Swellnet Sessions

You wanna jag a few sets out at this hefty Cenny Coast slab? Make a name for yourself, perhaps? Well, best you shake off the moniker your parents gave you and rock something new. Like Rodent, Wanga, or Jughead, all seen getting horribly pitted in these shots. Or like The Wiz or Duck, two pioneers at this joint still known to scratch into a few.

OK, we can hear the grumblings from over here. For the last few weeks - hell, probably the last few months - West Oz has been getting pumped by swell yet what have you seen on Swellnet - not much since the big Drug Pro went down at Margies. So then, this is our meagre attempt to bring some parity to the party. Clean lines and slick moves in and around Perth with all photos taken by local snapper, Mike Maxted.

PS: That's Luke Campbell swingin' from the rafters.

Although surf photography is a branch of the wider art of photography it is itself split into many categories: watershots, fisheye, action, land-based, travel, portaiture. Many photographers dabble in the categories - after all, it's the photogs lot to be versatile - yet those who make a mark usually only do so in one particular discipline.

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.

Sydney photographer, Toby Manson, gives us a great perspective of waves breaking during the last east swell in Sydney. These photos are taken both north and south of the harbour. The last shot showing a nasty basement that you'd do well to avoid.

All photos by Toby.