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Sneak preview of new clothing label ‘Sirens of the Sea’

admin — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 11:13:09 +0000

‘Sirens of the Sea’ is a brand new clothing label from Pro surfer Samantha Cornish and her partner Kate.

Ive been working on surf shots with Sam a bit this year.
So when she rang me late last week and asked if I could come up to North Stradbroke to get a few shots of her new designs. I thought why not??

Sam and Kate had lined up 3 beautiful local girls Ella, Josie and Stacey for the shoot.
As well as being lookers, these girls are all hot surfers..

These tops and hoodies are just the beginning of what the girls are hoping will be a much larger range in the future.

Their website and official launch of the brand will be in the next few months.

My favourite pics from the Quiky Pro 2009 so far

admin — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 12:50:26 +0000

Ive only been down to the Quiksilver Pro a few times while its been on and was lucky enough to go out on a boat and photograph the Trials.

Where I got some excellent shots of Ashley Smith and Corey Ziems the winners of the Trials

Theres still a few heats to go in the main event and of course the highlight of the week was Steph winning the Roxy Pro, and a close second to that was, Julian Wilson beating world champ kelly Slater on Sunday.

Hope you like the shots

Hanging around the office at Snapper Rocks

admin — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 02:38:44 +0000

Surf Photography really is a mugs game…
It is, without a doubt, the cutting edge of Sports Photography and unfortunately the least paid.
Its definitely a hard slog to make a living from it….and there are only a handful who do….
But as Marty Tullemans says ‘Your Office is the beach’
This is pretty cool for a number of reasons.
One of them is the people you meet hanging around the office.
Here are a few pics of girls that I shot hanging around the office in the last 12 months.

Surfing at Dream World, Gold Coast, Australia

admin — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 03:09:46 +0000

Pro surfer Samantha Cornish gave me a ring recently and invited me along on a Promo shoot for her soon to be released clothing brand.
Award winning film maker Angus Muir of Firestorm Films also along as well shooting video
Of course I started the day off running late but managed to make it to Sam’s in time for a coffee and a ride up to Dream World with her.
First stop was White water World where we were to meet the crew from Get Wet Surf School with a bus load of learner surfers and another women’s pro surfer Stacey Holt, from North Stradbroke island.
After introductions, the crew hit the water and got the lesson underway.
Scotty from get Wet was running the lesson….. I don’t know how many coffees this guy has before work, but I bet they’re all triple shots!!
He definitely loves his job and his infectious enthusiasm was on show when he would hoot every one of his pupils waves!!.In fact I swear he was so excited he would hoot anything that moved.
“Yeeeeeeeew good wave Josh!!”…..
“Wooooooooo what a wave!!Wooooooooo…..
Yeeeeew!!! Did you see that seagull!!!!
Woooooooo …I need to go grocery shopping on the way home!!!!!!
Just kidding……….
The enthusiasm from Scotty and the rest of the Get Wet’s Surf School crew was incredibly infectious and before too long, those along for the lesson were hooting and laughing just as hard as they were..
Sam and Stacey fitted right in as well and couldn’t wipe the smiles from their faces as they pushed some of the kids on to the waves.

The wave pool itself is a great set up but not really for the serious surfer, more for beginners and waders.
The ankle to knee high waves are perfect for the ‘first time ever surfer’ to get a feel of what a wave will feel like underneath his feet and a surfboard.
It also takes out the unpredictability factor of the ocean.
If you’re interested in having a go at surfing, but are bit worried about giving it your first go in the ocean, then these lessons are for you.
It’s perfect for building confidence before having a go on an ocean wave.
And it’s definitely a hoot!!
We said our goodbyes to the Get Wet crew and were snuck through a back gate into Dream World where we had the Flow Rider booked for an hour.
Sam and Stacey had a go and went ok, having more wipe outs than success, but both declared ‘Its way different from Surfing and more difficult than you think.’

A young lady named Renee, who worked there, gave the girls a few quick lessons and tips.
And after that she laid down some huge moves that blew everyone away. I would love to see how she goes on a wave because I can tell you she absolutely rips the bag out of that Flow Rider!!!!

After a quick bite to eat we headed down to Snapper Rocks to try and get some surfing footage. But the summer crowd was already maxed out and the waves were tiny so we went for the better option of Duranbah.
The waves were average but I stilled scored a nice sequence of Sam’s round house cutback and re-entry off the white water
Over all it was a great day and I scored hundreds of great photos.
I’ve picked a few out and posted them here in this gallery below.
Enjoy

Stormy Weather

admin — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:40:14 +0000

There were a few small runners at Snapper and Rainbow today.

I hooked up with Samantha Cornish to try and get a few water shots.

Sam has been around for what seems like years on the Pro tour and is currently rated 6th on the ASP Womens’s WCT.
It seems pretty crazy that she doesnt have a sponsor??
She really knew how to work the camera , and even though the waves were tiny she would line the camera up and smack the lip right in front of me ..almost decapitating me a few times..

Sam Cornish flys of the lip at Rainbow Bay

Surf Coach Dave Davidson owner manager of the Gold Coast Surfing Centre based at Rainbow Bay was out there with Galey mucking around on the Surf School Boards.

Huge storms are circling as I write this which is pretty normal for this time of year.
Hope fully there will be a bump in the swell for tomorow as a result.

A Few water shots at Snapper Rocks

admin — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 01:26:56 +0000

The surf was pretty average this morning at Snapper. But I hooked up with a few of the local Pro – surfer girls Linda Fisher, Saucey Serena Brooke and World title contender Samanatha Cornish. The mission was to try and get a few water shots of the girls

The waves were fat and getting fatter with the incoming tide…so it was a bit of a shocker . I still managed to get a few interesting shots check them out below.

Samantha Cornish smooth little cutback in tiny waves