What even is this weather? I burned my eyes out full proper today on the beach. 3 hours shooting with the boardriders crew for comp 6. But had to grab a few frames of the wife and friends in full summer mode this morning in the corner. Also, the north end was throwing…

Im back from work travels. Exhausted, but back. The family took north. Ella wanted to pick up a kitchen sink. Boys, how do we deal with our wives and facebook marketplace. Give me some help. The sink was in Corindi, so a great excuse to surf north this morning. …

As I write this, its 7:30pm on a Sunday night and I am reporting from a very full weekend. Photos are from the weekend. Had some fun shoots in the mornings before the days events took place. Even had a carpark birthday cake today. Happy Birthday Yuko! Outlook for me…

This morning was the craziest of light.  Not only did i get down a little earlier and shot the msot amazing sunrise, the mist coming off the water just held for 45 mins. It made shooting and editting super tricky. But wow. What a morning. Some real fun waves rolling…

At first look (7am) I was not impressed with what I saw. It was straight, it was small. It was shallow. But me being the ever-inspired athlete, i figured Id do the 1.5km walk of the beach in the hope to get lucky.  And get lucky I did. With some shots, and with some…

A typical Monday morning. An empty beach, with only those truly frothed heading into the waves. I love Monday’s for that. And to be fair, it was a weird one to engage in. I thought I wouldn’t have much to post today. Then a 4 wave set that was ridden gave me some…

This morning was cold. Like, crank the air con at 5:30am cold. After a slow morning of scrambo eggs, uno with the kids and thawing myself out, i dragged myself to the beach.  And some mornings are just like that. The question “will it be any good” rolls through the…

Awwww man.  This lull just keeps lulling. It was small. Smaller than yesterday and the day before. I think I saw one “set”wave roll through every 12-15 mins.  But the sun is pumping, and I keep up my float club attendance with a nice 10 min splash in the south…

We rustled the family into the car before the sun had poked her head up. The last few mornings had been lake like but the prediction was for an increase. There was no increase.  Yet those who ventured out had a blast. Little runners, big smiles, lots of laughs and…

Is it finally winter?  After a spell of “too good to be true” warmth I believe we have just stepped into Winter. It’s only taken half the season to turn up.  The heaters are on, kids are rugged up, and Ella still refuses to wear anything but a springy.  We headed…

This morning seemed a little bit wonky in the water. It was small, fattish, but kind of quick, and sharp? It’s hard to put into words what was going on out there. Some made the most of it though and the colours were singing.  Thinking of getting an image we have taken…

The week has been a blur of random weather paterns and a washing machine-like ocean. This morning I was hoping for something different.  The sun came up. Even just standing on the beach with the sun pouring over felt refreshing. First spot was a lost cause. Second…

This mornings “surf” was more so some self needed time out for the mumma’s.  I had the boys (and their cousins) on the beach as the mum’s went for a float. There was no surf. But when your week 2 into holidays you would rather freeze your ass off and laugh with your…

It has been two weeks of nothing from me. After a weekend of hockey in Tamworth, my 40 year old body has taken a lot longer to recover and mornings have been hit the hardest.  But this morning we ventured up north for some tasty waves (and treats at the general…

Looking at the apps i figured today would be a very low and slow morning.  It was low. That swell is pretty much missing the beach. It wasn’t slow though. Quick punchy waves (albiet too straight most of the time) gave surfers some fun. The light was pumping. The day…

What a way to start the week (yeah its Tuesday, Monday was a recovery day).  Got to the beach. Battery 1, dead. Batter 2, dead. Battery in second camera… 4% Ugh. Such a rookie.  So, I got a couple of shots on the camera until it wouldn’t go no more, then flew the…

It was a weekend of waves.  Saturday was spent at the local, twice. Shoot, Soccer, Shoot. Oh the family life. Sunday we headed north to surf some of the cutest, smallest waves on offer. Ella was the first out, which is crazy on a weekend. But you take what you can…

I keep checking Macauleys. It’s a North West wind, but its just not working, and yet, the ol faithful carries itself still. It shouldn’t and i doubt it did once that wind kicked a gear around 8am.  But for the first hour of light, it was pretty fun to shoot. Some…

Beach convo’s are good for the soul. Spending a moment with Ron post his surf chatting life, being too full, finding space and creating room for the things we need to thrive was pretty inspiring and encouraging.  The surf, well, I think the photos make it seem a lot…

And the reward for those who got out early enough was probably the best sunrise of the year.  I scampered as quickly as possible and got to the beach i thought would be working. Nope. No one out. But the light and clouds were amazing.  So headed over the hill and shot…

What was that? The most electric 15-20 mins of the last few months. The sun crept between the clouds and put on a show. The surf was actually pretty fun by the looks of things. Plenty of waves, clean, longer than usual rides. What a dream start to the working week!…

The last few days have been a fizzle. Big clouds, slight rain, bursts of sun, small waves and shifting winds.  That doesnt stop the legends for having a splash and making the most of our mornings.     If you’re featured in a photo and want the high res, let me know…

We are genuinly trying to surf at our local, but keep hitting this pestering low tide that is producing small, but close out sharp waves.  So yesterday we headed south. We had planned a trip to Dorrigo for a bush walk and to stop in at Pit Stop Burgers for lunch (the…

We had to do some searching this morning. This swell pulse were making the local spots pretty hairy. So we headed up north.  I had a fun family shoot with some new friends too, which was a treat.  Then we headed to the Emerald Fair and took on some treats. Now, I need…

The predictions were right. A super lull this morning in swell saw some itty bitty waves on a gorgoues winters morning. No wind to speak of, so temps were nice. It was a morning for the ultra frother, or the ultra patient. I also got a cheeky snap of myself, which is…

After a weekend plus in Brisbane and a month of crazy weather, it was a pleasent reset to be back at the beach this morning.  I felt the weekend was a rip off (not being at the beach) and the Broncos sure added to that feeling. Dropping a couple of hundred to watch…

Awwwwww man. We finally got a sun-soaked morning on the Coffs Coast.  And as I type, the clouds are back, but… whatever.. This morning was rad. A fun a-frame popping up and pushing some nice sized nuggets through. We had the CHBC training crew too this morning,…

It couldn’t be more of a Monday. And I love Mondays. The smaller crowd. The start of something new. The surfers are frothers. It’s actually the best day to surf if you hate crowds, and we experienced that on our travels across the country. It was a roll of the dice. I…

This swell is pumping. We checked a couple of beaches after shooting the novalty and it was BIG.  It was a fun Sunday shoot though. The boys on the rocks and getting to shoot a couple of unique angles. Thankfully the sun came to play for about 20 mins too!  If you’re…

This mornig involved checking both locals. The swell has dropped slightly, but has cleaned up a lot.  What I shot was a lot of straight lines. A very easterly swell direction bringing fast, straight lines.  But the kids managed well. Wave selection is such an…