photo by: Michael Lennicx
Ozzie Hoppe is a photographer and videographer living between Costa Rica, the Azores and NYC. He grew up on art, surfing and hitchhiking during a childhood that was spent between Latin America and the US, serving to cultivate an interest in meeting new people and documenting their expressions, art forms and stories. After many years of working in Asia, India, West Africa and Australia, Ozzie is currently based in Costa Rica / the Azores / NYC, he is available for documentary assignments and boutique brand shoots.
Ozzie spends his time shooting photos, surfing, working in design, and painting / drawing on collaged paper.
He is currently building a art residency on a reforested farm in the mountains above the Pacific Coast in Costa Rica.
PUBLICATIONS:
The Wall Street Journal (USA)
Travel & Leisure (USA)
Bloomberg (USA)
Bloomberg Press (Costa Rica)
Condé Nast (USA)
Condé Nast Traveller India (USA)
Simon & Schuster / Truck de India! (USA / India)
Outside (USA)
The Guardian / Global Focus (UK)
The Guardian / Travel (UK)
Al Jazeera Media Network (Qatar)
AJ+ (Qatar)
National Geographic Traveller (India)
Roads & Kingdoms (USA)
Gulf News (Dubai)
Silkwinds (Singapore)
Rotary Magazine (Panama)
Damaged Goods Magazine (New Zealand)
Surfer Rule (Spain)
Surfline (USA)
La Repubblica (Italy),
Zupi (Brazil)
Khabar (USA)
Les Others (France)
iGNANT (Germany)
Outlook (India)
VIDEO:
BBC (UK)
AJ+ (Qatar)
CLIENTS:
Airbnb Magazine (USA)
TripAdvisor (USA)
AMC Networks (USA)
Ricco Maresca Gallery (NYC)
The Sound (Mumbai)
SRFACE (Netherlands)
FARA (India)
Rustic Pathways (Costa Rica)
CONTACT:
Agency: RW2 Productions USA
Direct: ozzie@underfireweswim.com
Costa Rica: +506 8653 6947
USA +1 512 766 9018