For the last seven years Ray Collins has straddled two ends of the civic spectrum. Three days a week he was working down a coal mine, the rest of the time he'd spend shooting high end surf photography. Something had to give.
In this age of second and third gen surfers, it seems every beach has a resident teenage phenom. Russell Bierke, however, sits apart from his prodiguous peers.
Long suspected as somewhere in the Gold Coast hinterland, the site for Webber's wavepool was today revealed as Glenview on the Sunshine Coast.
Kalani David loose in Southern Sumatra as filmed by Sam Norwood.
Judge rules Carey will have his day in court, but the target isn't Surfing Life magazine.
The story of how the humble brainchild of an eccentric genius changed the entire surf industry.
Alex Knost gets physical on a number of different craft during a recent south swell in California.
There’s nothing like fire to sharpen a man’s nerves, especially when he’s surrounded by vats of chemicals all day. So I wasn’t surprised when Corey Waters, owner of the newly established Glass Hut in Wollongong, gave me the fire drill early on in my visit. “There’s absolutely no smoking in here. No flames, no ignition sources, nothing,” said Corey with emphasis. He then mentioned the recent Pukas factory fire in Europe and I realised his concern was well placed; between the foam blanks, 24 gallon tubs of polyester resin, and vats of acetone his workplace is as volatile as a Molotov.
Victorian Skeeta Derham makes a barrel so late and so deep that it brings to mind some CGI 'net trickery.
Enjoy intimate Indo moments with Shane Dorian plus a cameo from Ian Walsh.
"No one, not even this sentimental old bugger, expects Jeremy to start kissing cheeks again, but just a hint of that youthful grace and charm might help his cause and win back some friends, even in the judging tower."
Super Saturday at Jeffreys Bay saw the world’s best surfers take to the water in pumping six-to-ten foot surf and thousands of fans gathered to watch the final 12 surfers battle the waves and each other.
