Lately we've been running a hell of a lot of sessions from the Gold Coast and other congested quarters of Australia's East Coast. All places pumping, no doubt, yet with hefty crowds detracting from the idyll. So here's the tonic: One surfer - Simon McShane - spreading his wings in an isolated lineup somewhere on a south facing coastline.

There's only six shots in the session but I think you get the drift...

Photos by Daniel Sykes.