Welcome to The FIN Project.

As a surfer and photographer, I have always been interested in the forms that surround us while surfing. The shape of the wave, the subtle transition of the rail of our board, the way a quarter of an inch can make a dog into a “Magic” board. Each slight change in form elicits vast changes in the way we approach a similar goal: riding a wave to the best of our ability.

Much has been done to chronicle surfboard design, but what about fins? I am completely fascinated with fin design, theory, and aesthetics, and through this project, I hope to link the common with the uncommon, the handmade with the machine made, the historical with the modern.

I hope you enjoy the images I make in the process, and please check back for updates as the project evolves.

Also, for more information, inquiries,  or if you have any interesting or historical fins in your collection you would like considered for inclusion in the project, please send me an email. I look forward to hearing from you.

Cheers,

Timothy Hogan