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$It isn\'t always easy getting your feet to touch the ground in time for sunrise, but on mornings like these it’s worth the struggle. Photo: <a href=\"http://www.chrisfrickphotography.com/\" target=_blank>Chris Frick</a>/<a href=\"http://aquatech.net\">Aquatech</a>$

It isn't always easy getting your feet to touch the ground in time for sunrise, but on mornings like these it’s worth the struggle. Photo: Chris Frick/Aquatech

$Aquatech Housing/5DMkiii/Canon 70-200 F/2.8 1/30 f/13 ISO200. Photo: <a href=\"http://www.chrisfrickphotography.com/\" target=_blank>Chris Frick</a>/<a href=\"http://aquatech.net\">Aquatech</a>$

Aquatech Housing/5DMkiii/Canon 70-200 F/2.8 1/30 f/13 ISO200. Photo: Chris Frick/Aquatech

$Days we live for. OBX, 2011. Photo: <a href=\"http://www.chrisfrickphotography.com/\" target=_blank>Chris Frick</a>$

Days we live for. OBX, 2011. Photo: Chris Frick

$Water, Light and Chris Hunter. OBX, 2012. Photo: <a href=\"http://www.chrisfrickphotography.com/\" target=_blank>Chris Frick</a>/<a href=\"http://aquatech.net\">Aquatech</a>$

Water, Light and Chris Hunter. OBX, 2012. Photo: Chris Frick/Aquatech

$Nature\'s Playground. OBX, 2011. Photo: <a href=\"http://www.chrisfrickphotography.com/\" target=_blank>Chris Frick</a>$

Nature's Playground. OBX, 2011. Photo: Chris Frick

$Fall is probably one of my favorite times of the year. Lighting gets insane and every so often we get a wave. Photo: <a href=\"http://www.chrisfrickphotography.com/\" target=_blank>Chris Frick</a>/<a href=\"http://aquatech.net\">Aquatech</a>$

Fall is probably one of my favorite times of the year. Lighting gets insane and every so often we get a wave. Photo: Chris Frick/Aquatech

$Clarity won over size on this one. Photo: <a href=\"http://www.chrisfrickphotography.com/\" target=_blank>Chris Frick</a>/<a href=\"http://aquatech.net\">Aquatech</a>$

Clarity won over size on this one. Photo: Chris Frick/Aquatech

$Father & Son. Sunrise Bliss. Photo: <a href=\"http://www.chrisfrickphotography.com/\" target=_blank>Chris Frick</a>/<a href=\"http://aquatech.net\">Aquatech</a>$

Father & Son. Sunrise Bliss. Photo: Chris Frick/Aquatech

$Just recently hooked up with Watershot in 2013. It now travels wherever myself and iPhone end up. Here is an image shot using my Watershot PRO, iPhone5 equipped with their detachable wide-angle lens. Photo: <a href=\"http://www.chrisfrickphotography.com/\">Chris Frick</a>/<a href=\"http://www.watershot.com/underwater-camera-housing-iphone\">Watershot</a>$

Just recently hooked up with Watershot in 2013. It now travels wherever myself and iPhone end up. Here is an image shot using my Watershot PRO, iPhone5 equipped with their detachable wide-angle lens. Photo: Chris Frick/Watershot

$Lemon Lime. Photo: <a href=\"http://www.chrisfrickphotography.com/\" target=_blank>Chris Frick</a>/<a href=\"http://aquatech.net\">Aquatech</a>$

Lemon Lime. Photo: Chris Frick/Aquatech

$Zach Vallenti setting up for an air section, Wrightsville Beach, NC. Photo: <a href=\"http://www.chrisfrickphotography.com/\" target=_blank>Chris Frick</a>/<a href=\"http://aquatech.net\">Aquatech</a>$

Zach Vallenti setting up for an air section, Wrightsville Beach, NC. Photo: Chris Frick/Aquatech

$Sometimes you gotta slow things down and let the reward come naturally. Photo: <a href=\"http://www.chrisfrickphotography.com/\" target=_blank>Chris Frick</a>/<a href=\"http://aquatech.net\">Aquatech</a>$

Sometimes you gotta slow things down and let the reward come naturally. Photo: Chris Frick/Aquatech

$iPhone 5 and Watershot PRO. If you don’t have one, head to your nearest shop to get one. You won’t regret it. Photo: <a href=\"http://www.chrisfrickphotography.com/\" target=_blank>Chris Frick</a>/<a href=\"http://www.watershot.com/underwater-camera-housing-iphone\">Watershot</a>$

iPhone 5 and Watershot PRO. If you don’t have one, head to your nearest shop to get one. You won’t regret it. Photo: Chris Frick/Watershot

$Lauren Corinne. I named this shot after my amazing wife. She claims it to be one of her favorite shots, so this one\'s in the gallery for her. Photo: <a href=\"http://www.chrisfrickphotography.com/\" target=_blank>Chris Frick</a>/<a href=\"http://aquatech.net\">Aquatech</a>$

Lauren Corinne. I named this shot after my amazing wife. She claims it to be one of her favorite shots, so this one's in the gallery for her. Photo: Chris Frick/Aquatech

$We are sometimes forced to make decisions. OBX. Photo: <a href=\"http://www.chrisfrickphotography.com/\" target=_blank>Chris Frick</a>$

We are sometimes forced to make decisions. OBX. Photo: Chris Frick

$Wrightsville Beach shore break featured with a view of the Oceanic, a popular restaurant on the south end Photo: <a href=\"http://www.chrisfrickphotography.com/\" target=_blank>Chris Frick</a>/<a href=\"http://aquatech.net\">Aquatech</a>$

Wrightsville Beach shore break featured with a view of the Oceanic, a popular restaurant on the south end Photo: Chris Frick/Aquatech

$Serenity. Photo: <a href=\"http://www.chrisfrickphotography.com/\" target=_blank>Chris Frick</a>/<a href=\"http://aquatech.net\">Aquatech</a>$

Serenity. Photo: Chris Frick/Aquatech

$A favorite beach break to many here on the coast. Photo: <a href=\"http://www.chrisfrickphotography.com/\" target=_blank>Chris Frick</a>$

A favorite beach break to many here on the coast. Photo: Chris Frick

$The positions we sometimes put ourselves in the get the shot. Photo: <a href=\"http://www.chrisfrickphotography.com/\" target=_blank>Chris Frick</a>/<a href=\"http://aquatech.net\">Aquatech</a>$

The positions we sometimes put ourselves in the get the shot. Photo: Chris Frick/Aquatech

$A Day in the Life. OBX, 2011. Photo: <a href=\"http://www.chrisfrickphotography.com/\" target=_blank>Chris Frick</a>$

A Day in the Life. OBX, 2011. Photo: Chris Frick

$Jean da Silva is one of the nicest guys you will ever meet. I had the opportunity to shoot with Jean in 2012 prior to his win at the ESCS. Photo: <a href=\"http://www.chrisfrickphotography.com/\" target=_blank>Chris Frick</a>$

Jean da Silva is one of the nicest guys you will ever meet. I had the opportunity to shoot with Jean in 2012 prior to his win at the ESCS. Photo: Chris Frick

$Stress Free. Photo: <a href=\"http://www.chrisfrickphotography.com/\" target=_blank>Chris Frick</a>/<a href=\"http://aquatech.net\">Aquatech</a>$

Stress Free. Photo: Chris Frick/Aquatech

$Winter Landscape on the OBX. Photo: <a href=\"http://www.chrisfrickphotography.com/\" target=_blank>Chris Frick</a>$

Winter Landscape on the OBX. Photo: Chris Frick

$East Coast swells are not very consistent during the summer months. Sometimes you have to resort to smaller waves and natural light for entertainment. Photo: <a href=\"http://www.chrisfrickphotography.com/\" target=_blank>Chris Frick</a>/<a href=\"http://aquatech.net\">Aquatech</a>$

East Coast swells are not very consistent during the summer months. Sometimes you have to resort to smaller waves and natural light for entertainment. Photo: Chris Frick/Aquatech

$Always save the best for last. A best seller and personal favorite image of mine: OBX, 2013. Photo: <a href=\"http://www.chrisfrickphotography.com/\" target=_blank>Chris Frick</a>$

Always save the best for last. A best seller and personal favorite image of mine: OBX, 2013. Photo: Chris Frick

I call the a small town on the east coast of North Carolina home. Wrightsville Beach has become the the main canvas for my work. I’m a self-taught photographer who enjoys outdoor life and the essence of natural light – I use it to capture my own little moments of serenity.

Follow Chris daily on Instagram @chrisfrickphoto

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