Bryan Elkus

Category: Kiteboarding

  • Sunset Kiteboarding Session

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    There was a lone kiter out back tonight as the sun was setting.  The sky looked amazing and made for another terrific sunset.
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  • SBC Kiteboard 35 Cover

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    I scored my third cover from the 2011 Liquid Force Shoot with this shot of Chris Burke on the JWCF Slider on the cover of SBCKiteboard Magazine. I was very excited with how well the guys were riding and it allowed me to try new thing while out shooting. I like that the lighting is completely different from the other covers and I must say this shot was a tough one to pull off. I also wanted to thank Nate Appel and Michael Juhl for being my flash guys that night!

  • 2011 Liquid Force Photo Shoot

    The 2011 Liquid Force Photo Shoot took place in Cape Hatteras, NC.  The LF Team was amazing, everyone got along great and it showed in the work that came out of the shoot.  The nearly 2 weeks shoot produced a great product catalog, ad campaigns and 4 covers shots.

  • Kitesurf Magazine Cover

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    Kitesurf Magazine in the UK released their 2010 July/August issue recently. This time international man of mystery James Boulding took home the cover with a great hit on the new LF Wallride in Cape Hatteras, NC during the 2010 Liquid Force Photo Shoot.

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    I was really excited to hear that James made the 2010 Triple-S Invitational and even more excited he would be coming a few weeks before to shoot with the LF Crew. I had seen a few of James’ videos online and knew his style would fit in with the rest of the crew. He showed up and worked hard every day we were out shooting or building, so it was great to see all his hard work pay off with a cover shot! Congrats James!!!

  • Kiteboarding Magazine Cover

    This shot was taken during the 2010 Liquid Force Photoshoot. Brandon has been absolutely killing it the last 6-8 months. He really has stepped up his game this year, so this cover is much deserved.

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    The rail was setup up over land, it was pitch black and wind was nuking.  It was much too dark for auto focus. This was one of the last images taken before I had to call it because even I couldn’t see anymore and it was getting to dangerous for everyone.  Congrats B!

  • Best Photos of the 2009 Triple-S Invitational


    I wanted to do a quick wrap up on the 2009 Triple-S Invitational with my top ten favorite photos from last year’s event. It is hard to imagine that we just took down the 2010 Triple-S Banners. This year is flying by. We scored a ton of print and online coverage from the event, which was amazing, but it was brought to my attention that many of you had not seen some of the better images. From the style to the presses these images made it into my favorites list, so here you go and hope you enjoy!

  • Warm SW Kiteboarding in Cape Hatteras, NC

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    Yesterday was the first warm day on Cape Hatteras. So I promptly took a lunch kite session. The wind was 18 knots, I put up a 12m Liquid Force Havoc and grabbed my 6’1 Surftech Surf Rx surfboard and headed up to the slick in a SHORTY for a quick session.

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    That evening I met up with Brandon Scheid, Brian Smith, Craig Cunningham and Sam Medysky for a photoshoot. We shot until dark. It was great to get back in the groove and see how far the guys have come since the year before.

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  • Kite Point Kiteboarding Session

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    Real hosted a Demo Daze and Party Nights this weekend. I meet up with the crew at Kite Point for a session and to check out all the new 2010 Kiteboarding gear. There is a lot of really good-looking gear out there this year. I took a quick session on the Slingshot 10m RPM and the 138cm Liquid Force Influence.  I really liked the board and can’t wait to get it in a 142.  The RPM is a great kite and relaunches impressively well, the load and pop on it is a bit different than my 09 Havocs, so it took a little getting use too.    After a great morning of kiting we wrapped the day up with a fun skate session.

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  • Jason Slezak / Elkus Cover

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    It has been a long time coming but Jason Slezak and I finally lined up a cover shot for kiteboarding.de. This was one of the shoots we did while Andre Phillip was in town this summer. Slezy, Dre and I cranked out two fun shoots with the barrel and it seemed to be worthwhile!

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    Brian Smith and I also scored a full page, while Dylan and I had a full page spread aswell.

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