Seoul based, New Zealand born. Featured recently on STUFF.CO.NZ, DOMINION POST (N.Z), KORDUROY.TV (1, 2, 3, 4, 5), THE INERTIA, CHINCHA, BLOUIN ARTINFO, TUMBLR STORYBOARD, ARTCHIPEL, & ONE GIANT ARM. Portfolio: www.shannonaston.com Instagram: @shannon_aston Twitter: @shannon_aston Property of 2013 © Shannon Aston.Tumblr (3.0; @shannonaston)http://shannonaston.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e70bbd41954b50f09b5b5de60cb1ee4d/tumblr_mn25csLurZ1qbn7yvo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9dcdbbf31280336fc1d09e53d2d64ae0/tumblr_mn25csLurZ1qbn7yvo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1dcb11eb20d2f9ef05a36648bffadc30/tumblr_mn25csLurZ1qbn7yvo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/18376c6ecb082172fc7d87cfaa94e5fc/tumblr_mn25csLurZ1qbn7yvo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/094978adc451626249a438ceb54e21d5/tumblr_mn25csLurZ1qbn7yvo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/81ae2e80a792450d17571204770a9584/tumblr_mn25csLurZ1qbn7yvo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0b599a4d005ae59f12c39e15bffce9bc/tumblr_mn25csLurZ1qbn7yvo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c8fe17e23c53d9d69ec5b3e1924cad2e/tumblr_mn25csLurZ1qbn7yvo8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e9b82169fb63611010a16c3908271b91/tumblr_mn25csLurZ1qbn7yvo9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/06fd11ad591c75dad7b3f14e85763b3e/tumblr_mn25csLurZ1qbn7yvo10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>New York stuff</p>http://shannonaston.tumblr.com/post/50836937595http://shannonaston.tumblr.com/post/50836937595Mon, 20 May 2013 03:14:52 +0900new yorktravelusaamericaempire statestreetlifecity<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7cbae21a100ecb5797e57dba5ec34087/tumblr_mmrahuUQIV1ri8r9so1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7737e61f2b50339c82b1b2166b0532be/tumblr_mmrahuUQIV1ri8r9so2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://korduroytv.tumblr.com/post/50668846195/get-a-room-of-ex-pats-together-on-the-topic-and" target="_blank">korduroytv</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span>Get a room of ex-pats together on the topic and each will tell some amazing, strange and wonderful stories of life on the divided peninsula, all told with a good measures of humour, shock and amazement. Get the rest of the strange South Korea story <a href="http://korduroy.tv/blog/2013/surfing-the-38th-parallel-photo-essay-series-strange-tales" target="_blank">here</a>. </span></p> </blockquote> <p><a href="http://korduroy.tv/blog/2013/surfing-the-38th-parallel-photo-essay-series-strange-tales" title="http://korduroy.tv/blog/2013/surfing-the-38th-parallel-photo-essay-series-strange-tales" target="_blank">Part 5</a> of my <a href="http://korduroy.tv/" title="http://korduroy.tv/" target="_blank">Korduroy TV </a>series which documents the 38th Parallel Surf Project I worked on in South Korea is up..  Check it out <a href="http://korduroy.tv/blog/2013/surfing-the-38th-parallel-photo-essay-series-strange-tales" title="http://korduroy.tv/blog/2013/surfing-the-38th-parallel-photo-essay-series-strange-tales" target="_blank">here</a>.  </p> <p><a href="http://www.shannonaston.com" title="www.shannonaston.com" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.shannonaston.com" target="_blank">www.shannonaston.com</a></a></p>http://shannonaston.tumblr.com/post/50692256074http://shannonaston.tumblr.com/post/50692256074Sat, 18 May 2013 10:14:39 +0900surfingkoreasouth korea38th Parallelkorduroy tvsurf blogsurfing culturetravelasiasurf in asia<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7815a8f28f5805fe7efc334ce8c42fc3/tumblr_mmuj99LKmF1qbn7yvo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/07342ff0dfe3c00f74aacc907f56a7ae/tumblr_mmuj99LKmF1qbn7yvo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/81b9a7f3b271181880e12fc11a231035/tumblr_mmuj99LKmF1qbn7yvo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/248538bf2659edc60bb7da5b119d74a7/tumblr_mmuj99LKmF1qbn7yvo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/78be47622ea4f12cdf07f3b38fc538ac/tumblr_mmuj99LKmF1qbn7yvo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>In New York for the week.  Fun times.</p>http://shannonaston.tumblr.com/post/50500089277http://shannonaston.tumblr.com/post/50500089277Thu, 16 May 2013 00:34:21 +0900new yorktravelempire stateusaamericacitytumblrTravel Photography<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/398ea2976cc597b59a430ce1a2870c32/tumblr_mml5haPsJE1qbn7yvo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3580ede97ffb844ffdd4cf3172deb692/tumblr_mml5haPsJE1qbn7yvo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0377a3b9a27e7d2d6957cc02ffbfbdeb/tumblr_mml5haPsJE1qbn7yvo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Part 5/6 of my South Korean,  <a href="http://www.shannonaston.com/" title="http://www.shannonaston.com/" target="_blank">38th Parallel Surf Project</a> is up today on <a href="http://korduroy.tv/" title="http://korduroy.tv/" target="_blank">Korduroy TV</a>.  Check it out <a href="http://korduroy.tv/blog/2013/surfing-the-38th-parallel-photo-essay-series-strange-tales" title="http://korduroy.tv/blog/2013/surfing-the-38th-parallel-photo-essay-series-strange-tales" target="_blank">here</a></p>http://shannonaston.tumblr.com/post/50088690894http://shannonaston.tumblr.com/post/50088690894Fri, 10 May 2013 22:58:22 +0900<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5111d7e6b4f1b24ba7ae303d42479a09/tumblr_mmih7kReie1qbn7yvo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8b2850e50bc4cb27b7f4f420ccb6383a/tumblr_mmih7kReie1qbn7yvo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/27cf6b3a82bbd6ca2d08f000faf3404a/tumblr_mmih7kReie1qbn7yvo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a6b8c99ff12abe0fb352474783ca58e6/tumblr_mmih7kReie1qbn7yvo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1e1637dd8bd51d3037f0ffbbbf008f71/tumblr_mmih7kReie1qbn7yvo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><h5 class="uiStreamMessage userContentWrapper" data-ft='{"type":1,"tn":"K"}'><span class="messageBody">The Americans, Washington DC</span></h5></p>http://shannonaston.tumblr.com/post/49987258005http://shannonaston.tumblr.com/post/49987258005Thu, 09 May 2013 12:18:56 +0900usawashingtondctravelblack and whitestreetcity life people<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e67d83ca4a9edd4964198eeb36b797ce/tumblr_mmfplrfnCz1qbn7yvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>National Bohemian Brewery, Baltimore, MD</span></p>http://shannonaston.tumblr.com/post/49858319453http://shannonaston.tumblr.com/post/49858319453Wed, 08 May 2013 00:27:27 +0900natty bohbaltimoremarylandusaamericatravelbeer brewerynew englandsignscity<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/84d71f63ec548af7ac6c506f48279d79/tumblr_mmduzcjPfI1qbn7yvo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0ed7148b1238172889bd82c148b2a387/tumblr_mmduzcjPfI1qbn7yvo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c98a41b0803fca23225ef85e5eea5be8/tumblr_mmduzcjPfI1qbn7yvo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Baltimore, MD</p>http://shannonaston.tumblr.com/post/49778127148http://shannonaston.tumblr.com/post/49778127148Tue, 07 May 2013 00:28:24 +0900baltimoremarylandtravelusastreetpolicetumblrcityeast coastnew england<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b8f5b93c35597fe4d88b55f1943fb335/tumblr_mm7a6smZJx1qbn7yvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>Some nice peelers today, Salt Creek, CA</span></p>http://shannonaston.tumblr.com/post/49482941168http://shannonaston.tumblr.com/post/49482941168Fri, 03 May 2013 11:13:40 +0900SALT CREEKcaliforniatravelphotographyusawavesOrange Countysurfingsurf travel<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/05f3fae601b78f301a74faf5533f19fa/tumblr_mm5rkl27vb1qbn7yvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>Pumping! The South Swell filled in…State Park, San Clemente, CA</span></p>http://shannonaston.tumblr.com/post/49423137441http://shannonaston.tumblr.com/post/49423137441Thu, 02 May 2013 15:33:57 +0900san clementestate parksurfingOrange Countycaliforniasouthern californiasouth swellusasurf photographywaves<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f5c4a8ad073dc69563bfe042e6a0c888/tumblr_mm3hkaObwf1qbn7yvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The actual cover of the Dominion Post last week in Wellington, NZ with my 38th Parallel Project right up there.  First cover and its a newspaper!!  Article <a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/8582871/Extreme-thrills-Waves-in-the-war-zone" title="http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/8582871/Extreme-thrills-Waves-in-the-war-zone" target="_blank">here</a></p>http://shannonaston.tumblr.com/post/49320507645http://shannonaston.tumblr.com/post/49320507645Wed, 01 May 2013 10:02:34 +0900dominion postnew zealandkoreawellingtonsurfsurfing dmztravelphotographyphotojournalism<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e4ec35006316e956f3ed9d06df1c455e/tumblr_mm2snhuM1s1qbn7yvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Beach Day” T-Street, San Clemente, CA</p>http://shannonaston.tumblr.com/post/49263628509http://shannonaston.tumblr.com/post/49263628509Wed, 01 May 2013 01:04:29 +0900San Clementet streetsurfingsurfcaliforniaOrange Countywavesdumspter diverChannel Islands<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/02447051b5f7986d9d65c407b9983db2/tumblr_mm1x65YjRw1qbn7yvo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e0e1ae6173f4ce4af5cc40db1195ed50/tumblr_mm1x65YjRw1qbn7yvo2_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d5ebf5da95200a0b407818fdf793e755/tumblr_mm1x65YjRw1qbn7yvo3_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0f45ebdbea42039d60c9e8220ec0ef6b/tumblr_mm1x65YjRw1qbn7yvo4_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><span>“Beach Day” T-Street & State Park, San Clemente, CA</span></p>http://shannonaston.tumblr.com/post/49239397918http://shannonaston.tumblr.com/post/49239397918Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:44:00 +0900san clementecaliforniatravel photographyUSASURF CULTUREsurfingBlack and WhiteOrange Countystate parkState Park<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4aaa8d99a4eb417e0578e7620b713423/tumblr_mlz2ka5QkU1qbn7yvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Salton Sea, CA</p>http://shannonaston.tumblr.com/post/49097173939http://shannonaston.tumblr.com/post/49097173939Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:48:10 +0900salton seacaliforniamarinaseausatraveloceanchairart<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/68083f8b0dc533d8f789edaaec536494/tumblr_mlya8eP5aj1qbn7yvo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Salvation Mountain, CA</p>http://shannonaston.tumblr.com/post/49069878943http://shannonaston.tumblr.com/post/49069878943Sun, 28 Apr 2013 14:36:00 +0900salvation mountainnilandcaliforniatravelusadesertreligion<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e0a59b2a29a239c5f88cad4afcaf542d/tumblr_mly6brHz151qbn7yvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>Leonard Knight’s amazing Salvation Mountain, Niland, CA</span></p>http://shannonaston.tumblr.com/post/49064560133http://shannonaston.tumblr.com/post/49064560133Sun, 28 Apr 2013 13:11:51 +0900salvation mountainnilandcaliforniasalton seatravelusaartartymonumentsculpture<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b5352f695f642f036aa94b413df2752f/tumblr_mlxzmjKR4j1qbn7yvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>‘Self Portrait”, Salton Sea, CA (25sec exp/ND 10 stop). Things got weird out in the desert. Oppressive heat, fish skeletons, Glock carrying shop owners, sketchy banditos and a barnacle beach where sand should be. I needed to rest and take it all in.</span></p>http://shannonaston.tumblr.com/post/49054242871http://shannonaston.tumblr.com/post/49054242871Sun, 28 Apr 2013 10:47:07 +0900salton seacaliforniatraveldesertsan diegoTravel Photographyportraitartartynd10nikonnikorlong exposure<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/80df4c7b669c561eb8daca7307764eba/tumblr_mlez7vjrg71r5mmhlo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://tumblropenarts.tumblr.com/post/49013620943/encinitas-by-shannon-aston-digital-photograph" target="_blank">tumblropenarts</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>“Encinitas” by Shannon Aston.  Digital Photograph (2013)</p> <p><a href="http://shannonaston.tumblr.com/" target="_blank"><a href="http://shannonaston.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">http://shannonaston.tumblr.com/</a></a></p> </blockquote>http://shannonaston.tumblr.com/post/49043045439http://shannonaston.tumblr.com/post/49043045439Sun, 28 Apr 2013 07:57:31 +0900shannon astontravelcalifornia<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/114cb79f346ebdfa42768179af1bbd6b/tumblr_mlool690OQ1qbn7yvo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8a0d6546bea19f743a0dd3ad411cd955/tumblr_mlool690OQ1qbn7yvo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ad8281ac13003e99c75112acb8f36f5e/tumblr_mlool690OQ1qbn7yvo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><h5 class="uiStreamMessage userContentWrapper"><span class="messageBody">Just got word from the journalist, Michelle Duffy that my “38th Parallel Surf Project” ran on the front page of todays paper of the <a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/8582871/Extreme-thrills-Waves-in-the-war-zone" title="http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/8582871/Extreme-thrills-Waves-in-the-war-zone" target="_blank">Domnion Post</a>, Wellington (New Zealand’s capital city). Can’t believe it! These are the screen shots of todays paper. Me, Kathy and John Key are holding it down!!</span></h5></p>http://shannonaston.tumblr.com/post/48656836803http://shannonaston.tumblr.com/post/48656836803Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:10:00 +0900dominion posttravelkoreasouth koreaseoul38th Parallel38th beachwavessurfingtravel journalismphotography<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7aefccf599af81db4e1604df790aa990/tumblr_mloc87Lo2f1qbn7yvo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/02a97232ef91c3b0ecb3c8a5a6e403cb/tumblr_mloc87Lo2f1qbn7yvo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0a8c9ef11e1607efbd7fd829fd6f3a29/tumblr_mloc87Lo2f1qbn7yvo3_r2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/57124db901fb2511ec7a3a8433300204/tumblr_mloc87Lo2f1qbn7yvo4_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/" title="http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/" target="_blank">The Dominion Post</a> in Wellington, New Zealand and nationwide news hub <a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/asia/8582898/Extreme-thrills-Waves-in-the-war-zone" title="http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/asia/8582898/Extreme-thrills-Waves-in-the-war-zone" target="_blank">Stuff.co.nz </a>have run a story on my 38th Parallel Surf Project.  Check it out <a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/8582871/Extreme-thrills-Waves-in-the-war-zone" title="http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/8582871/Extreme-thrills-Waves-in-the-war-zone" target="_blank">here!</a></p>http://shannonaston.tumblr.com/post/48635172495http://shannonaston.tumblr.com/post/48635172495Tue, 23 Apr 2013 05:43:00 +0900dominion post38th Paralleltravelwaves'surfingkoreasouth koreasurf travelnew zealandstuff.co.nz““When a swell approaches, Korean surfers have to drop everything and get out east quick; otherwise they’ll be pouring over the Facebook pictures or reports of others, kicking themselves for over-thinking it and not getting on the freeway or down to the dirty, run-down bus station in East Seoul at first light. The waves don’t come everyday, and they aren’t always epic, but for all the analysis, travel and anxiety they just aren’t to be missed.””<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://korduroy.tv/blog/2013/surfing-the-38th-parallel-photo-essay-series-waves-get-them-while-you-can" target="_blank"><a href="http://korduroy.tv/blog/2013/surfing-the-38th-parallel-photo-essay-series-waves-get-them-while-you-can" target="_blank">http://korduroy.tv/blog/2013/surfing-the-38th-parallel-photo-essay-series-waves-get-them-while-you-can</a></a> (via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://korduroytv.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">korduroytv</a>)</em>http://shannonaston.tumblr.com/post/48629212787http://shannonaston.tumblr.com/post/48629212787Tue, 23 Apr 2013 04:23:07 +0900