Robert Woodward

Northern Beaches photographer, Rob Woodward, is a versatile fella. Be it architecture, landscape, travel or portrait, Rob has an impressive photography portfolio to suit. He's even a dab hand at surf photography, and not just the tripod-on-the-sand type surf photography either.

Here Rob has a couple of great hook ups with Pat Gleeson at an unnamed Sydney reef. Pat flashing by at close range, arms set in a classic tube stance, as Rob catches the perfect backlit angle.

'Manly: 7 miles from Sydney, 1000 miles from care'

Hawaii isn't the only place with a Seven Mile Miracle though our one is miraculous for a somewhat different reason. Just seven miles (or eleven kilometres for the pedants) from the centre of Sydney lies Manly Beach. There's not to many cities in the world where you can grab a few clearwater waves in the morning and be seated in your CBD office half an hour later. The only other place I can think of is the Four Mile Miracle - Bondi. Though the real miracle at Bondi is an uncrowded wave that doesn't close out.