Yassine ouhilal biography of albert

Known for his elusiveness as much as his talent, the Moroccan-born, Canadian-based photographer Yassine Ouhilal has dedicated much of his career to capturing the little known subculture of arctic surfing.

Risking life and limb to document brave souls who both professionally and recreationally conquer waves from Siberia to the fjords of Norway, often spending months living completely separated from society, Ouhilal produces incomparable work.

Both partaker and observer (he has been a lifelong surf enthusiast), Ouhilal has contributed his candid and stunning shots to publications ranging from National Geographic and Men's Health, to brands like Nike and Eddie Bauer.

Yassine ouhilal biography of albert

His "Thawscapes" series documents the effects of global warming on the arctic. After stumbling across his astonishing pictures on an obscure Norwegian message board, we set out trying to contact him.

That turned out to be more difficult than we anticipated.

His website indicated he'd be