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Must See: Surfing, With a Dark Edge - Lens Blog - NYTimes.com](http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/20/must-9/):

Chris Bickford’s project about the local surf scene on the Outer Banks of North Carolina was all about firsts: his first time shooting in water, his first time capturing a fast-action sport and his first time conceptualizing completely in black and white.