Jeremy Koreski
Jeremy Koreski is a professional photographer based on the West Coast of Canada. Born and raised in the small town of Tofino, B.C., Koreski has been shooting outdoor life, coastal culture and action sports since his teens. With a strongly individual style and an affinity for working in cold and challenging environments—the backcountry surf breaks of Vancouver Island and the zero-degree waters of Nova Scotia among them—Koreski has become a highly-regarded editorial, commercial and fine art photographer. Currently working as the photo editor of SBC Surf, his work has appeared in most of the world's major surf magazines. His other clients include Ocean Minded, ESPN and Patagonia.
Koreski was a finalist in the 2006 Pro Photographer Showdown.
“I think most of my inspiration has come from growing up in such a beautiful place," Koreski told RepresentingtheUnderachiever.com late last year. "And wanting to show it when it’s a beautiful blue bird day, or when it’s cold, and dark, and windy, and rainy… When I first started out I really wanted to be a nature photographer, and capture beautifully lit images of bears and eagles. But after a while shooting in this climate I realized I would have to shoot on the rainy days as well as the nice ones, and I started wanting to photograph the not so beautiful nature.”
Koreski will screen a 9 minute slideshow of his work in Whistler at the 13th Pro Photographer Showdown, Thursday April 22, 2010.
