‘I was held under water, pounded round the back of the head, then pulled up and pounded in the face. They knocked all my teeth out and flattened my nose. I had cuts all over my eyes and lips. I finally blacked out and that’s when one of them gave me a giant backhander and brought me round and ordered, ‘Swim to the Beach,’ and I just said, ‘Ah that sounds like a good idea.’ excerpt from ‘Bustin down the door’ Biography of Wayne...
Read MoreMelbourne in Black and White
So what do you do in Melbourne , when youre there for the weekend , youve got the flu and you dont really feel like leaving the hotel room….. Well… what I did, I jumped on the fee city circle tram and did a few laps of the CBD …. jumping off the tram every time I saw something I thought looked interesting enough to photograph!! Funnily enough my thoughts of what Melbourne was like previously all were images of a rain soaked town. But the weather on the...
Read MoreMore Humpback Whale photos from The Gold Coast Australia
Wednesday the 2nd of July 2008 was a beautiful sunny winters day on the Gold Coast. The sea was flat and glassy with virtually no swell at all…. A perfect day for Whale Watching……. Aquatic Blue Charters boat the ‘Whale Watcher’ from Tweed Heads was out amongst the action again and Tony (the skipper) used his wealth of experience to get some great angles for us to view the incredible show of at least 5-6 pods of whales breaching and playing...
Read MoreWhale Watching off the Gold Coast, Australia
The Whale Watching Season is upon us again on the Gold Coast…. It seems that the population of Humpback Whales grows much larger every year. Tony and Carol Hunt of Aqautic Blue Charters are old hands at the ‘whale watching’ Experience, having worked out of Port Macqaurie for many years. With there new boat the ‘Whale Watcher’ now based out of Tweed Heads on the Southern Gold Coast, Tony and Carol are bringing people closer to those magnificent...
Read MoreMay 2008, Photos from Snapper Rocks, Rainbow bay and the Superbank
Well, today is the first day of winter and the weather has changed for the occassion . Its cold, rainy and miserable a stark contrast of what its been like for the last few weeks Most of May was absolutely sensational, with the exception of a few days Rainbow, Snapper Rocks, The Super Bank all turned on exceptional surf. In fact a few days at the very beginning of the month were all-time . I photographed Mick Fanning get a sixteen second tube one morning, There were plenty...
Read MoreWelcome to Ocean Artwork
Welcome to Ocean Artwork OceanArtwork is a site dedicated to bringing you the latest in Surf Art, Wave Art and Surf memorabilia from artists in the surfing world. This site features the photography of Dan Howard as well as other new and innovative artists, photographers, surfboard shapers, videographers and work from anyone who loves the waves, the ocean and is doing something creative in any way shape or...
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