#ronstoner

Ron Stoner photo, 1960.

"Ron Stoner is widely considered to be one of the original masters of surf photography, cited by many photographers today as a great influence in their work. Stoner led the way during the late 1960s, where he landed many covers of Surfer magazine, shooting numerous iconic photos. His photos were colourful, beautifully framed and really captured the Californian surf & beach culture of the late 60s, in and out of the water.

Sadly Ron’s personal life eventually overtook his career. The story goes that he was a schizophrenic and battled with a drug problem too. He mysteriously disappeared in the early 70s, filed as a ‘missing person’ in 1977 and declared dead in 1996."