Fox SurferX

A few images from the Fox SurferX down at the Springfield Park track on Sunday. I’d never seen someone do a back flip in real life, pretty crazy stuff!!

The Sheriff's Lightbox

With the nature and size of a magazine so few images ever make it to print resulting in a lot of shots ending up in a file or in a box of old DVD’s (very dramatic haha). So the good guys at Zigzag have created a Photo Blog for myself, AVG and Louis Wulff to show some of our work that may not make it in the mag. It also gives us a chance to caption the images and give a little insight into how they were created. So if you interested go to the Zigzag site or click here to go see it.

Jeep Series

While my better half was grinding away on the course of the Jeep Multi Sport yesterday at Albert Falls I was out getting a few shots and working on my porti. It was a nice break from being the event photographer and just shooting for myself and experimenting a little with shutter speeds and fill-in flash. Few good ones in the bag, learnt a lot, all good!

J-Bay

Well J-Bay has come and gone and I guess you know when you’re getting old when you grab the first flight out out there, contest rapped up, job done, it’s flippin cold, lets go home... haha. But seriously, cool contest and well done Parko! One step closer to that World Title. If there is one thing that stood out from this years contest was definitely Sean Holmes! The dude looked so in-tune with such effortless surfing. In a way it’s kind of like Parko’s surfing, he just makes it look so easy and natural rather than forcing a turn to emphasis his attack to the judges. So well done to Sean!! On top of that the serious amount of local support was insane. I heard a lot of people say that they have never seen the beach that packed before and they really got behind Sean and the other Saffas. Awesome! I’ve been doing some daily galleries for Zigzag on there website so if you’re interested click here to check them out.

Ballito Music Concert

A few shots from last weeks Mr Price Music C out in Ballito. It was a pretty good night with about a 7000 strong crowd coming down to Salt Rock beach to see some of South Africa’s top bands like Zebra and Giraffe and Prime Circle just to name a few. Shooting a music concert on that scale was great and a nice change from the action photography that usually keeps me busy. There were countless angles to shoot with lights and effects all over the place but still nothing changes when you have a bunch of photographers all trying to get the shot so there were a few elbows in there haha all good. Highlight of the night... Definitely getting kicked out of the bands private bar. Give me one beer and I think I’m some sort of famous Rolling Stone photographer from the 60’s haha!

Tanner Gudauskus Wins Mr Price Pro

So the Mr Price Pro Ballito has come and gone and I think everyone can agree that it was a great event. I must say that we were blessed some of the best conditions a lot of people have have witnessed for a surf contest and even though the swell dropped off for the last few days we still had good contestable waves. Go check out the slideshow on Surfline for a full rap up of the event.

Mr Price Pro

The surf was absolutely firing yesterday at the Mr Price Pro Ballito. Some of the best contest conditions I have seen for a while. I have been shooting the event for Mr Price this year and to follow all the action and to check out the daily galleries, click here.

SBC Kiteboarder Cover

My second cover of Reo Stevens in the last year, stoked!!

Good for the Soul

Why I have the urge to pass on some silly bit of wisdom, I have know idea... but do yourself a favour. Next opportunity you get, wake up early, go for a surf, a run, a paddle, whatever you enjoy. It’s good for the soul!

Scratching the Surface

I spent most of the last week down the coast with Jason Hearn shooting a section for his new movie Scratching the Surface.
If you don’t know about the project go to http://www.zigzag.co.za/site/awdep.asp&depnum=27636_47_11_A148 to check the trailer and little from the last section and trip we did together, Senegal. It’s a pretty cool project to be involved in and great to grab a little inspiration from Jason who has an excellent eye though I’m not 100 % sure what’s going on in the above image. I think Jay just gets really pumped when he gets the shots, haha. Anyway, few more locations on the cards over the next year, will keep you posted.

Swell, swell and more swell

There are a lot of happy surfers in South Africa at the moment with all the swell we have been having. Here Royden Bryson pulls into some east coast perfection on our recent trip down the coast. Cant say exactly where but check the upcoming Zigzag for the whole story.

Wild Walk

We all go to game parks at some stage of our lives and for those who don’t, I seriously recommend it. There is nothing like spending some time in the bush to relax, de-stress and get away from crazy city life. I recently got the call to do a bush trail and spent three days in the Hluhluwe Umfolozi Park doing an article for a local travel mag. It’s one thing viewing rhino or even lion from the safety of your car but running across them in the wild on foot is a completely different experience. If you like the outdoors, do this! It’s on the bucket list for sure.