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James Katsipis

Snowy, windy, dark, cold and numb is just a few adjectives of where and how you would find Montauk-based aquatic photographer James Katsipis. There is nowhere he would rather be then swimming off of the Montauk Point Lighthouse with his camera in the middle of February after a fresh snow storm the night before. Being born and raised in Montauk, NY as a avid surfer, shooting in water came natural to him. Using Montauk and the people in it as his canvas, James shows what real local living is like year-round.

Meanwhile… In Montauk

March 19, 2020

By James Katsipis

James Katsipis calls slipping into the Atlantic with his camera to shoot waves and some friends surfing, “self quarantining Montauk style.”

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North X Northeast: James Katsipis

April 25, 2019

By James Katsipis

James Katsipis wasn’t quite born in 40-degree-water swimming off Montauk Point with a camera in his hands, but, yeah, basically he was.

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Camp Hero photo by James Katsipis

Christmas at Camp Hero

December 21, 2017

By James Katsipis

That time I actually spent a Christmas inside Camp Hero. There are few stranger things.

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April Fool’s Empties

April 4, 2017

By James Katsipis

After the horrible ordeal of losing my camera and water-housing in the ocean, I decided it was time to get sick for about six…

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The Cold Bitter End

February 13, 2017

By James Katsipis

Montauk, New York is known for lots of things—but a destination for winter usually is not one of them. And that’s fine. Winter in…

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Easy Like Sunday Morning

January 9, 2017

By James Katsipis

This past Sunday morning was a special one. With the charts forecasting a little swell popping up for the day, I linked up with Austin…

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Meet Matt Clark

September 30, 2016

By James Katsipis

The first time I saw Matt Clark was on a video I stumbled upon on Facebook. He was on the side of the road in South…

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[Surf Gallery] Howl at the Moon

August 19, 2016

By James Katsipis

If you’ve had a chance to look up into the sky the last few nights, there’s a good chance you noticed a light-emitting, jawbreaker of a…

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Ditch Surf Gallery 6/1/16

June 1, 2016

By James Katsipis

Being a surf photographer, you are always either wishing you were surfing…or you’re surfing when you wish you were shooting. It’s always a struggle. I’ve been…

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Chasing the Light

March 22, 2016

By James Katsipis

“It was un… real.” That’s how I describe my trip to Iceland to my friends who ask about it without talking their ears off….

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Capturing the East End at Night

February 16, 2016

By James Katsipis

Ever since I picked up a camera, I have always been fascinated with photographing at night. When you think about great photos, you most…

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24 Hours with Jonas

January 27, 2016

By James Katsipis

Montauk lensman James Katsipis shot over a lovely dropbox full of photos from Superstorm Jonas — including but not limited to some familiar faces, places…

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