WaterSki Magazine

Check out these epic photo captions from our talented WATERSKI photographer Bill Doster. Enjoy round two of his gallery, and if you want one of these images on your wall, visit billdoster.com to purchase a print.

Twenty-two — that’s the number of 41-off passes that Chris Parrish has run since 2005.

At just 21, Nate Smith is doing what most guys take decades to figure out, if they ever do. He knows how to use the boat to maximize his performance, which is one reason he’s run 41 off eight times this year.

In capturing the excitement, beauty and intensity of our sport, WATERSKI lens man Bill Doster has done it all. He's photographed the world's best skiers from cranes, helicopters, airplanes and boats, from every imaginable angle, and yet he's driven to keep honing his craft...

The University of Louisiana-Monroe water ski team won the Division 1 national title at the 34th Collegiate Water Ski National Championships, Oct. 18-20, at Tri-Lakes in Zachary, La. The Warhawks tallied 12,475 points in winning their second consecutive national title and 24th title in the history of the event.

I almost love photographing skiing as much as skiing itself. It’s a passion that’s intensified over the last few years. There’s so many different ways to capture the sport.

The Rocketman Night Jump returned to Lake Grew in Polk City, Florida after a two-year hiatus on October 13th (a tropical storm caused the event to be cancelled last year), and a gusty head wind in the day-time qualifying rounds certainly caused a scene.

Cat-like reflexes, powerful core strength, and high-level mental toughness are a few words that come to mind when defining the athletic attributes of the world's elite trickers. Here's a look at some of them in action at the Moomba Masters.

THINK SOME OF THOSE NFL HIT'S LOOK VIOLENT ON TV? They really are! Skiing has its fair share of body punishment as well, and that's why we've prepared this entertaining gallery of skiers on the brink of disaster.

Senior WATERSKI photographer Thomas Gustafson lives and breathes the sport. As a former member of the Swedish National Water Ski Team for more than a decade, Gustafson now keeps himself busy taking stellar images and coaching at Water Ski Italy at Club Revenna...

For the last 10 years the Diablo Pro Am in Brentwood, California, has been one of water skiing's premiere events. This year was no exception. Mostly sunny skies, light wind, and highs in the mid-80s setup the good vibes and helped some competitors reach near-record level performances...

Orlando's Biggest Pro Water Ski Event Soaked, A Success in Orlando, Florida By USA Water Ski U.S. water ski athletes Nate Smith and Regina Jaquess each won respective slalom titles Saturday night at the inaugural Soaked water sports festival on Orlando's famed Lake Eola...

There’s lots to report from this year’s Malibu Open, which was held at Veterans Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. First off, the conditions were significantly better than the previous two years: There was no wind, the water level was low (no rollers), and as Nate Smith says, “The water was slow and soft, which is exactly how I like it...

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  A Tropical water ski adventure lures us and two pros to a beautiful oasis in Central America. We're flying over Cuba at 41,000 feet as I look out the window of Dave Goode's Cessna Citation Mustang jet...