It all looks so serene: blue water, blue sky, big barrels. But the aesthetic beauty captured by surf photographers belies the ever-present dangers. Last Friday, an enjoyable shoot in WA's south-west quickly turned into a nightmare for photographer Peter Jovic.
"I’m going to take some time off and have a bit of a personal year,” Says Fanning who'll surf select events in 2016.
One has a bung knee the other a seperated sternum, yet if the Eddie runs this week then the two old stagers will put pain and discomfort behind them.
He's a 500th generation Huanchaco fishermen. He can build a caballito (translated as 'little horse') in one hour. And this morning he built a little horse and went surfing at Bondi.
He's a 500th generation Huanchaco fishermen. He can build a caballito (translated as 'little horse') in one hour. And this morning he built a little horse and went surfing at Bondi.
From avant-garde asymmetrical to classical log, Ryan Burch has got all points of the surfboard spectrum covered.
"I'm not crazy. I didn't just fly out of the womb and surf 70-foot waves; it was a process."
Mark Healey explains how he became comfortable in waves tipping ten times overhead.
Yesterday the North Shore was hit by one of the largest swells in history and Riley Edwards made his way down to Waimea Bay.
The oldest known form of surfing - dating back at least 5,000 years - will be on display at Bondi tomorrow.
