Clark Little official website : http://www.clarklittlephotography.com/

Clark Little was born in Napa, California in 1968. Two years later, a move to the North Shore of Oahu (Hawaii) dramatically changed his future. In the 80’s and 90’s he made his name as a pioneer of surfing at the Waimea Bay shorebreak. Clark had a unique talent for taking off on hopeless closeout shorebreak waves and surviving in one piece.

Clark Little on Good Morning America (2009)

In less than three years, Clark has gained national and international recognition for his North Shore shorebreak wave photography with appearances on television shows Good Morning America, Inside Edition, The Today Show, and ABC World News Now. Clark’s work has been featured in many publications and newspapers including Paris Match (France), La Vie (France), The Guardian (UK), The Telegraph (UK), Nalu (Japan), Surfer’s Journal, Surfer Magazine, Surfing Life (Australia), Geo (Germany), Nature’s Best Photography, Stern-View (Germany), Hana Hou (Hawaiian Airlines) among others.

In 2007, Clark discovered his ability and passion to capture the extraordinary beauty of the shorebreak when his wife asked him for a picture of the ocean to decorate a bedroom wall. With his shorebreak surfing experience in mind, Clark grabbed a camera, jumped in the ocean, and starting snapping away recording the beauty and power of Hawaiian waves for all to enjoy. “Clark’s view” is a unique view of the waves from the inside out that most people would only be able to experience safely on land while viewing one of Clark’s photos.

With several camera upgrades, new underwater housings and a compulsion to get that better shot, photography has become his career and the ocean has become his office.

Clark uses White Water Hawaii custom-made underwater housings by Taro Pascual.

Here’s his underwater housing equipment info :

http://www.whitewaterhawaii.com/

Underwater housing systems by White Water Hawaii

from Clark Little equipment information .

Specialized Housing Systems

All housings are custom made and fit to exact specifications of camera and equipment. Specialized systems like those above can also be designed. The standard timeframe to create a housing is 1-3 months depending on project requirements and production schedule.

What is special about White Water Hawaii housings?

Body is made of laminated nitex (polyester resin & fiberglass). One layer on the oustside and one layer on the inside. This creates a rigid structure and prevents leakage in case of structural damage.

All housings are sealed with colored gel coat. Yellow is the standard color. Custom colors are available for an additional fee including orange, red, sky blue and white.

Benefits of composite material, as opposed to aluminum, is it does not corrode. Fiberglass also allows shaping softer edges and curves which is safer if the housing hits the photographer. 

Hardware and controls are made of stainless steel to prevent corrosion.

Digital / Still
Standard controls for the digital and still housings are shutter/release button, shutter speed control and aperature control. Additional controls can be added to all housings.

Video
Standard controls for the video housings are lever controls and knobs for on/off, record and zoom. Additional controls can be added to all housings.

Handles and pistol grip are made of composite material and hand-made.

Digital cameras with pistol grips have a two-stage switch. One stage operates the pre-focus and 2nd stage operates the shutter.

The port is made of acrylic with the front element being glass (except fisheye domes which have acrylic front elements). The standard size for the fisheye domes is 5 inches with custom options up to 12 inches.

The housing and port is sealed with an “o” ring and tightened with nuts & bolts. Dive housing clips are not used since nuts & bolts put an even pressure on the “o” ring for a better seal.