Throw Away's...

James Lewis & Jacob Byrne having aerial dual out at Burleigh this weekend and making the most of the northerly wind affected ramps.....Lewis - still got it!

Finless Dorks....

Yet another weekend of being immobilised and unable to surf has me shooting my buddies again.  Unfortunately the swell for this weekend has dropped significantly but allowed the boys to test out their new finless crafts.

Jacob & James | Finless Fun

Silver Lining.....

I'm in the WARS.....!  Plain and simple.  Speared my front tooth out with the nose of my board, broke my fifth bone in my right foot plus I've got a doozy of a Flu going on.  This has rendered me unable to surf and as luck would have it, this weekend has been pumping.  The silver lining of this dark cloud is that I have been able to shoot all my buddies having a blast and regulating amongst the peanut gallery!

In order of appearance::
Brenno | Jacob | Joni | James | Shuey | Turtle

Palau Masokut - Mentawai Islands...

I've just returned from a 10 day trip to Palau Masokut in the Mentawai Island chain off the south-west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia.  I've always wanted to go to these islands to surf whilst I still have the ability to perform at a decent level.  I also wanted to photograph various landmarks, people, seascapes that I wouldn't get the chance to shoot at home.  We scored waves that you'd normally only see in the magazines, stayed at the beautiful Pitstop Hill landcamp and were treated like kings, we ate amazing food cooked by the local women and got to visit Malilimok, a super remote and traditional Mentawaian village with minimal western influence.  I hope you enjoy....

Edgeriders...

I hopped down to the NSW North Coast this weekend to escape the rat-race on the Gold Coast.  With a car load of boards and my buddies Chris Schulstad and Mihaka Gray we set out in search of good waves, fun times and little crowds.  We executed these sometimes elusive objectives to success beyond our imaginations....Smiles, sunburn and memory loss.

Surf Shots by Mihaka Gray
All other shots by me.

LOWEN88....

So I've been contracted by my board shaper Wayne Lowen of LOWEN88 Surfboards to shoot and video his crafts under the feet of some of his more talented surfers.  Here's some of the results of James & Jack Lewis during a recent skeg out at Burleigh Heads.....If you want to know more about LOWEN88 sleds head over to his website::