Steve Sherman began his photographic career at Transworld Skateboarding Magazine, under the guidance of legendary skateboard photographer J. Grant Brittain, and later went on to help found the groundbreaking Transworld Surf Magazine as photo editor. He is currently senior staff photographer of Surfing Magazine.

Since the late ‘80s, Sherman’s trademark moody black and white photos have broken new ground in a field where bright, front-lit color was the standard. Drawing on the influences of portrait photographer Mark Seliger (Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair) and the unrestrained, creative grit of the skateboard world, Sherman’s surf star portraits and lifestyle photography explore uncharted realms of behind- the-scenes intimacy and journalistic presence, bringing fans closer to their surfing heroes than they ever thought possible. “I shoot the images I do because I’m a surfer for life, passionate about music, and a big fan of pro surfing,” says Sherm.

T-shirts have always been my passion. Where ever I go in the world, I’m always looking for a new cool looking T-shirt to rock. It’s in this vision that I have made T-SHERMS. For the last 5 years, using my own B/W images, I’ve been making a few custom T’s for me and my close friends. After I made a new Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam) shirt for my close friend & 11 time world surfing champion Kelly Slater, he came up with the name “It’s a T –SHERMS!”

Every winter, Steve makes the trip to Hawaii to cover the world of pro surfing and to document the surfing culture that encompasses the Islands. This year is no different. He going to be covering the ASP World Title race between Australian Mick Fanning (2 World titles) and American Kelly Slater (11 world titles). Steve is doing this from behind the scenes with access that he only has with both Fanning and Slater. His lifestyle photography is famous around the world for capturing what happens in the water and what takes place behind the scenes on the world surfing tour.

“My photos are all about the decisive moments, the moods, and the people that surround the surfing culture” says Steve. “The T-Sherms brand is going to celebrate my surfing/lifestyle photography as well as the art that is being made by some of the best surfer/artist in the world. It’s with these images in mind that I’ve come up with The T-Sherms Collection.”