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Testimonials for Sailing, Yachting and Marine Photographer Onne van der Wal
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Here is what OTHERS are saying about Onne van der Wal and his work as a sailing, yachting and marine photographer:
“A lifelong water rat with the salt of generations of watermen running through his veins, photographer van der Wal brings more to a photo shoot than a bagful of fancy equipment. His deep passion for boats, a profound understanding of what makes them work, and a knack for making images that convey both place him among the leading marine photographers worldwide.“
--From Cruising World, July 2004:
Few yachting photographers capture the action, art and adventure of sailing quite like Onne van der Wal.
-- From Tim Gregoire in Sailing, June 2004
“…One of sailing’s most prolific and well-known sailing photographers. From advertising to editorial and travel to stock, Onne is always on the cutting-edge with ideas and subjects that keep the viewer glued to the page…His work has been described as visceral, a word that hearkens directly to the raw energy and excitement of his photography and, to a great degree, his lifestyle”
-- From Life on the Water by Geoffrey B. Engel in Photographic magazine, September 1996
“Unique. Visceral. Innovative. Those words describe Onne’s work. One of the best-known sailing photographers today, Onne has a stellar career shooting for all the top sailing magazines, plus publications like Sports Illustrate, Cosmopolitan, Outside and Travel & Leisure.”
-- From Lowepro 2002
“We regularly choose Onne van der Wal photographs for our covers because Onne combines being a perfectionist – technically one of the world’s best marine photographers – with a sailor’s eye for composition and an artist’s eye for color.”
--John Burnham, Editor, Sailing World
“…a marine and travel photographer who parlays his nautical background, eternal wanderlust and penchant for panoramics into a truly unique photographic style that has appeared in a variety of travel, yachting and outdoor publications, ad campaigns, posters and calendars.”
-- From Come Sail Away by Jennifer Gidman in Hasselblad Reflections, Fall 2000
“The envy of any 9-to-5er, Onne van der Wal gets paid to travel the world with his cameras and take pictures of sailboats, But truth be told, his work is no cinch. Van der Wal’s business is mostly that – a business. Since getting his start with SAIL during the 1981-82 Whitbread, (he) has covered every major sailing race (America’s Cup, Olympics, The Race, Around Alone), produced prolific editorial material, opened a gallery in Newport, Rhode Island, and build a list of advertising clients that makes his competitors drool.”
-- From Onnessignment by Josh Adams in SAIL, November 2001
“Like his colorful photographs, van der Wal exudes a catching glee in person – a Jimmy Buffett-meets-Ansel Adams sensibility. In his Dutch accent, he speaks with enthusiasm – as if there’s nothing else he’d rather be doing other than what he is doing at this very moment.”
--From Nautical Nature by Stephanie Gregory in Photo Insider, March/April 2000
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