Photo by Frank Brown, @obxhomepage , Outer Banks, NC. This particular long board is a 9’6″ Yater balsa wood looking Epoxy . Now that doesn’t mean anything to most people but he was a surfing legend from Southern California who shaped great boards. This one was on my living room wall as art work for …
Photo by Frank Brown ,@obxhomepage , Nags Head, North Carolina. This particular area is called the Historic Cottage District with a few of these classics that are over 100 years old. Well preserved architecture which has not only stood the test of time but stands out in the environment as a positive visual. The saga …
Waterfront property. Not everyone who has an oceanfront view etc owns a 3 million dollar home. These folks need only walk to where I’m standing and another 50 feet and they will be swimming in the Atlantic here in the outer banks. There are a few trailer/camping spots that have all 3 most prized …
It was a flannel shirt beach day here OBX. End of February, middle of winter. Snow and frozen water pipes last week and 65F today. We like warmish winters here yet we pay the price with more mosquitos etc in summer. For me every day is a nice day here. Generally relaxing and I never …
Photo by Frank Brown, @obxhomepage , Afternoons and evenings are prime times for outdoor grilling in North Carolina. The weather here in #nagshead , has been unseasonably warm this winter and it gives us time to primevally hang out by the fire and talk stories of the day!
Photo by Frank Brown, @obxhomepage, Outer Banks,NC. The hunger for taking a picture, even in the grocery store. There are a few things you will surely find here on the OBX, sharks and junk shops. Both to me are a nuisance but part of life here on this sandbar we call home. #outerbanks
Photo by Frank Brown @obxhomepage , Outer Banks, NC. Today we had a special treat. @davidalanharvey , invited me into his darkroom to help, watch and learn a part of photography which is almost forgotten and extinct! I also had a darkroom growing up in Virginia so it’s very cool getting back into the mix. …
When the sun comes up on the Outer Banks it’s like a race to the shoreline for surfers and photographers. Especially if you look out the window around 6:15 and the sky is glowing. Usually I’m jacked on coffee by 6:30 am and ready to shoot and surf! Charlie, pictured here works as a package …
My morning ritual here on the Outer Banks starts with going to watch the sunrise. It’s Kind of like being at a concert trying to find the best seat to see the show, walking around talking to beautiful people who are doing the same as you. Soaking up as much free energy the world will …
Hello everyone, this is Frank Brown @obxhomepage ,reporting for Burn Diary this week from a place I call home , the Outer Banks of North Carolina. The fairy tale begins with friendship and family! Many moons ago I became best friends with @davidalanharvey . As original surfing buddies with David’s son @bryanharveyfilms , living amongst …
