Between 2006 and 2012 Mark travelled the length and breadth of the UK to capture the minutiae of surfing and what it means to the average British waterman.
“His work floated in from a surprise angle and landed like a soft, cool flannel to the furrowed brow.
It felt familiar, comfortable and endearing. In the language of surf, it appeared somewhat 'kooky' but was actually 'totally core' and truly insightful.
..a wetsuit, boots and gloves dripping into a bath that looks like your granny's these are how Mark Leary communicates with his camera – by framing and formalizing the everyday, the more banal moments, the fleeting realities of us, our obsession and the needs it demands of surfers on a daily basis.