\\" title=\\\"photographer series Brent Bielmann\\\" src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.grindtv.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2013\\/04\\/photo-series-Brent.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" width=\\\"640\\\" height=\\\"360\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;figcaption class=\\\"wp-caption-text\\\"&gt;Australia. Photo by Brent Bielmann.&lt;\\/figcaption&gt;&lt;\\/figure&gt;\\n\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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