I attended Nick Page’s Winter Waves workshop on January 4-9th 2026. I had interest in this for a number of years as I had been fascinated with the large surf images (King Waves) of the Oregon coast. Nick has developed some expertise in this area so I decided to attend his workshop. I was not dissapointed. He takes his job very seriously and works hard to put us in situations to get the best images we can. His expertise in interpreting surf charts and tides was really helpful. He taught us how to interpret wave charts via apps to understand where we might see the best waves.

We started this workshop in the north, actually in WA at Cape Disappointment. This is an area known for massive waves in the winter months. Unfortunately, we didn’t quite get the waves we wanted, but there is so much to shoot in this area that it was still a great location.

We continued south staying in Newport one night. We spent a good portion of the workshop staying in Bandon OR. I’d say our biggest and best waves were from viewpoints in Shore Acres State Park. While we were shooting, some locals told us these were some of the largest waves they could remember. Its hard to tell in some of the images but a few of these crashing waves had to be over 100 ft tall gauging by how they towered over the cliffs.

Overall it was a great workshop, but a ton of driving and a bit of hiking. I was pretty spent by the end of the trip but pleased with the images.