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Maui Wins, DSRT Surf Opens, California Surf Alerts
Bernd Roediger wins in Fiji, DSRT Surf opens desert waves, and California surfers get a sneaker-wave safety check.
Cezar Pekelman
Sports Photography Blog
Guides, tips and stories for athletes and the photographers who shoot them
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Maui Cloudbreak Win, DSRT Surf, Bangladesh Asian Games
Maui windsurfers shine at Cloudbreak, California opens DSRT Surf, and Bangladesh surfers aim for Asian Games history.
Cezar Pekelman
Photography Tips
The Best Pixieset Alternative for Sports Photographers in 2026
Pixieset drops its commission to 0 percent on paid plans, but you are still paying $8 to $40 a month for a private, link-based gallery built for one known client at a time. Sports photography needs the opposite: public discovery for strangers who were never sent a link.
Cezar Pekelman
Photography Tips
The Best SmugMug Alternative for Sports Photographers in 2026
SmugMug charges $20 to $37 a month and still takes 15 percent of your markup on every sale, on top of a portfolio model built for clients who already know your name. For sports photography, that combination works against you twice.
Cezar Pekelman
Photography Tips
How to Shoot Better Sumo Photos (And Maybe Get Paid for It)
Learn the camera settings, positioning, and timing that actually work for shooting Sumo — plus how to turn those shots into paid work.
Cezar Pekelman
Stories
Maui Windsurfers Triumph at Fiji Pro, CA Gets New Wave Pool
Maui windsurfers Roediger and Noireaux shine at Fiji Pro as California welcomes Wavegarden’s second US wave pool at DSRT Surf.
Cezar Pekelman
Photography Tips
Pixieset Photos Getting Watermark-Stripped by AI? Here Is the Actual Fix
If people are screenshotting your Pixieset gallery and using AI to erase the watermark before paying, the problem is not your watermark. It is the business model sitting behind it. Here is what changes the math.
Cezar Pekelman
Photography Tips
We Tested Whether AI Can Remove the Surf Snaps Watermark: 50 Attempts, Here Is What Happened
We ran 50 removal attempts against the Surf Snaps watermark across ChatGPT, Gemini, Flux and other leading image models. 90 percent did nothing at all. Here is what that means for photographers tired of losing sales to a screenshot and a prompt.
Cezar Pekelman
Photography Tips
How I Shot Bull Riding Better — And Got Paid Doing It
Learn the camera settings, positions, and timing that actually work for Bull Riding photography — plus how to turn those shots into paid gigs.
Cezar Pekelman
Stories
From Cox's Bazar to Cloudbreak: Surf Stories Making Waves
Bangladesh teens chase Asian Games dreams, Maui windsurfers dominate Fiji, and California gets a new wave pool. All the surf news that matters.
Cezar Pekelman
Photography Tips
How to Get Better Rodeo Photos & Make Money
Simple settings and positioning tricks help you shoot Rodeo cleanly, book gigs, sell prints, and list your work on Surf Snaps.
Cezar Pekelman
Stories
Bangladesh's Rise, Jordy's Magic, Wavegarden's Desert Pool
From Bangladesh's Asian Games debut to Jordy's secret Durban hollow, plus Wavegarden's new desert surf pool
Cezar Pekelman