Hornbaker, Jeff
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Quiet, adaptable, peripatetic surf photographer from Los Angeles, California; among the best in his field throughout the 1980s and '90s. Hornbaker was born (1955) in Pomona, California, began surfing at age 13, and in 1975 published his first surf photos in Surfer magazine. He became a Surfer masthead photographer in 1979, then jumped to Surfing in 1987, where he remained until 1998. The gaunt a...
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Local surfer, North Shore, 1982. Photo: Jeff HornbakerSubscribe to view
Jeff Hornbaker, 1979. Photo: Jeff DivineSubscribe to view
Balinese farmer, 1998. Photo: Jeff HornbakerSubscribe to view
Kelly Slater, Teahupoo, 1996. Photo: Jeff HornbakerSubscribe to view
Martin Potter, Surfing magazine cover, 1987. Photo: Jeff HornbakerSubscribe to view
Shane Powell, Kelly Slater, Shane Herring, 1992. Photo: Jeff HornbakerSubscribe to view
Local surfer, North Shore, 1982. Photo: Jeff Hornbaker
Jeff Hornbaker, 1979. Photo: Jeff Divine
Balinese farmer, 1998. Photo: Jeff Hornbaker
Kelly Slater, Teahupoo, 1996. Photo: Jeff Hornbaker
Martin Potter, Surfing magazine cover, 1987. Photo: Jeff Hornbaker
Shane Powell, Kelly Slater, Shane Herring, 1992. Photo: Jeff Hornbaker