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// Geography-first · Privacy-first · Creator-first

Your Sessions.
Your Shots.
Your Breaks.

The action sports platform built around surf breaks — not algorithms. Find your photos, sell your shots, build your brand. 80% to creators. Always.

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● 80% To Creators
● No Data Sales
● No AI Content
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585
Surf Breaks
80%
To Creators
0
Ads Served
0
Data Sold
∞
Barrels Documented
// How It Works

Simple For Every
Role In The Lineup.

🏄 Surfers
01
Check In
One tap at your break. Anonymous until you confirm.
02
Get Found
ReelTag detects you in photos. You approve before anything goes public.
03
Buy Your Shot
License directly from the photographer. Print or download.
📷 Photographers
01
Upload
Drop your shots. Break, camera type, and surfers are auto-tagged.
02
Set Your Price
You decide what your work is worth. Score multipliers increase value.
03
Keep 80%
Paid directly to Stripe. Every time. No exceptions.
🔧 Shapers
01
List Your Boards
Portfolio linked to the breaks and surfers riding your shapes.
02
Get Spotted
Your brand appears in real session photos at real breaks.
03
Take Orders
Custom inquiries come straight to you. No middlemen.
🏪 Surf Shops
01
Claim Your Shop
Verified listing on the globe. Your pin lives at the breaks you serve.
02
Form Your Team
Link surfers, shapers, and photographers. Build your crew in one place.
03
Connect & Promote
Reach your tribe directly — community message board, classifieds, sponsorships, and local visibility with no tracking and no middlemen.
// From The Water

Real Surf.
Real Photographers.

Barrel shot
Pipeline, HI
9.2
Surf shot
NSB Inlet, FL
8.4
Surf shot
Teahupo'o, Tahiti
9.8
Surf shot
Hossegor, France
8.1
Surf shot
Uluwatu, Bali
8.7
Every photo and video on UpReelz is real. No AI-generated content. Ever. Every frame was shot by a photographer who was there.
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// Built For Everyone In The Water

Whatever Your
Role In The Lineup.

🏄
Surfer
Find Every
Shot Of You
Stop missing the photos that capture your best sessions. ReelTag makes sure you're found without exposing your identity to anyone you haven't approved.
  • GPS check-in — one tap at your break
  • ReelTag identity — private by default
  • You confirm every match before it's public
  • Claim your home breaks on the globe
  • Session log + score history
📷
Photographer
Sell Direct.
Keep 80%.
Your work finds the people who were actually in the water that day. No algorithm deciding your reach. Geography does the work — the surfer who wants the photo is already at the break page.
  • 80% of every sale goes to you
  • Automatic price floors by camera type
  • Personal · Editorial · Commercial tiers
  • Print-on-demand fulfillment
  • Stripe direct deposit
🔧
Shaper
Your Boards
In The Water.
Build your brand by being where your work is ridden. When your boards show up in photos from real sessions at real breaks, that's the best advertising in surf culture.
  • Board portfolio linked to break pages
  • Spotted-in-water tracking via ReelTag
  • Team riders — link to surfer profiles
  • Custom order inquiries direct to you
  • Shaper profile on the globe
// Revenue Split
80%
to you, every sale.
We take 20% to keep the lights on. No data sales. No ads. That's the whole deal.
// Your Price
You Decide
what your work is worth.
Set your own prices. UpReelz sets a minimum floor by camera type so quality work is never undercut. Above the floor — it's yours to call.
// Score = Value
Rate It
the community decides quality.
WSL-style 0–10 scoring. High-rated shots earn multipliers that lift their market value. A 9.5 barrel is worth more than a 6.0 close-out — the market reflects that.
// 585 Breaks and Growing

Geography First.
Always.

Every photo, every photographer, every session is pinned to the break where it happened. Find your spot, see who's shooting, browse photos by location.

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// Privacy Pledge

We Don't Sell You.
Full Stop.

UpReelz is built on a simple principle: the platform serves the creators, not the other way around. Here's what that means in practice.

🚫
No Data Sales
Your data is never sold to third parties. Not your location, not your session history, not your purchase behavior. It stays on our servers and is used only to run the platform.
📵
No Tracking Ads
No Google Ads, no Meta Pixel, no tracking pixels of any kind. Sponsorships are direct deals with surf brands — flat monthly rate, hand-picked. Pro members see none.
🤖
No AI Content
Every photo and video on UpReelz was captured by a human with a camera. We don't allow AI-generated imagery. ReelTag verification confirms every upload is authentic.
🔑
You Control Your Identity
ReelTag identification is opt-in and can be paused at any time. You confirm every photo match before it becomes public. Your name never travels with your image without your say-so.
⬡
The UpReelz Promise
We are not an ad network. We are not a data broker. We are a platform built for surf culture — by people who actually surf. Our revenue comes from the 20% creator split and direct brand sponsorships. That's it. No hidden revenue streams. No selling your attention to the highest bidder.
// Join The Lineup

Your Break.
Your Photos.
Your Platform.

UpReelz is free to join. Photographers keep 80%. Surfers own their identity. Shapers build their brand. No algorithms. No ads. Just surf.

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