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Jack Dekort

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161 Stitches

Jack Dekort
Fri 29 June 12:00am

The following short story and accompanying photos somehow slipped through our inbox last year. Its resurrection is timely with the Indo season in full swing. Word of warning: if you've got a weak stomach don't flick to the end.

161 stitches: that's the amount you need if you smack your head on the reef at Macaronis...hard!!

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161 Stitches

Jack Dekort
Fri 29 June 12:00am

The following short story and accompanying photos somehow slipped through our inbox last year. Its resurrection is timely with the Indo season in full swing. Word of warning: if you've got a weak stomach don't flick to the end.

161 stitches: that's the amount you need if you smack your head on the reef at Macaronis...hard!!

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Chasing the tail of a swell

Jack Dekort
Thu 21 June 12:00am

After a week of non stop waves things have slowly ground to a halt on the Sunshine Coast. On Monday, with a return to winter flatness beckoning, Jack Dekort raced around his local haunts chasing the tail of a memorable but rapidly diminishing swell. This is what he caught.

All photos by Jack.

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Chasing the tail of a swell

Jack Dekort
Thu 21 June 12:00am

After a week of non stop waves things have slowly ground to a halt on the Sunshine Coast. On Monday, with a return to winter flatness beckoning, Jack Dekort raced around his local haunts chasing the tail of a memorable but rapidly diminishing swell. This is what he caught.

All photos by Jack.

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Noosa Both Ways

Jack Dekort
Fri 15 June 12:00am

It usually happens right about now, whilst typing text for one of Jack Dekort's Sunshine Coast galleries, that the urge to lay down a few puns or silly rhymes gets uncontrollable. I'm a man of little willpower. But today I'll spare you, the waves the Sunny Coast has been receiving speak for themselves.

Noosa absolutely pumping.

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Noosa Both Ways

Jack Dekort
Fri 15 June 12:00am

It usually happens right about now, whilst typing text for one of Jack Dekort's Sunshine Coast galleries, that the urge to lay down a few puns or silly rhymes gets uncontrollable. I'm a man of little willpower. But today I'll spare you, the waves the Sunny Coast has been receiving speak for themselves.

Noosa absolutely pumping.

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Fair Weather Frends

Jack Dekort
Wed 6 June 12:00am

While NSW braced itself for impact from an East Coast Low bearing cyclonic winds and large, ugly waves residents of the Sunshine Coast basked in warm sunshine and head-high waves. Lovely stuff...

Jack Dekort shot friends Ziggy Alberts, Ryan Daley, Jasper Endersby and Jordan Merry living it up, oblivious to the drama 1000 k's south.

Swellnet Sessions

Fair Weather Frends

Jack Dekort
Wed 6 June 12:00am

While NSW braced itself for impact from an East Coast Low bearing cyclonic winds and large, ugly waves residents of the Sunshine Coast basked in warm sunshine and head-high waves. Lovely stuff...

Jack Dekort shot friends Ziggy Alberts, Ryan Daley, Jasper Endersby and Jordan Merry living it up, oblivious to the drama 1000 k's south.

Swellnet Sessions

Jack and the Turtle

Jack Dekort
Thu 24 May 12:00am

Here's a tale to warm your inner Rastovich...

Yesterday morning photographer, Jack Dekort, and his mate Tom went for a wee bodysurf down at Coolum Beach. While the duo were frolicking, rolling and getting all Malloy in the small waves they were joined by a curious turtle. The turtle shot the waves with Tom, riding low and holding his own in the impact zone. For a few minutes they all shared the water together, the short commune with nature sparking an otherwise humdrum bodysurf.

Swellnet Sessions

Jack and the Turtle

Jack Dekort
Thu 24 May 12:00am

Here's a tale to warm your inner Rastovich...

Yesterday morning photographer, Jack Dekort, and his mate Tom went for a wee bodysurf down at Coolum Beach. While the duo were frolicking, rolling and getting all Malloy in the small waves they were joined by a curious turtle. The turtle shot the waves with Tom, riding low and holding his own in the impact zone. For a few minutes they all shared the water together, the short commune with nature sparking an otherwise humdrum bodysurf.

Swellnet Sessions

Rise on the 'Shine

Jack Dekort
Tue 22 May 12:00am

Jack Dekort captures the essence of an early morning surf check on the Sunshine Coast: barefoot assessments while squinting into a briliant sunrise. Down at sea level Jack shoots Ziggy Alberts and others revelling in the fruits of an early morning start.  

Swellnet Sessions

Rise on the 'Shine

Jack Dekort
Tue 22 May 12:00am

Jack Dekort captures the essence of an early morning surf check on the Sunshine Coast: barefoot assessments while squinting into a briliant sunrise. Down at sea level Jack shoots Ziggy Alberts and others revelling in the fruits of an early morning start.  

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Clocking On

Jack Dekort
Thu 17 May 12:00am

Autumn on the Goldy is good, but it ain't overhead pointbreak pits all the time. Between swells the regulars gotta seek out the wave magnets to get their daily fix. In this Session it's the before work crew at D'Bah, Hammo (frontside air, fourth shot), Quinn Bruce and Noah Lane, all clocking on for the daily grind.

All photos by Jack Dekort.

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Clocking On

Jack Dekort
Thu 17 May 12:00am

Autumn on the Goldy is good, but it ain't overhead pointbreak pits all the time. Between swells the regulars gotta seek out the wave magnets to get their daily fix. In this Session it's the before work crew at D'Bah, Hammo (frontside air, fourth shot), Quinn Bruce and Noah Lane, all clocking on for the daily grind.

All photos by Jack Dekort.

Swellnet Sessions

One more day of denial

Jack Dekort
Sat 12 May 12:00am

The anguish of being a surf photographer!

For six days the Gold and Sunshine Coast's have been pumping and Swellnet photographer, Jack Dekort, hasn't surfed once. Oh, he's been in the water alright, scored a raft of killer photos, but is yet to catch a wave himself. Commitment? Devotion? Deranged..? Whatever, from our point of view his denial oughta be applauded.

These photos are from Thursday at you-know-where. We'll have more of Jack's hard-earned images - with some utter gold amongst them - on the site early next week.

Swellnet Sessions

One more day of denial

Jack Dekort
Sat 12 May 12:00am

The anguish of being a surf photographer!

For six days the Gold and Sunshine Coast's have been pumping and Swellnet photographer, Jack Dekort, hasn't surfed once. Oh, he's been in the water alright, scored a raft of killer photos, but is yet to catch a wave himself. Commitment? Devotion? Deranged..? Whatever, from our point of view his denial oughta be applauded.

These photos are from Thursday at you-know-where. We'll have more of Jack's hard-earned images - with some utter gold amongst them - on the site early next week.

Swellnet Sessions

Mix Tape

Jack Dekort
Thu 3 May 12:00am

Jack Dekort has been spicing things up of late. Varying his shots between tack-sharp hi-fi images of Ziggy Alberts, kinetic speed blurs of Matt Hill, and moody empties in a Jon Frank vein. P'raps he's curious, or bored, or adaptable...whatever, here's his talest mix from a week on the Sunny Coast.

Swellnet Sessions

Mix Tape

Jack Dekort
Thu 3 May 12:00am

Jack Dekort has been spicing things up of late. Varying his shots between tack-sharp hi-fi images of Ziggy Alberts, kinetic speed blurs of Matt Hill, and moody empties in a Jon Frank vein. P'raps he's curious, or bored, or adaptable...whatever, here's his talest mix from a week on the Sunny Coast.

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All Over Sunshine

Jack Dekort
Tue 24 April 12:00am

After four days of persistent nor-east swell East Coast surfers are burnt out and tired (well, I am anyway). The nor-east angle meant most places got an equal share of the swell so quality came down to local bank conditions. Fortunately many of the banks on the Sunshine Coast are in good order so the coast north of Caloundra was as good as anywhere.

Swellnet photographer, Jack Dekort, spent the weekend trawling the Sunshine Coast scoring the goods at various places. With him were Mitch Adams, Ziggy Alberts and Levi Torrisi.

Swellnet Sessions

All Over Sunshine

Jack Dekort
Tue 24 April 12:00am

After four days of persistent nor-east swell East Coast surfers are burnt out and tired (well, I am anyway). The nor-east angle meant most places got an equal share of the swell so quality came down to local bank conditions. Fortunately many of the banks on the Sunshine Coast are in good order so the coast north of Caloundra was as good as anywhere.

Swellnet photographer, Jack Dekort, spent the weekend trawling the Sunshine Coast scoring the goods at various places. With him were Mitch Adams, Ziggy Alberts and Levi Torrisi.

Swellnet Sessions

Highway Run

Jack Dekort
Tue 17 April 12:00am

It starts with the 3am crunch of tyres on a gravel driveway, boards in the back, minimal chat. Then thunder down the highway, toons on the deck, a cup of coffee, and warm to the day as the sun rises over an empty beach.

A few sessions on new terrain rounded out by a full-scale, take-no-prisoner bakery strike - Portuegese Tarts 'n all. Later bump into a few crew and have a sly sesh at a breakwall on the way home.

Swellnet Sessions

Highway Run

Jack Dekort
Tue 17 April 12:00am

It starts with the 3am crunch of tyres on a gravel driveway, boards in the back, minimal chat. Then thunder down the highway, toons on the deck, a cup of coffee, and warm to the day as the sun rises over an empty beach.

A few sessions on new terrain rounded out by a full-scale, take-no-prisoner bakery strike - Portuegese Tarts 'n all. Later bump into a few crew and have a sly sesh at a breakwall on the way home.

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Unknown, unsponsored, unbelievably shacked.

Jack Dekort
Fri 13 April 12:00am

When this Duranbah sequence landed in front of me I was trying to identify who the surfer was. After all, with a smooth, mid-face transition into a long and well-ridden pit you'd think the fella would be sponsored, right?

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Unknown, unsponsored, unbelievably shacked.

Jack Dekort
Fri 13 April 12:00am

When this Duranbah sequence landed in front of me I was trying to identify who the surfer was. After all, with a smooth, mid-face transition into a long and well-ridden pit you'd think the fella would be sponsored, right?