And he takes a LOT of photos — 455 on a recent, good surf day. "I think that's a daily record," he said. Gibbs, who grew up in Huntington Beach, carries a digital camera with a good telephoto lens.

Ian McLeod photographed his son Cory every day for years, and the two now have a stunning time-lapse video that captures thousands of photos. As he grew older son Cory participated, taking selfies.

An obligation to take a photo every day. Then, one fateful day, the wheels came off and my picture count was zero. (The Ricoh GR IIIX has a neat feature – displaying your photo count for the day ...