▁a ▁h ob by , ▁and ▁Ball ▁suggested ▁more ▁serious ▁phot ography . ▁ ▁His ▁work ▁soon ▁appeared ▁in ▁prominent ▁sur f ▁culture ▁mag az ines ▁of ▁the ▁time ▁including ▁Sur fer , ▁Re ef ▁and ▁Sur f ing ▁Illustr ated . ▁He ▁quickly ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁sport ' s ▁most ▁important ▁document ari ans . ▁Other ▁photograph ers ▁were ▁shooting ▁from ▁the ▁water , ▁but ▁they ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁land ▁to ▁reload . ▁Gran nis ▁developed ▁a ▁rub ber - lined ▁box ▁that ▁enabled ▁him ▁to ▁change ▁film ▁in ▁the ▁line up . ▁He ▁spent ▁the ▁de cade ▁in ▁California ▁and ▁Hawai i , ▁capt uring ▁the ▁best ▁sur fers ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁r iding ▁the ▁best ▁sur f . ▁He ▁was ▁photo ▁editor ▁of ▁Sur f ing ▁Illustr ated ▁and ▁of ▁International ▁Sur f ing , ▁which ▁he ▁co - f ounded . ▁He ▁was ▁named ▁Grand ▁Master ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Herm osa ▁Beach ▁Art ▁Walk ▁" Sal ute ▁to ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Sum mers ." ▁ ▁Some ▁awards ▁and ▁accomplish ments ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁International ▁Sur f ing ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁as ▁the ▁number ▁one ▁l ens man ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁was ▁awarded ▁S IMA ' s ▁L if etime ▁Ach iev ement ▁Award . ▁Gran nis ▁was ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁The ▁Sur fer ' s ▁Journal ''' s ▁first ▁o de ▁to ▁master ▁photograph ers ▁in ▁ 1