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Michael's Bio

Michael Sahaid is a 17 year old wave photographer based out of Lakewood CA. He has always been passionate about the ocean and began photographing its beauty at the age of 16. He currently goes to the Wedge almost every weekend to capture some more stunning images. He is truly honored to be apart of Team Slyde!

FROM?:  

Lakewood, CA

D.O.B: 

October 2, 1997

What got you started in photography:: 

I always had a passion for being out in the ocean, but one day I stumbled across Robbie Crawford's Instagram and fell inlove with his Photography, and realized that I wanted to do that.

WHAT PLACE WOULD YOU LIKE TO PHOTOGRAPH MOST?: 

Waimea bay Oahu

WHAT INSPIRES YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY THE MOST?: 

The beauty of a perfect wave barrel just touches my heart, I always enjoy going out getting some epic shots.

WHO INSPIRES YOU? : 

Clark Little, Robbie Crawford, Zak Noyle, Trevor Lightner, Jordan Stempson, Beau Johnston, Ricky Moseley, Reggie Abbot, Justin Enright

WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST FEAR?: 

Being held under long and getting pounded wave after wave is very frightening to me.

WHO WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO PHOTOGRAPH?:  

Clark Little, getting a selfie for him would be epic haha.

NUMBER ONE ON YOUR BUCKET LIST?:

Photographing huge shorebreak with all of my inspirations at the Wedge on a solid day would be a dream come true.

FAVORITE WAVES TO PHOTOGRAPH?: 

The Wedge hands down, beautiful shorebreak and produces some of the best barrels I've seen in So. Cal/p>

Favorite country to visit / want to visit:

Tahiti, French Polynesia

WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WON THE LOTTERY?:

Buy my self a nice DSLR and a SPL housing to go with it. A nice house on the Laguna Cliffs and go to the nearest Chevrolet dealership and buy every car off their lot. I'm a Chevy fanatic haha.