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(AMERICAN, 1962 - 2016)

CHIP HOOPER

Chip Hooper's photographs of the Pacific Ocean and Tasman Sea capture transient moments when light and wter coalesce in transcendent beauty. Hooper felt a kinship with the ocean from a young age; he began making prints at age 12 and constructed a darkroom in the basement of his childhood home. Through his work with a large-format 8x10 inch view camera, he embraced the patient and meticulous approach that it demands and achieved a high degree of technical mastery that is exhibited in his flawless and highly detailed prints. His subject matter joins him with a lineage of artists who have been profoundly inspired by the Pacific Ocean, including Ansel Adams and Minor White. Yet Chip Hooper developed a unique, contemporary vision of his own, refining the expressive power of landscape photography through his meditative studies of sea, sky, and light. California's Pacific is the first installment, and last, of a series of photographs that Chip Hooper made of oceans around the world. New Zealand's South Pacific and Tasman Sea was his most recent publication consisting of works from 2003 to 2005. The "Surf" series was exhibited at the Weston Gallery in February, 2014. Works from California's Pacific 2nd Set was on view both in New York City and at the Weston Gallery in 2016.

Hooper passed away on March 5, 2016 at his home in Carmel, CA. Though he was not granted enough time to visit all of the world’s oceans, he was able to perfectly capture the ocean and his relationship with it. Although the world suffered a great loss with Hooper’s passing, his spirit will live on through his artwork. Per Hooper’s wishes, his daughter, Valerie, is now managing his photography and honoring his legacy through his stunning works of art.

calm seascape
calm seascape

calm seascape

Moonlight, Mendocino

seascape

seascape

Bodega Bay

seascape wave in water

seascape wave in water

Single Wave

seascape

seascape

Afternoon, Big Sur

seascape with rocks

seascape with rocks

6 Rocks, 1 Bird

seascape

seascape

Early Evening, Big Sur

misty seascape night

misty seascape night

Moonlight, Hurricane Point, Pacific Ocean

seascape

seascape

Afternoon Light, Pacific Ocean

low tide beach with stones puddles

low tide beach with stones puddles

Afternoon, Tasman Sea

seascape

seascape

Carmel Beach

vertical stone meets beach sand

vertical stone meets beach sand

Tidepool, Tasman Sea

white water

white water

Surf #1675

white water

white water

Surf #1682

white water

white water

Surf #1685

white water

white water

Surf #1687

turbulent ocean water

turbulent ocean water

Surf #2185

turbulent ocean water

turbulent ocean water

Surf #2013

turbulent ocean water

turbulent ocean water

Surf #2010

white water

white water

Surf #1880

water surface ocean

water surface ocean

Surf #1995

turbulent ocean water

turbulent ocean water

Surf #2000

turbulent ocean water

turbulent ocean water

Surf #2014

ocean water

ocean water

Surf #2054

white water

white water

Surf #1690

white water

white water

Surf #1861

calm misty seascape

calm misty seascape

Afternoon Light, Pacific Ocean

seascape clouds

seascape clouds

Jenner Grade, Pacific Ocean

seascape

seascape

Karitane Beach

beach covered in kelp

beach covered in kelp

Kelp, Pacific Ocean

sun reflecting on ocean water

sun reflecting on ocean water

Light on the Pacific ~ SOLD

rocky beach coast line

rocky beach coast line

Mendocino County Coast

calm water surface

calm water surface

Mendocino Headlands, Pacific Ocean

seascape

seascape

Morning, Tasman Sea

large rock above misty water coastline

large rock above misty water coastline

Monument Rock

large rock  coastline

large rock coastline

Monuments, South Pacific

large rock infront of misty water coastline

large rock infront of misty water coastline

Moonlight, Garrapata Beach

time lapse nightsky - seascape  with motion blur stars

time lapse nightsky - seascape with motion blur stars

Moonlight, Gualala Point

seascape

seascape

Moonlight, Tasman Sea

seascape

seascape

Morning Winds, Tasman Sea

large rock coastline

large rock coastline

Ngutu a Tore Tore, South Pacific

large rock above misty water coastline

large rock above misty water coastline

Okarito Beach, Tasman Sea

seascape beach low tide

seascape beach low tide

Reflections, Tasman Sea

3 rocks in misty water coastline

3 rocks in misty water coastline

Rock Garden

seascape

seascape

Sonoma County, Pacific Ocean

rocky jetty coastline

rocky jetty coastline

Sonoma County Coast

large rocks coastline

large rocks coastline

Storm, Mendocino

seascape

seascape

Storm, Pacifica

seascape

seascape

Summer, Tasman Sea

mist seascape

mist seascape

Sun & Fog

sunset seascape

sunset seascape

Sundown, Hurricane Point

seascape

seascape

Sunrise, Tasman Sea

seascape

seascape

Sunset, Hurricane Point, Pacific Ocean

seascape

seascape

Sunset, Bonny Dune ~ Sold

seascape

seascape

Sunset, Tasman Sea

seascape

seascape

Surf, Tasman Sea

seascape with rock key island

seascape with rock key island

Surf Patterns I, Pacific Ocean

seascape with rock key

seascape with rock key

Surf Patterns II, Pacific Ocean

seascape

seascape

Tide, Pescadero

rocky coast

rocky coast

Tidepool, Big Sur

stone meets sand beach

stone meets sand beach

Tidepool, Tasman Sea

seascape

seascape

Toward Dunedin, South Pacific

seascape with rock keys

seascape with rock keys

Triangle Rocks, Garrapata Beach

seascape

seascape

Winter, Sonoma County, Pacific Ocean

fog seascape

fog seascape

Winter Tide, Sonoma County, Pacific Ocean

fog moon rising over sea

fog moon rising over sea

Evening Clouds, Pacific Ocean

fog seascape

fog seascape

Fall, Big Sur, Pacific Ocean

fog seascape

fog seascape

Fog, Black Point Beach, Pacific Ocean

seascape

seascape

From Shag Point, South Pacific

nest above ancient seaworn treestump

nest above ancient seaworn treestump

Giant's Tooth, Tasman Sea

night seascape with diagonal stripe of light

night seascape with diagonal stripe of light

Clear Ridge, Pacific Ocean

rocky cliff coastline

rocky cliff coastline

Cliffs, Pacific Ocean

seascape

seascape

Coastlands, Pacific Ocean

water going out to sea from beach

water going out to sea from beach

Creek, Tasman Sea

seascape

seascape

Davenport, 2004

Key Rock seascape

Key Rock seascape

Davenport Rock, 2002

seascape key rock

seascape key rock

Dusk, Tasman Sea

rocks on beach seascape

rocks on beach seascape

Arch Rock, Pacific Ocean

distant rock crops in ocean

distant rock crops in ocean

Big Sur Coast, Pacific Ocean

seascape with birds of sanddune

seascape with birds of sanddune

Birds

seascape

seascape

Black Point Beach, Pacific Ocean

fog coastline

fog coastline

Breaking Surf, Carmel

seascape with Rocks

seascape with Rocks

Three Rocks, Tasman Sea

night seascape

night seascape

2004 - 2005, Tasman Sea

white water

white water

Surf #1348

white water

white water

Surf #1538

white water

white water

Surf #1562

white water

white water

Surf #1569

white water

white water

Surf #1507

turbulent ocean water

turbulent ocean water

Surf #1082

jet flow ocean water

jet flow ocean water

Surf #1176

white water

white water

Surf #1470

white water

white water

Surf #1484

white water

white water

Surf #1470

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calm seascape
seascape
seascape wave in water
seascape
seascape with rocks
seascape
misty seascape night
seascape
low tide beach with stones puddles
seascape
vertical stone meets beach sand
white water
white water
white water
white water
turbulent ocean water
turbulent ocean water
turbulent ocean water
white water
water surface ocean
turbulent ocean water
turbulent ocean water
ocean water
white water
white water
calm misty seascape
seascape clouds
seascape
beach covered in kelp
sun reflecting on ocean water
rocky beach coast line
calm water surface
seascape
large rock above misty water coastline
large rock  coastline
large rock infront of misty water coastline
time lapse nightsky - seascape  with motion blur stars
seascape
seascape
large rock coastline
large rock above misty water coastline
seascape beach low tide
3 rocks in misty water coastline
seascape
rocky jetty coastline
large rocks coastline
seascape
seascape
mist seascape
sunset seascape
seascape
seascape
seascape
seascape
seascape
seascape with rock key island
seascape with rock key
seascape
rocky coast
stone meets sand beach
seascape
seascape with rock keys
seascape
fog seascape
fog moon rising over sea
fog seascape
fog seascape
seascape
nest above ancient seaworn treestump
night seascape with diagonal stripe of light
rocky cliff coastline
seascape
water going out to sea from beach
seascape
Key Rock seascape
seascape key rock
rocks on beach seascape
distant rock crops in ocean
seascape with birds of sanddune
seascape
fog coastline
seascape with Rocks
night seascape
white water
white water
white water
white water
white water
turbulent ocean water
jet flow ocean water
white water
white water
white water
 
 
 

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