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Over the course of the next month, timed with the release of our upcoming Photo Issue, well be calling out some of our favorite photographers.Were starting off with one of the most striking surf projects weve seen in a while, After the Storm, by Chris replica Patek Philippe watches Bickford. The Outer Banks resident shot a series of stunning black and whites about the North Carolina surf scene. While the initial story was done for David Alan Harveys excellent photo blog Burn (now an online magazine), in the months following it has been picked up by outlets like American Journal and The New York Times.