Sarah Plenge
creative, outside
surf
sports
Wedding
portraiture
maternity
engagement
product
event
landscape
surf sports Wedding portraiture maternity engagement product event landscape
I am a California-based artist working primarily in the mediums of photography, videography, and writing. As both an outdoors enthusiast and avid storyteller, I strive to center the natural world in my creative practice.
After completing my undergraduate degree abroad, I went on to work in the surf industry and adjacent markets in my native Los Angeles post-Covid. I have since moved up the coast to professionalize my creative practice in California's more rugged landscapes. I look forward to continuing to explore my new home with a camera and a pen in tow while prioritizing adventure, community, and deep reverence for this big space rock we all call home.
Beyond surf media, I specialize in portraiture, sports, wedding, event, and product content generation. I am always keen to diversify my portfolio and open to new clients at home and on the road. Feel free to reach out or pass my contact along if you would like to work together!
exhibitions
Diva Cup for Femme Futures at Cruise Control Cambria, Cambria, USA (2025) | Orange County Fair: Color Photography, Sports Division, Costa Mesa, USA (2025) | Libations at Studios on the Park, Paso Robles, USA (2025) | Shifting Tides: High Tide Session, Los Angeles, USA (2024) | Orange County Fair: Color Photography, Architecture Division, Costa Mesa, USA (2024) | Te quiero, mámá at Film Scouts, Los Angeles, USA (2024) | Shopify x Venice Photo Club at the Shopify Headquarters, Los Angeles, USA (2023) | Artillery Magazine at the Robert Berman Gallery, Los Angeles, USA (2022) | École Publique, Montréal, Canada (2019)
awards
Orange County Fair: First Place, Sports Division (2025) | Artillery Magazine: Code Orange: Submission Winner (2021)
features
KCBX 50th Anniversary (2025) | “Pura Vida, Algo Así”, Daybreak, Volume 6 (2024) | Emocean, Volume 6 (2024) | Photoworks SF Guest, Volume 2 (2024) | Indisposable Concept (2024) | Venice Photo Club, Volume 4 (2021) | “Traveling against time,” The Washington Post (2020) | “Learning who I am without travel”, Days to Come by Tourradar (2020) | SPEW Zine, Volume 2 (2019) | Easy Reader (2019) | “The breakdown of McGill’s eating disorder program” The McGill Tribune (2018)| Lensculture | The Independent Photographer
publications
El Rollo Timing, Volume 2 (2023) | El Rollo: Esperando (Waiting), Volume 1 (2020)
featured clients
USA Surfing | Shea Somma Designs | Surf Gems | Malibu Surfing Association | Queen of the Point | Lasso surf | Kuleana Co. | Indigo Garden | Illumine Collect | 423 Yoga | Surfrider Foundation: Los Angeles Chapter | Firestone Walker Brewing Co. | WAVES for Development
photography prints currently available at:
Sea n Soul Surf & Coffee Shop | 29575 PCH, Ste J, Malibu, CA 90265Sleepy Seal Coffee Shop | 205 PCH, Redondo Beach, CA 90277Spyder Surf Shop | 2461 PCH, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254