Travel the world, shoot world class surf breaks, work outside and not in a cubicle.... life as a surf photographer doesn't sound like a bad gig. Well there's another side to the story.

Check out renowned surf photographer and true waterman Mickey Smith in this haunting short film, "The Dark Side of the Lens". After watching this you might just give photographers out in the water a little more respect.

If I only scrape a living… at least it’s a living worth scraping. - Mickey Smith