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Bali island of the Gods… that includes Huey

Bali island of the Gods… that includes Huey

Posted in Indonesia, News

Bali is one of my favourite places in the world… The people are friendly, climate is great, it’s cheap to live and the waves are some of the best in the world. This trip put me up to around 20 visits since 1980. And at 2 weeks the shortest trip Ive ever made there. Bali is one of the most culturally rich experiences for the traveler and a dream for Photographers. As you can tell by this short post I love the place and am already planning my next trip there. The...

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The swell keeps coming … and coming. More photos from the Super Bank and Snapper Rocks to Kirra April 20th

The swell keeps coming … and coming. More photos from the Super Bank and Snapper Rocks to Kirra April 20th

Posted in Gold Coast, News

The swell keeps hanging around… It seems like the waves havent got under 3 feet for over 2 months now. There were great waves over the weekend . I didnt pick up the camera on the weekend but had a great surf at Duranbah and surprised myself by picking up a few nice peaks in the school holiday crowd. Shaun Harington was out there ripping on an old brown board. I saw him on one wave, backdoor the peak taking off pigdogging goofy (switchfoot) and then switch foot back,...

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A few shots of the Super bank off Big groyne Kirra Monday 6th April

A few shots of the Super bank off Big groyne Kirra Monday 6th April

Posted in Gold Coast, News

Theres been a lot of talk about Kirra being back….. Well Im here to tell you that’s all a load of crap. There’s still billions of tons of sand filling in the break that was once the infamous Kirra. Sure theres been some great waves out in front of the Big groyne lately, courtesy of cyclone Jasper. But the reality is if you went any further down the line, from Big groyne, it was almost impossible to take off without Jetski assistance. Sure you can call it...

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Surf in Italy??… Naaaahhh… Maybe??

Surf in Italy??… Naaaahhh… Maybe??

Posted in Legends and Characters, News

A few years ago if anyone had told me that there was good surf in Italy, I would have laughed. That was before I met a guy who gave me the lowdown on whats happening in the way of surf in Italia…. Paolo D’angelo Paolo is 3 times Italian open surf champion. The last time he won was actually a few years ago, in 2003. He’s  been living in Australia, married to an Aussie girl for quite a few years now. He surfs the Gold coast points regularly and is out in the...

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In search of Michael Peterson a Review by Martin Tullemans

Posted in Gold Coast, News, Reviews

The release and premiere of the movie ‘Searching for Michael Peterson’ truly struck a bottom turn in my heart. It was not your usual pump up the hydraulic plumbing macho fluid stuff. Sure the rip tear and lacerate of ‘MP’ the father of modern high performance surfing was…….  oh yeah baby!!!…. Show me the money!!!  But it also had a humanity   and respect for Michael’s condition that set it a cut above. Jolyon Hoff the producer needs to be applauded and...

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My favourite pics from the Quiky Pro 2009 so far

My favourite pics from the Quiky Pro 2009 so far

Posted in Gold Coast, News

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...

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Cafe Le Monde and Max Judo

Cafe Le Monde and Max Judo

Posted in Gold Coast, News

I got an email on Thursday afternoon, inviting me to a surf art and memorabilia charity auction that was on that night. It was being held at Le Monde Cafe a very groovy little establishment in the base of the new  ‘Kirra Surf’ building. There may be better ways to spend a balmy summer evening but I couldnt think of one at the time so I trotted off down there as quick as I could..Turned out to be a great decision!! The Auction was organised  to raise money for...

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Late afternoon session at Duranbah , Kirra Teams Challenge 2009

Late afternoon session at Duranbah , Kirra Teams Challenge 2009

Posted in Gold Coast, News

Surfing Photography is really a lot like surfing. It takes a lot for the conditions to come together , but when they do it can be very rewarding. For the last few days Ive been covering the  Rip Curl Kirra Teams Challenge. Yesterday the conditions were less than desirable all day, but as everyone was packing up . I noticed the sun had come out and was lighting up the surf with a nice warm light. I spotted young local Jack Freestone smashing a few lips so I grabbed my gear...

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Dale Richards and the Quiksilver Pro

Posted in Gold Coast, News

Young indigenous Coolangatta local, Dale Richards rocked the surfing world when he won the Quiksilver Pro Trials in 2007.  In doing so , he became the first ever aboriginal surfer to compete in a WCT event.. Below is an interview / story I wrote for Gold Coast Surf magazine not long after his victory. I recieved quite a lot of positive remarks and comments about this story . So I thought I would revive it and post it here…. *** It’s a late autumn afternoon in the year...

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Photos from Snapper Rocks, Greenmount, Kirra February 3rd 2009

Photos from Snapper Rocks, Greenmount, Kirra February 3rd 2009

Posted in Gold Coast, News

I finally managed to get in the water at Snapper on Tuesday…of course I missed it!.. The day before on Monday it was absolutely pumping through the beach at Coolangatta, kegging right down past big groyne at Kirra. There wasn’t much current so I swam / drifted all the way from Snapper Rocks down past Kirra… I got a few pics of the surfers on the way through Rainbow, but got down to Coolangatta beach pretty quickly. It was pretty spooky and sharky down there as I...

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Hanging around the office at Snapper Rocks

Hanging around the office at Snapper Rocks

Posted in Gold Coast, News

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...

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The Coolie Kids ….All grown up!!!

Posted in Gold Coast, News

There’s something quite surreal about living in Coolangatta and surfing Snapper Rocks aka the Super Bank all the time. Apart from being the most crowded wave in the world and believe me it can get so crowded it does seem unreal…….. Imagine if you were a golfer and went to your local Golf course to tee off and every time you turn around you bumped into one of the world’s top golfers!! This is what it’s like surfing Snapper, As you paddle around trying...

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