Photos
Photos
The View From the Cliff
Luke Robinson
Wednesday, 20 July 2011
Tags: The next swell has begun arriving and we're not done showing sessions from the last one. What a winter it's been on the East Coast!
Apologies From Afar
Mike Maxted
Wednesday, 20 July 2011
Tags: On behalf of all East Coast surfers I'd like to extend an apology to the rest of Australia for ignoring you these past few weeks.
Railsafe
Matt Tennent
Tuesday, 19 July 2011
Tags: One hand on the rail the other deftly touching the wave face, Gezza McCallum feels his way through a handful of clearwater backside barrels.
A Surf Travel Scrapbook: Tavarua
Scott Winer
Monday, 18 July 2011
Tags: Tavarua has been in the surf headlines for the past week owing to the oversize south swell that made its way up the Tasman Sea and down the famous Fijian ree
Mick's J-Bay Training Run
Coen Harrison
Friday, 15 July 2011
Tags: Just days before he flew out to J'Bay, Mick Fanning had a training run down a similarly-shaped North Coast point.
The Forgotten East
Charlie Straumeitis
Thursday, 14 July 2011
Tags: Charlie Straumeitis booted around his local turf to remind us that given the right conditions even the Eastern Beaches can pump.
All photos by Charlie Straumeitis.
Carpark Lefts
Tom Lovell
Thursday, 14 July 2011
Tags: It's a view that has drawn surfers to the region for forty years, and although better waves have been discovered nearby it remains the quintessential South Coast line-up.
Tom Lovell timed a weekend run to perfection and scored here and also at a nearby reef.
All photos by Tom.
'Somewhere' on the Northern Beaches
John Clark
Wednesday, 13 July 2011
Tags: Rip Curl aren't the only ones with the mortgage on this mysto 'somewhere' business.
No Name, No Pack Drill
Adam Scard
Wednesday, 13 July 2011
Tags: Mick 'Jenna' Marjanovic, Brad Hampson, Mick Branch and a bloke I don't recognise at a place I can't remember the name of...
All photos by Adam Scard.
The Real Experience - Part 2
Craig Brokensha
Wednesday, 13 July 2011
Tags: Here are a selection of more pulled-back and scenic shots from my weekend trip.
Rubber Soul
Michael Gullan
Tuesday, 12 July 2011
Tags: The fella who took these pics, Mick Gullan, works in a surfshop and reckons he's never sold as many gloves, boots and hoods as he had in the three days of the swell.
It's a hardy soul that wants to dip his toes when there's snow down to 200 metres, but judging by the photos there's a few hardy souls in Tasmania.
Mick Gullan takes photos all around Tasmania, to see more of his work check his Surfscape blog.
The Real Experience - Part 1
Craig Brokensha
Tuesday, 12 July 2011
Tags: Lush green farmland flashing past breaking up the scenery, eventually reaching the turn off towards the coast.
Bitumen turns to dirt, fine dust entering through the windows as the path narrows until finally a dead end.
Waves crash ahead but the trees restrict vision to short glimpses of flaring whitewater.
A short dash to a clearing reveals a vast wave scape stretching as far as the eye can see.
This is what surfing is really about.
Vicco's 50-Year Storm
Ben Differding
Monday, 11 July 2011
Tags: The swell that hit the Victorian coast on the weekend peaked at 25 foot+ west of Cape Otway and 15 foot+ on the exposed coasts of the Mornington Peninsula and Phillip Island. It was a rare set of circumstances and it had swell forecasters marvelling at the result.
Yet as impressive as the weekend waves were they were still fell short in size and shape of the Easter swell of '81, and it makes me wonder exactly how big the Southern Ocean storm was that created that incredible swell and when, if ever, it will happen again.
How does it feel?
Gary Parker
Monday, 11 July 2011
Tags: and lastly, a big clean drop that makes the whole exercise worthwhile.
All photos by Gary Parker.// STUART NETTLE
To see more of Gary's photos click on his blog.
A Return to the Hunting Ground
Dave Anderson
Monday, 11 July 2011
Just over ten years ago one of the best swells in living memory hit the East Coast. On the weekend - exactly 10 years after the event - another large, clean and powerful swell hit the East Coast and the Hunter region once again pumped.
The still images below were taken by Swellnet's Newcastle reporter on Friday, Saturday and Sunday morning.
Free Beach
Whitey
Friday, 8 July 2011
Tags: Straight from the feelgood files...
I received an email from a fella known only as Whitey that wanted to share his recent camping trip. Whitey spent a few blissful days camped beside a remote beach scoring great, uncrowded waves.
Warm Regards
Andrew Rigby
Thursday, 7 July 2011
Tags: The trip is on the PNG Explorer, a boat captained by Victorian surfer Andrew Rigby and his wife Jude.
Here are a selection of shots from one of Andrew's PNG trips last season, showing warm water waves and not a strip of neoprene to be seen.
Places are still available on The Perfect Wave's PNG photographic trip. To find out more click here.
High Season at Teahupoo
Russell Ord
Wednesday, 6 July 2011
Tags: On the other side of the lens were Teahupoo stalwarts Raimana van Bastolaer and Hira Teriinatoofa, young upcomer Tikanui Smith, and even visiting Irishman, Fergal Smith, who charged like a local.
To see more of Russell's photographic work visit his blog.
Occy's Groms and Old Man Sam
Sam Norwood
Tuesday, 5 July 2011
Tags: Just days short of his 21st birthday Sam Norwood is already over the hill. Occy's Grom Comp is in town and Coolangatta has sold out of Red Frogs and Gummi Bears.
Ain't nothing like a kid half your size that surfs twice as good to put you in your place.
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