Kevin Roche is a portrait, lifestyle, and travel photographer based in San Diego. With a focus on beach culture and the coastal lifestyle, Kevin brings the best of Southern California to editorial and advertising clients worldwide.
Kevin Roche is a portrait, lifestyle, and travel photographer based in San Diego, California.
Sunset line-up at Swamis. I'm lucky to call Encinitas my hometown, it's truly special. Image: Roche
HT's, Mentawai perfection from my first trip in 1997, before the boat trip bonanza. Image: Roche
Mason Dyer. Surfboard shaper, portrait of Americana 2011. Image: Roche
Scott Mires' classic ride at the Ocean Beach jetty. Image: Roche
Purple sunset in the Mentawais, shot on velvia film. Sometimes you can put things in the center of the frame. Image: Roche
Metawai trip in 2000. I love the thickness and power in this shot. Image: Roche
Portraits are one of my favorite thngs to shoot. (L) Alex Knost on the road with Tomorrow's Tulips. (R) Chris Christenson outside his factory. Image: Roche
Weke Road, Hanalei Kauai. Surfboards and quivers never get old. Image: Roche
One of Skateboarding's master photographers and Instagram fanatic, J Grant Brittian. Two Instagram captures: Grant (L) and his light table (R). Image: Roche
This man is a legend, period. Mr Jeff Divine at Bird's surf shed, San Diego 2011. Image: Roche
Rob Machado getting some tube time. I like his hand placement, just inches off the water. Image: Roche
Portraits with strobe. (L) Kid Creature keeping it creepy in Costa Mesa (R) Cyrus Sutton on location shooting for Stoked and Broke, La Jolla 2010. Image: Roche
Chris Christenson, Highway 101 blazing past Georges. Image: Roche
Line-up shot at my home break. There's more than action to photograph when your out in the water, Encinitas, 2010. Image: Roche
Tyler Warren portraits with Holga Camera. Outside Hobie shop, Dana Point, Ca 2011. Image: Roche
Cardiff Reef on a classic California winter day, with the Santa Ana winds. film capture 1990's. Image: Roche
Portraits from Sacred Craft 2010. Two influential surfboard designers. (L) Gary McNabb of Nectar Surfboards (R) Carl Eckstrom. Image: Roche
Santa Barbara's Matt Moore replicating a Reny Yater spoon at Sacred Craft, Ventura, 2010. Image: Roche
Lifestyle shoot with Monique Weingart from season 16 of America's Next Top Model. Image: Roche
Kevin Roche is a portrait, lifestyle, and travel photographer based in San Diego, California. With an emphasis on beach culture and the coastal lifestyle, Kevin brings the best of Southern California to editorial and advertising clients worldwide. His style, characterized by clean and vibrant imagery, is uniquely influenced by the tropics and Southern California. Kevin holds a BA in Visual Arts from the University of California, at San Diego. He lives in Encinitas California with his wife, artist Susan Wickstrand, and their daughter. A partial list of clients include, Qualcomm, AT&T, Sony, and Callaway Golf and his images have appeared in Surfer, Surfing, Transworld Surf, Tracks, and The Surfer’s Path.