Catching the Big Waves with Surf Photographer Sachi Cunningham

When big wave surfers tackle waves, Sachi Cunningham is often right behind them, bobbing in the ocean with nothing but a camera and a wetsuit. The water photographer and San Francisco State University professor has traveled the world, capturing images of pro surfers. She talks to us about her work, why there are so few female surf photographers and her documentary projects -- including one covering ISIS in Iraq.

Photos by Sachi Cunningham

Photo by Sachi Cunningham of Bianca Valenti at Ocean Beach

Photo by Sachi Cunningham of Joao DeMacedo surfing Ocean Beach

Photo by Sachi Cunningham of Lance Harriman and Ryan Seelbach surfing Ocean Beach.

Photo by Sachi Cunningham.

• More: Inside the Mind of Sachi Cunningham, a short film by SeaLevelTV
• More: Crutch - Sachi Cunningham's documentary about Bill Shannon, an internationally renowned artist, break dancer and skate punk, who wields his crutches as tools of expression and weapons of provocation.