Our guest judge for October is the accomplished fine art photographer, Jeff Biege. Celebrated for his wave photography, he is the perfect person to judge our contests this month! Jeff is a long-time nature and ocean enthusiast who started snorkeling and body boarding in the waters off of southern California at age 10. A lifetime of adventure sports including surfing, kite surfing, free diving, and paddle boarding have helped too develop a deep connection to the ocean. Jeff has traveled to 28 countries and surfed every major ocean. Always interested in art, music, photography and creativity as a form of self expression. Jeff started playing guitar at age 16 and played in several bands in his early 20s. In 2007 picking up a camera was a natural progression of the creative act and getting into the water soon after was a natural step. As Jeff’s photography progressed he honed his skills in many types of photography, from portrait work, weddings, commercial , landscape and in 2015 was able to pursue fine art imagery full time.

Jeff’s lifetime in the ocean and seeing the changes that were taking place inevitably led him to non profit and conservation work. Joining the Surfrider Foundation in the mid 90s the problems with plastic pollution and water quality issues on local beaches were just starting to be felt in Florida. Jeff’s focus now with his imagery is to highlight the beauty of the ocean and create art, while bringing environmental issues to the surface and helping to educate people about what’s going on in our beautiful oceans. 

Jeff is a regular on the Florida fine art show circuit and his work can be found in many homes and businesses in Florida as well as across the U.S. His work has been published in many national and local magazines. This 6 page article featuring Jeff’s wave images in Palm Beach Illustrated magazine helped to widen his audience of fine art collectors.

Website: Jeff Biege photography

Facebook: jeffrey.biege

Instagram: @jeffbiegephotography