Rick Doyle

Rick Doyle, a native Californian, is a Hawaii-based 35mm still and motion picture producer, editor, cinematographer and digital videographer. His still work has appeared on the covers of many national and international magazines including Sports Illustrated, NFL Game Day and Surfer Magazine to name a few. His work has been featured by NBC Sports, CBS Sports, and Fox Eye On L. A. Discovery Channel, ABC, The Smithsonian Channel and many more.

After graduating from high school, Doyle spent five years in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War as an electronics technician repairing the missile guidance system on the F-4 Phantom Jet. Honorably discharged in 1976, he settled in San Diego to surf competitively and to work as a carpenter and as a foam-injection molder at Jim Mizell’s “Aquatic Energy” surfboard factory, in Huntington Beach, CA.
He attended San Diego State University (1976- 1980) and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Applied Arts & Science with a triple major in Photography, Journalism and Graphic Communication. An internship in college with Surfer Magazine launched his still photography career under the mentor-ship of Art Brewer, Jeff Divine, Jim Kempton, and Paul Holmes.

He worked for a decade as an NFL te...

US Navy, Electronics Technology, San Diego State University BA in Photography, Journalism and Graphic Art, Hollywood Film Institute graduate, Maritime Academy graduate (US Coast Guard Merchant Marine Captain)