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Where it all began
In March of 1969 two surfing friends Doug "Claw" Warbrick and Brian "Sing Ding" Singer bumped into each other in Gilbert Street, Torquay. Claw had just finished a summer shaping stint with Fred Pyke and Brian was a science teacher. As the conversation progressed, and no doubt thinking about how they could stay surfing Bells in the pumping months ahead, Claw posed the question that started something great... "Do you want to start making surfboards together?" he asked. Brian immediately figured this would mean a lot more time surfing, so on the spot said, “Yes!” and resigned from teaching a couple of days later. The timing was perfect and just like that... Rip Curl was born... While Claw could mow foam, Brian’s main attribute was that he had a tail-planer for shaping and a garage at 35 Great Ocean Road (towards Jan Juc) to work from and soon the sound of cold chisels could be heard hammering into the garage’s concrete floor to build stands as they set up over the next month. In April 1969 the first boards were made with Claw doing four boards a week for the best surfers in Torquay and Brian doing the “shittiest job in the world” sanding and making fins in the yard.
The Bakery
They had enough work to keep them going through the winter, which was one of the best for surf on the reefs in memory, so product-testing was free-flowing with a lot of time spent in the water at Bells Beach. In November of that year they realised they needed a better spot than the garage. So, they went and found the Old Torquay Bakery at 5 Boston Road and for the princely sum of $10 a week rent they moved on up. Inside they set up a proper shaping bay, glassing and sanding rooms and lifted production to 12 boards a week.
Along the way
Pretty soon Rip Curl was firing and the Old Bakery was a hive of activity. The pair took over the adjoining house and that became the wetsuit factory. A new machine, a "1910 Singer Up The Arm Zig Zag", which had been used to sew flying boots for airmen in World War II, was found. This was used to sew the legs of the new “long John” style the boys were developing using the comfortable Rubatex neoprene from the US. At the Old Bakery Claw and Brian had created a headquarters of sorts - with surfers naturally gravitating to the scene. "It was a house for all the drop-outs that came down from Melbourne surfing and they'd degenerate further and move to the Krishnas looking for the next thing," recalls Brian, laughing. “But when that wore off and their final degeneration happened, they came to work at the Rip Curl wetsuit factory!" Times were good and with surfing as the catalyst the company progressed and they eventually moved out of the Old Bakery in 1976 into a new facility up the Geelong Road, (which is currently the medical centre), with Quiksilver opening next door soon after.
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The Search
In 1980 the move was made across the road to the current Rip Curl HQ at 101 Surf Coast Highway, Torquay. In the late ’80s, and with a vision for the company well established, Brian and Claw were trying to articulate what it meant to be part of Rip Curl. “We were looking for a way to describe ourselves to surfers and customers which illustrated who we really were as a group of people,” said Brian. “How we had always been and how we wanted to continue to be at Rip Curl.” In the short time since the company had formed in 1969, the world had changed. The ’60s flower power movement rejected post war consumerism and young people embarked on a revolution against the values of the older generation. In 1967, surfboards shortened dramatically from over nine foot to eight foot and under. Bands like The Beatles and The Stones and magazines like Rolling Stone and Tracks reflected and even led the new attitudes. The wave of social change suited surfers and encouraged many of them to live the life of travel and adventure. The ’70s was a decade that consolidated this new freedom, with many surfers moving out of the cities to live on farms, or in tree houses, with the defining movie of the era being Alby Falzon’s Morning of The Earth. In 1973, The Bells Easter Rally became the Rip Curl Pro as even the hippies realised it was quite acceptable to express yourself in a contest and earn a few dollars for the after party! The ’80s ushered in an appetite for excess, greed and fast-paced hedonism. Fluro-boardies rocked the beach and the ASP took a new world-surfing tour to the planet. Contests equalled points and points equalled cash. At the time, Brian and Claw had many philosophical discussions about surfing culture. Staying ahead of the pack, and with a view to position Rip Curl in the fast approaching ’90s, they read the signs. “We thought that after a decade of greed and money, money, money in the ’80s that people might reject that in the ’90s and in some way go back to some of the values of the ’70s,” said Brian. “And underneath we genuinely believed that the true spirit of surfing and the behaviours of surfers and what they really liked, had not changed all that much,” added Claw. At the time, the pair sought to test these ideas with advice from magazine editors around the world. They believed that, through their readers, the surf journos were in touch with what was resonating on beaches around the world. Among others, they spoke with Steve Pezman and Jeff Divine at Surfer, Bob Mignona and Larry “Flame” Moore at Surfing, Bruce Channon and Hugh McLeod at Surfing World and Gary Dunne at Tracks and found general agreement with what the coming ’90s might bring. Amid all the surfing and piracy that comes with boat trips the name "The Search" was decided on as the best way of summing up what they were trying to say. "It was perfect. We had always been on The Search," Brian added. "We just didn't know what to call it until then!"
All Wrapped Up
The Search is the driving force that led to the creation of Rip Curl. In the beginning, The Search was expressed in the actions of two young surfers, Claw and Brian, and their personal quest for a lifestyle that allowed them to surf and live by the coast. Rip Curl is a product of that Search. There are now people all over the world who, like us, need to quench that thirst, that relentless need to feel the freedom and energy of the oceans and the wind and the mountains. The Search lives in the spirit of everything the Rip Curl crew do. It's what makes Rip Curl unique. It defines who we are. The products we make, the events we run, the riders we support and the people we reach globally, are all a part of that Search that Rip Curl is on. And, well, The Search never ends.
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KANE BROWN
WINNER SURF CATEGORY The first thought that came to mind after reviewing this photo was “Joy”. Not a lot of photo’s I've shot over the past have immediate impact on me. I can't go past the pure stoked facial expression on the surfer's face as he exits the barrel. This photo was shot in Fiji 2018, a few days before that XXL swell that rolled over CloudBreaks reef, even though I got to shoot that historical day, I still find this image to be one of my favourites from that trip. Api is the surfer in this photo. He is a local Fijian that absolutely rips and will always have a cheeky grin on his face in and out of the water haha. I remember this particular day so vividly. I swam easily 4 hours in the glassiest conditions with 4-6 footers rolling in. This shot of Api was one of the smaller waves, but probably the longest barrel from anyone that morning. I was positioned further down the reef at Shishkabobs perfectly lined up for when Api exited his dream tube.
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TOM WALK WILD STUDIO
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RYAN HILL Mountains in the sea Some might call us crazy for chasing these energies generated by far off storms, for obsessing over local conditions that
have to align for them to meet their potential. And it’s crazy to think we all spend money chasing them, lose sleep over them, and have them dictate our life decisions. All this for a few seconds, maybe a few days of actually surfing if added up over a lifetime. But years of paddling, driving, obsessing to make those few days happen. And I wouldn’t change it for the world. This was one of those moments that makes all the driving and obsessing worth it. TECHNICAL INFO: Sony A7riiiw/ 70-200mm 2.8 w/ 2x doubler I f5.6 I 1/800th sec I ISO 200
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Brand Creation Eat Your Water is the brainchild of Newcastle local Liam Scanlan. It all begun in the early parts of 2015, when Liam was full hating University (even though he had only been there for 3 weeks) and figured surely there was more to life than working a nine-to-five. So, with zero experience and even fewer dollars to his name, he set out to start this thing he called ‘Eat Your Water’.
From the get-go, the brand was made for the people. It was designed to hit areas that people cared about. This was the gap in the market. Few surf brands were giving their customer base what they were passionate about – the environment and life within it. It was no secret that the younger generation, and surfers in particular, actually give a shit about the environment and the effects of climate change. We simply came in and put our customer’s values first. Pretty simple in hindsight. Nowadays, we sell to tens-of-thousands of customers all over the world, have just moved into a brand-new warehouse and have a team of around 25 people who bring the vision to reality. Pretty wild to think that it all began only 5 years ago, but we have one of the best communities out there who make it all possible.
Brand Mission Our tagline is ‘do the right thing’, so it is pretty obvious what our mission is. We’ve always
worked hard to put the environment at the forefront of our business. It all started with the designs, using innuendos to portray some sort of message around environmental conservation. We pictured the t-shirts as walking billboards, that would ultimately have a ripple effect on everyone who saw one. As we’ve grown, the whole idea of environmental conservation has become a part of our brand identity and we have looked to do more and more to contribute. For example, have collaborated with the likes of the Australian Marine Conservation Society and WIRES Wildlife Rescue. Right now, though, we are really focussing on abolishing any operations within our business that may have any kind of negative effect on the earth. At the end of the day, we are a small business, so cash is always tight. However, we have been smart with money, so we have been lucky enough to be able to take on a team of legendary ethics and sustainability consultants who are assisting us and our manufacturers to reach a point where we replenish the earth – which is hectic! We are still in the works of producing the timeline for this, but we’d like to say three-to-five years. For now, though, it is incremental change, we’ll keep reducing our waste, working with our manufactuers, collaborating with charities, promoting environmental conservation, you name it.
Brand Future Shit... we are a day-by-day brand. That’s not to say we don’t have things planned, but they are pretty rough plans. We know where we want to head, but how we get there is always an unknown journey for us. We have some cool things happening throughout the rest of the 2019/2020 financial year that really hits home with our brand mission. Honestly though, we just want to see the brand continue to grow and have a positive impact on our earth. Simples.
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DOM STUART
WINNER LIFESTYLE CATEGORY July 2018:
An extremely spontaneous, two month trip to Bali comes into talks with my best mate.
Q: “There will be waves I can surf right?” A: “Yeah for sure, it will be mellow as!”
2 days later im on a plane. (My first time in Indonesia) One week later and I'm in the middle of one of the biggest Swells to ever hit Uluwatu…unable to surf. Naturally I was never without my camera, but without my full camera kit and the swell promising more and more, a 4 hour return scooter ride to buy a lens from a random Russian dude was on the cards. This shot was simple. During evening beers on a rooftop bar with everyone watching in awe as the few brave enough to venture out caught some of the most ridiculous waves I will probably ever witness. Moments I'm sure will stay with them for the rest of their lives, and moments that brought everyone watching together. I entered this into the 2019 Surf Visuals Photo Competition as a surfer, this is what it's about, being in beautiful places, being present in the moments these places give to us, having fun wether you’re surfing or just enjoying watching someone else getting stoked, no bullshit, no drama. Coming together in good times or bad, keeping that sense of community and always remembering that we’re all just people who love to surf.
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BRANDON ROONEY
BEN OSBORNE
This was shot a few years back during the tail end of summer. After a day or so of fierce north-westerlies, the three of us (myself, Matt Chojnacki and Mitch Surman) tucked into a well-known little pocket of the Sunshine Coast – offering us perfect little peaks groomed by the sticky-hot offshores. Trailing the boys down the beach after I’d found my angle (I went through a stage of really loving the dynamics of land-angles) they’d half-disappeared behind a foredune and this image had basically created itself. I was experimenting with a lot of different mid-century poster compositions in my images as I’d begun to study design at this point. I initially held off (while I was sweating from basically everywhere in/on my body) and observed this scene for a few seconds before capturing it.
Thankful The feeling you get when surfing along a wave is quite indescribable which is why many of us
spend our lives chasing these lumps of moving water, mesmerized by shapes and patterns, around the world to no end. The way surfing brings people together is something that’s always blown my mind. This was my first meeting with Saxon, who at the time had managed to land a job where he could spend his working time doing what he loved, surfing. Sax has since become a good mate and we’ve spent a lot of time working together. This image was shot on a Canon 5d MarkIII inside of an Aquatech water housing. I remember before taking this image I saw a silhouette up the point of a board coming straight at me. As shadow got closer I saw a figure laying down on his board with a smile on his face. As he come flying past me he threw his hands up and to show how thankful he truly was to be living the way he did. That single moment in time is what keeps fueling us to live the way we do and keep us inspired for whatever
The most interesting part about this image is that I had basically deemed it ‘lost’ for a few long years. Don’t ask me how that’s possible in this day and age… but through several macs, drives and various living arrangements it’s easily done. The thing I love about it is how it has managed to exceed it’s ‘life’, in my eyes. Considering that it never really got to see the light of day and is still as appealing as the day I shot it (again, in ‘my eyes’). Images these days, I feel, especially in the world of surf; become ephemeral and easily lost. Instagram may be to blame – and perhaps I’m completely wrong, but, I feel the general consensus of people would never appreciate an image as much if it weren’t shot ‘yesterday’. Perhaps it's the ‘fashion’ element of both boards and clothing? Most importantly, was at a pretty interesting stage of upward growth for both of their careers (both of them being traditionalists) and it’s funny how the timeless synchronicity of the image itself and the personalities of the two of them just seems to fit perfectly.
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It's a shot I took whilst in the Maldives at Niyama Private Islands, I was there to work and create both marketing material for the brand and sell guests surf photos in paradise. Our house wave was called Vodi, a long left hand reefy point. It was an amazing wave but I had been there for a while and was starting to feel stale with my approach. I met some guests to show them some pictures, they bought a bunch of photos so my mate and I celebrated with a beer. I jumped into the bar to crack a Corona and a set rolled through, I gave her the Corona she sipped and I got a new angle of the same old wave. We watched it pump over beers for a couple of hours, jumped in to shoot some water then had a surf. The Maldives are epic, some of the most beautiful and playful waves I've ever had the pleasure of shooting. I entered into the Surf Visuals Photo Comp because to me it epitomises what it's like to be on a surf holiday, you surf all day and crack beers in between sessions, enjoying every minute of the perfect tropical conditions you've scored! It's called Beers, Babes and Barrels
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“Lightning Strikes�. This image was taken on a recent trip to Mainland Mexico with Kevin Schulz. I arrived late, the swell was on-time, but the wind was onshore. We wrote off the rest of the day and sat by the pool sipping Coronas in the sun, hoping tomorrow would be more promising. As the clouds started to push in and block out the bronzing, we realized the wind has switched and we frantically jumped out of the pool, woke up our friends mid-siesta and packed up the car. By the time we started driving, that little patch of clouds had turned into full on torrential downpour. We made it to the beach in one piece through all the flooded roads, and there was only one other car in the parking lot. It was living legends Taylor Knox and Tom Curren, slowly getting ready to paddle out. Kevin was the first one in the water, but by the time he caught his first wave thunder and lightning started to strike all around us. It was living legends Taylor Knox and Tom Curren, slowly getting ready to paddle out. Kevin was the first one in the water, but by the time he caught his first wave thunder and lightning started to strike all around us.
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Everyone paddled as if we were getting chased by a shark, as fast as possible but laughing hysterically. Kevin was the last one to make it to shore, having to collect his board(s) after getting detonated in the shorepound. We sat under this covered palapa, in hopes of waiting out the storm. As we watched wave after wave spit and day light beginning to diminish, we discussed whether it would be worth potentially dying over.
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Brewing beers and good times – 15 years of Gage Roads Brewing Co
“You’ve got to have fun doing it. And we certainly have.” It doesn’t take long for Aaron Heary to explain one the fundamentals at Gage Roads Brewing Co. The now brew-chief has been there since day one, when an old factory just outside of Fremantle, Western Australia was transformed into one of the country’s early craft breweries. It’s been 15 years since that first beer was brewed, with a lot of beer under the bridge since then. “Gage Roads was started on the credit card of one of the founders. It’s a classic story and early on it was tough. But it was really exciting as well because we were launching beer styles that many people in Australia had never seen before. It felt like we were riding on the tip of a wave that was about to come. At that time, we had to explain to people what craft beer was, and we were trying to convince them to drink craft beer instead of mainstream lager. Now everyone knows what craft beer is… it was such a different time back then,” says Aaron. Gage Roads was created off the back of two distinct loves - good beer and the ocean. The name itself comes from the strip of water that separates Rottnest Island and Fremantle. It’s a spot that Aaron and the brewery founders were always closely connected to. “It really shaped the brewery. Everyone who founded the business and myself loves the ocean. Whether it’s diving, surfing, fishing, boating or even just having a swim, it’s what we all love. The guys wanted to name the business after something to do with that love and that’s how Gage Roads came about. We’d look out over that strip of water and watch the ships pull up and come into the harbour. It’s also the spot you cross when you go to Rottnest on a boat and a lot of us have spent serious time out there. It was a special place for all of us and it made sense to name the brewery after it. “It really was more than just a name for us, we wanted our beers to fit with that ocean lifestyle. We wanted to make beer that challenged people but still drank well out on the water in that hot and dry climate. It inspired the look and the feel but most importantly, it inspired the beer. It was really connected in a lot of ways.” For Aaron, it was his love of the water that came well before his passion of brews. He was just a kid when his dad would take him out into the surf, and it wasn’t long before he was snatching a board and trying to ride waves solo. “I’ve been surfing since I can remember. My parents were very young when they had me, so I pretty much just grew up on the beach with them. My dad was a surfer, my uncles were all surfers and so for me it was something that you did. You just grabbed the board when they weren’t using it and got out there. Some of my early memories of surfing were on the front of my dad’s Malibu and he would paddle into a wave and I’d be on the front. I’d just feel that water rush past and I loved it. It wasn’t too long before I had my own board and we’d beg mum to take us to the beach every day after school. It’s always been with me. I love the freedom. “When I was a kid I had a dream that I wanted to be a professional surfer, like a lot of young kids. I just loved it so much and I looked up to all these guys I saw in the magazines. As I got older I used surfing more as mindfulness. It’s a way of getting away from the world where you’re not really thinking about anything else. You’re in the moment with the water and the water is on your face and you’re feeling the sun, the wind and you’re catching a few waves. When you’re riding a wave if you’re not in the moment you’re gonna get smashed. For me it’s an escape and freedom.” While Aaron’s first love was the surf, it’s chasing waves that led him to a passion and career in beer. He was 18 and considering heading to uni, when the idea of a gap year in Margaret River took hold. “That gap year turned into a gap four years, working in the wine industry and surfing. The chief winemaker (Janice McDonald) that I was working with at the time was also a brewer. She’d been a brewer with Matilda Bay and brewed all types of beers back in the day. She would always just talk about beer and the good old days brewing and I was always really interested because I loved beer. She had this ongoing promise, that actually never got delivered, where she was going to brew a big batch of home-brew in the winery somewhere and we’d have a party and drink it. But we were always too busy and it never happened.”
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And while the home-brew party never occurred, it was that brewer-turned winemaker that presented Aaron with his first gig brewing beers. She offered him a job back in his hometown of Freo, working with her at a new brewery and learning the ropes. Ultimately it was that gig, followed by a few years overseas working at Canada’s Steamworks Brewing Co, and a chance encounter that led Aaron to Gage Roads. “I was at a World Beer Cup Awards event in San Diego and I met one of the founders of Gage Roads. He hadn’t yet founded Gage but he was about to. I was working at Steamworks at the time and I’d won an award for a Champion Stout that we’d brewed. When I got off stage after collecting the award, one of the Gage Roads founders came up to me and tapped me on the shoulder. I knew him from brewing circles back home but was surprised to see him. He told me he was starting up a brewery in six months and that I should give him a call. I was planning on being home by then so I ended up getting in touch, started immediately and the rest is history.” Going from a surfer who stumbled into wine, to a brewer of champion beers has been more than two decades in the making. But it’s clear to see the love of brewing is stronger than ever. “I really love the creative element of it. I really like how much freedom you have to create all different types of beers. Anything from the lightest Pilsner or lager, that’s fairly simple in structure but really actually quite complicated to make, all the way through to craft beer and big beers like Little Dove New World Pale Ale (Gage Roads Brewing’s Champion Australian Beer) or a really hoppy beer. You’ve got stouts and dark beers and wheat beers and all these different options. Along the way, the craft beer movement has happened and there’s so much innovation in beer. And I think when you think about brewing, as opposed to other areas of the alcohol industry like wine or cider or spirits, there’s so much more creative freedom in beer and so much more that you can do that allows you to express yourself. I also just really love the taste of the stuff!” As Gage Roads Brewing marks 15 years since it brewed its first beer, it’s taking a trip down memory lane. The team are looking back to an original and brewing a modern day version of the first beer they created, Small Batch Lager. “It’s been great actually. I’ve got a filing cabinet in my office and in there are some of the really early recipes. All that stuff was on paper back then, so I pulled out some old recipes and talked through it with the brew team. We formed a new recipe and it turned out really, really well. It’s taken four brews to get it right, as lagers can tough going, but I can report the latest brew is very good. It’s malty and hoppy and for a lager that’s not necessarily the norm. But this beer is tasting awesome and it’s a great way to celebrate 15 years of brewing.” While there aren’t too many independent, craft breweries in Australia that have hit the 15 year mark, there’s still plenty on the horizon for Gage Roads. Born out of Freo and now shared across the country, Gage Roads is hoping to reach even more Australians in the future. “Over the next few years we’ll see a lot of activity with new breweries in other states of Australia. We really want Gage Roads to keep taking it to the big guys… we’re an independent brewery and we have a vision to keep providing better beer and more choice for beer lovers. We want to keep driving the independent beer movement and help get more brewers brewing great beer, rather than just the two big ones. “No doubt the last 15 years has been a lot of work. One of the values we’ve always had is to have fun while doing it. We take our beer seriously and we want to brew the best beer at all times. It’s been a long journey for us and the brewery has grown to become a great success story, but there’s been a lot of blood, sweat and tears that have gone in behind the scenes. But one thing we’ve never lost sight of is that we’ve got to have fun doing it.” Cheers to that.
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Travel – Whatever the Weather
A rainy Sunshine Coast afternoon and a group full of friends with one thing on their minds, to find some surf. After a short, rainy session on the points on Noosa we decided we wanted more. A trip up the beach was thrown out there only to be received extremely well by everyone around. The weather soon started to turn and as the rain started to drizzle down on us we packed up all our gear and headed on our journey.
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WINNER TRAVEL CATEGORY Though the downpour was heavy on the way up, Matt didn’t seem to mind being on his bike. Weaving back and forth between our cars, flying off in front of us only to come racing back and trying to hold a wheelie for as long as he could during the hour-long journey whilst sporting the biggest smile on his face, knowing that at the end it will all be worth it. This image was shot out of our front car, using a Canon 5d MarkIII with a 24-70mm lens. About halfway through our journey, Matt and Husni (driving the Landcruiser behind) were keeping themselves entertained by crossing over with each other. With the rain falling, and by turning this image black and white, you get a feel for how miserable the afternoon actually was but also feel the sense of the commitment that drives us through these conditions known as travel to get to our desired destination.
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Life from above. I captured this shot on an August day with little to do, my girlfriend and I jumped in the Troopy and
headed down to the Otway National Park to go walkabout in the bush. So I sent my DJI Phantom drone up about 100 metres to have a look around and what I captured was this. This waterfall, situated along the Aire River is only a couple of metres high and there’s low lying ferns but it borders this 85 year old Californian Redwood tree plantation full of Sequoia cypress trees. What’s incredible is that these trees are around 60 metres in height and this is just one of few plantations of them here in Australia. You could never get this in a landscape shot. What I love about this aerial image is how it distorts the drama or contrast in topography and vegetation. It softens it – blurs it almost. For me it draws a beautiful analogy with the detail of life. There’s so much discrepancy in the detail – the ups and downs. But if we find the space to zoom out a little it’s just beautiful and this image is a reminder to take the time to do that.
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KATEY SHEARER
DAN KEMPSTER
Where the adventure lies
We got up before the sun, packed the car and left home base with our auras saturated in stoke. Golden light, big clean swell, and an epic landscape is so enthralling to any photographer. The whole morning I had my head hanging out of the window like a reckless dog, clicking away at my shutter and entirely in awe of the corduroy lines rolling in along the Great Ocean Road—my most favourite part of Victoria. It is a part of the world you could never get sick of. I was squished in the backseat so we could fit 4 boards in the little tin. I saw mountains dressed in mist, a classic Great Ocean Road view to behold, and a composition instantly. I took two photos in two different perspectives. This is one of them. I think it really captures and encumbers the essence of travel as a surfer. Getting in your car to chase some chunky barrels or some cruisy log gliders is almost a daily ritual for the average frother. I took it purely because I saw a moment in-between all of the surf chaos that others might foresee, a story. I was once told that capturing a story through your photographs is the key to reeling someones soul in, and I think this photo does. Shot at 70mm 1/500— f11—ISO 100.
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You capture moments as you go without stopping to mess around looking back at a monitor, stopping to shoot again, or attempting to change what you caught. Film allows you to forget there will be photos at all, and so, you never feel the burden of recording an experience, nor do you feel any worry that you should have put down your camera and just immersed yourself in whatever it was you were capturing. I snap away, and stay involved. I entered this photo that was close to home, alongside those that weren’t, because travel is personal and if you find something new, and feel some freedom, well that’s travel to me.
on a magical, tiny island called Anti-Paxos, in Greece. We had dropped anchor and each went off on our adventures; my mother swimming ashore collecting pebbles, my brother diving checking out the species of fish, me with my camera and trusty squeegee and Angus exploring around caves and the coastline. This place took our breath away. It entranced us. The water went from the palest aquamarine to the deepest blue. The sun was sitting perfectly on the horizon in the bay, it was almost as if we were in a dream. Angus hasn’t been well...mental health is a horrible thing. So when I took this, it made me feel so many different emotions. The innocence of his inner child appeared, and there was nothing but pure joy. I was crouching down in a couple of feet of water. A figure caught my eye through the viewfinder, I couldn’t make out who it was but I figured something funky might come out of it. So I started shooting and the person leapt into the water. It wasn’t until I got back to the boat that I realised it was Angus. He was unaware that I had taken the photo, so I was even more excited to show him. I love looking back on that perfect morning and seeing him content in that moment. When I heard about theSurf Visuals Photo Comp and the travel category, this photo came straight to mind. I submitted this photo because of how much it means to me. I wanted to share it with people to escape any fears or worries and associate it to time where they have felt most connected to themselves.
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Angus This is a photo of my brother Angus. It was taken in June this year
OLIVER CHAPMAN
I shot this image not far out of my home town. I had been living out of a van in New Zealand for a while and had really been spoilt for travel and an immense variance of landscapes. Whilst I returned home with a heavy heart, a year and a half exploring taught me that travel isn’t exclusive to alien lands. Travel and exploration is everywhere if you’re willing to make the effort. On the day I shot this, a couple of friends and I had heard of a poppy field somewhere out of town. We wanted to go and play some music, take some pictures and enjoy some fresh country air. We eventually found it and sat, doused in mid summer sunshine, surrounded by a sea of red that pulsed in the breeze. This photo was taken on the way home and like all of my photographs it’s shot on film. I use this format because it lends itself seamlessly to the traveller.
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In the backyard granny flat of a residential property in Shoalhaven Heads on the NSW South Coast back in 2016. It was a means to giving the art of the labels founder, Tom Page, a platform to grow, after being raised on the fascinating stories and culture of Mambo and the artists that created such an icon. Mini background story: ever wonder where brands get their names from? Most stories of brands coming up with their names have a real deep backstory with lots of significant meaning. For us? Look at the founders’ initials! Starting off with a simple logo on shirts, the idea of a south coast surf label was quickly accepted by the kids within the region who were snapping up all shirts available. As well as this, they were also asking for commissioned artworks on surfboards, skateboards and anything else paint can be applied to. It was as if nothing like this had ever been done on the south coast. Shortly, word got out through social media, with the label spreading across Australia. Now, TEE-PEE has sold products to every state and territory in Australia, as well as a gradual increase in international orders. Since its humble creation, the label is recognised as a symbol of youth culture, rebellion and an all-round good laugh with its irreverent artworks and witty punchlines. The name, TEE-PEE, is also resonating strongly within the underground surf, music and art scene, with features in various magazines and repped by bands, fans and surfers up and down the coast. Expressing itself through album covers, tour posters, merch designs and custom surfboards, the label is being showcased down many avenues.
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WINNER PEOPLE CATEGORY Not so deer in the headlights
Russell Holliday windchapped, soaked, more than a little cold and just making our way home well past dark. After a few rainy weeks in the so-called sunshine state of California, our better judgment (or maybe it's just simply boredom) got the best of us and we decided to try and go get stuck on some mountain roads. I've always been fond of this image and as a photographer it's hard to separate your personal connection with an image from what others might see or feel. From a photographic perspective, the moody atmosphere and low light coupled with the wind, rain, and headlights helped create a powerful image. Personally, I’ve always felt this image really captured how I knew Russell: Calm even when confronted with chaos. I’ve been in my fair share of sticky situations with this guy, and he’s always held up his end and more. It’s fitting this turned out to be another one of those, he didn’t tell me until after we took this but it turns out the tank was half empty and we still had to pin it towards home. . . But sometimes it's just time to crack a beer and figure it out later. It all worked out in the end. It always seems too. TECHNICAL INFO: Sony A7riii w/ 35mm 1.4 I f1.4 I 1/100th sec I ISO 800
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Take fun seriously
This shot was taken early this year in Noosa during a trip that I did with some friends. That was my first trip in Australia and one of my first days in Noosa. The sky was grey, the waves was small and not super clean, a little bit crowded. Crowded in Noosa really? But still, the lovely Lola Mignot and my friend Robin Falxa shared a wave in the most beautiful of ways, with a lot of fun. An attitude that should inspire some people out there. For me this photo is typically a photo where the photographer me in this case, is a spectator of a beautiful and ephemeral moment created by the people around me. They created this shot, I just pressed the button and tried to frame as quickly as possible.
Nothing very technical or planned in advance, just an action that I saw, that I lived and that I tried to document at best. This is for me one of the most beautiful things in photography. It's been two years since I started to participate in some photo competitions. Honestly the prize money is exciting and winning something for a photo is motivating, but for me it's also an opportunity to showcase my work in another way. To have feedback on my work. It also allows you to see and compare your work with the work of other photographers. Talent pool increases every year, it is very exciting.
Towards the Desert and Beyond It all started with the unexpected
phone call of a good mate who rang to share an idea and consequently asked me for a favour. He needed a vehicle which I was destined to deliver. At the time of our conversation the bloke was trying to track down his paternal lineage in The Gambia (West Africa), which meant that approximately 6000 km and the largest desert on earth set us apart. Taking a good look at the map it didn‘t require a genius to figure out that there would be a significant amount of quality surf en voyage. Hence, the decision to commit became a no brainer.
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Tristan Mausse aka Fantastic Acid has been working on surfboards for years and has been recognised as one of the most talented glasser and finisher in the world. A generous, humble and talented person passionate about surfing and its history. His love for planning surfboards and experimentations have lead him to push further his own surfboards to what is doing now but always looking at the past to look forward. The ingeniosity of George Greenough is one of his most source of inspiration. From board designs, fins, boats and movies. Part of his learning he decided to pay tribute by building his own Flex Spoon and surf it. Also interested by all its rich history when I knew he was going to build a series of Spoons I just jump on the occasion to shoot him with his creations. The flexspoon is not something that you see everyday so I needed to shoot it. I was looking for a strong textured background to contrast with the curves, foam and transparency of the kneeboards. We shot a bunch of photos that I all really like inspired from the old photos of guys like Bing, Greg Noll, Jacobs and GG of course. I was all pretty serious but we were both pretty excited to get these shots that at one moment we started to mess around and Tristan did that « Hip Hop / RnB serious kind of pose » and it was just perfect! Black and white is here to make it timeless. Quiver shots can be boring and I had in mind how funny a couple shots of the 60's or 70's are so I decided to submit this one especially. It can sounds cliché but surfing is about having fun more than anything else.
THOMAS End of shift at the Grotto After spending the morning sailing around sights of Capri we
joined an eager tour boat waiting to enter the infamous ‘Blue Grotto’. No one warned us just how unbearable the wait would become, especially when the tourists around us had been succumbed to the motion of our small boat against the busy, Italian waters. The burning sun was merciless, scalding our bare, unexpecting skin. After almost 5 hours rocking back and forth and with a change of tide we began to run the risk of missing out on this once-ina-lifetime experience. The quintessential Italian oarsman did not skip a beat, smoke in-hand they scurried our boat of frustrated and undeniably unwell hopefuls into their small row boats. I’ll never forget the moment we entered their territory, the roar of their Italian song welcoming us to the glimmering Blue Grotto. These men, at the heat of the day, with impossible conditions, put on a show we’d end up retelling to friends and family for years to come. I took this photo with my nifty 50mm on my Canon 5D MKiii, showing the oarsman after their shift being towed back to Port, seemingly hiding from the sun with only their hats on their heads, however at ease not needing to row anymore after their day at work had been done. For me, my photography holds the most meaning when it captures a memory, a tangible souvenir that I can share. By you reading this and having it printed gives me the ability to share the experience with everyone.
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WINNER FILM CATEGORY The King of Pipe Shooting in the water at Pipe is equal parts
surreal, exciting and intimidating. When she’s big it can be pretty intimidating sitting on the beach waiting for a lull in the sets to try and make it out the back. You swim out directly in front of the peak, get swept all the way down the beach and hopefully make it out of the channel between the reef and the dumping sand bar. On this day, there was a busy pack of photographers but the atmosphere in the water was epic. All the local chargers were out, I remember sitting behind Zak Noyle as Makua Rothman and Billy Kemper pulled into some amazing barrels. I felt a bit out of my depth surrounded by pros whilst shooting with my little Nikonos V which only allows you to get one photo per wave, two if you’re lucky. In the end, it makes getting all your film back weeks later much more special. This session, the standout surfer was 54-year-old Derek Ho. I saw on Instagram Joel Tudor calling him ‘The King of Pipe’, because he is the only guy from the older generation still out there pushing it on the bigger days. In the space of about 30 minutes he dropped into and got spat out of three bombs. On this wave he dropped in, made the bottom turn as the wall pitched up and threw over him. He stood in the barrel before getting spat out a few second later. I only got a photo of him bottom turning, but that’s the beauty of shooting film at Pipe.
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North Island in Aotearoa. About halfway to the ferry between the islands I pulled up to this spot called Meatworks in Kaikoura and parked up for the night. I had the luxury of reclining back in the passenger's seat of a beat up 80’s Mazda wagon we called Morris and froze my ass off in this ragged sleeping bag pinched from a mates flat, woke up to a frost, ice covering all the windows. With some elbow grease and luck I managed to get Morris started, boosted round the corner to one of NZ’s classic right hand boulder points. Pulling up I spotted the silhouette of an old sea dog in deep conversation with the waves. He was tapping the source! It looked so beautiful. I grabbed for my grandads old Baldinette from the back seat, ripped off the case, so excited to capture this ethereal moment, looked through the tiny eye piece; click! Shutter snapped closed. Standing on the railroad tracks that cradled the mountains rising from the shore, I slipped my frosty toes into some booties and hopped in the drink to join the lone ranger. I ended up dropping the camera on the ferry crossing, breaking the focus, so this was one of the only surviving shots that came out on that roll! I chucked it in the mix for the Surf Visuals Photo Comp because it captures the stunning South Island symbiosis of mountains and ocean. It also captures the amazing interaction we have with the shapes and spaces of mother earth, where all we can do is let our jaws fall to the floor in awe and appreciate the moment.
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Old man and the Sea This photo came into being when I was cruising from South Island to
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You know those days that never seem to end? When you arrive with the bare essentials,
becoming more salt drenched minute-by-minute and exhaustion nothing compared to the smile glued on your face? Waves are shared, conversations delve into unchartered territory and the sun doesn’t want to sleep. Well, this was one of those days, at home, in Byron Bay. We had been in the sun all day. Swapping the water for the sand, only to regain enough energy to sip on more of the same magic. After shooting for hours my skin was wrinkled and my eyes were burning. Taking my time, I was walking back up to the point to jump back in the water only to turn around and see the girls walking up with their reflections following suit. I paused, waited, readying the settings on my camera and watching their reflections mirror their grace, as they got closer. I knew I wanted to remember that sight. The still, quiet, moment in time to which I was witness. The girls stood still long enough for me to take a frame before they were straight back in the water. I decided to submit this image because I wanted to share that feeling of bliss on a never-ending summers day. I hoped it would be more than one moment in time, but be able to evoke the feeling of those dreamlike days. To take you back there, for just a second, to feel the salt in your lashes and that ache in your shoulders.
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ANTHONY JAMES Goon from the Lagoon, St. Augustine Beach, Florida It was a hot summer day and the
water felt perfect as I bobbed up and down. I hung out with a group of young surfers for a bit – all adrenaline-seeking youths focusing on hitting the biggest waves. I made my way down the surf to a group of more aged surfers enjoying the waves and sun. It was easier being around the older guys. Maybe it’s because I myself am starting to feel my age or if it’s because these guys weren’t trying to prove anything and just have fun relaxing on their longboards in the short waves and warm sun. Each time one of them took off I would try to line up and get a shot diving under the waves right when one was starting to pass right over me. One surfer on a longboard had a bright neon hat that he was wearing. Just as he took off on a short wave he outreached his hands and started to do a turn on his surfboard. I was lucky enough to take a quick photo right as he was dancing across his board. After he sank back into the ocean he swam by laughing and joked about how ridiculous he probably looked in that photo. About a week later I developed the roll of film at home. I was surprised on how well the image of that old timer came out. I managed to capture him with his arms outstretched as he twirled across his surfboard giving an almost Christ on the cross resemblance. I don’t think he could look any less ridiculous. This old timer is living his best life and I’m glad I was able to capture a tiny moment of that on film.
SEAN CURRAN The photo I submitted for this years photo comp is a black and white photo of my friend Galé doing ding repair on a surfboard. Ding repair is a big part of surfing, everyone dings their board. For the casual surfer they drop off their board one day they repair gets made and they pick it up. They don’t recognize what is happening during the board repair process, and the time and effort necessary to fix a ding. This photo gives you a small glimpse into what it takes to repair a board. I shot it behind Bay Street Boards in Santa Monica, California, the surf/skate shop Galé owns with his brother Sante. I used a 35mm Ilford black and white HP5 Plus single use camera (disposable camera), that’s what I had with me at the time. I stopped by the shop one day while he was working on a board in the back and decided to take a quick photo. I forgot about the photo because it took me a couple months to shoot the roll of film. When I got the film back from the lab I was really stoked to see the photo.
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The story of U&I Label began in 2014 out of the back of a rambling surf shack in Torquay, Victoria. This is where the girls (yours truly), Australian Fashion Designer Jodie Hayes and Swedish Designer and Photographer Emma Bäcklund, used their sunny 3rd bedroom as an operating creative studio space. Neither of the girls had endeavoured a venture like this so they had nothing to loose at the time and took on each obstacle as a new learning. Joining the surf industry seemed like the obvious choice and transition for the pair, both being drawn to this coastal town for the ocean, yet not intimidated by the size of their competition a couple clicks up the road. Jodie and Emma had help to pay the rent in their shack studio by having their garage converted into a backyard-shaping bay where their friends would come and shape boards any day of the week. All that they asked is that the gate be kept shut so that their pet goats didn’t escape… one time chasing the pair down the Great Ocean Road was enough. It was at this address that the first swimwear range, appropriately named ‘The Wild Card Collection” was designed and released whiles Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach was in full swing some five years ago. Dreaming of bigger things and five seasons later they now share a professional space in the heart of Torquay Surf City. A shared warehouse with fully operating surfboard factory (Southcoast Surfboards) as well as the best egg & breakky roll/coffee combo in town (Monkeys Uncle Café). The U&I Studio is now a public space where customers can come for coffee and talk everything surf while looking over the handmade shapes and spy on the U&I girls in action. Or you can come along any of the events that U&I host including girls only surf groups lead by Emma herself or take a night class by Jodie and learn how to sew while getting a bit boozy at her adult creative workshops. The ladies have a mission to re-establish what living on the coast for women is really about…We surf, run, play. You only have to take a quick look at their profile to realise they are active women who don’t seem to stand still for long. U&I Label work to provide women with the grown up answer to swim and surfwear that is missing in the market, they design swimwear for active women who respect and seek design, not trend seeking women. In collaboration with strong and forward thinking women U&I aim to (finally) create women’s surf culture. These ambassadors are ladies that represent the lifestyle that women on the coast are living. They are strong women, busy creating and living their dreams behind the camera rather in front of it. Visit the U&I website to get to know them better. One way of doing this is by proudly contributing to the ‘slow fashion’ movement. Jodie and Emma use the studio to create each range from the ground up. Their swimwear is designed using the “old school” method of design, whereby Jodie conceptualises her designs with nothing but her favourite HB and numerous bottles of red wine, countless numbers of samples are threaded through her machine until they agree on a fine tuned range. Emma breaks in with the evolution of functionalities before dreaming up the story and branding behind the latest range. This takes her and her camera into the ocean with the local ladies the inspire them. They live their brand. The new range, ‘After the Rain’, tips its hat to the romantic stillness after the Storm. Staying true to U&I´s minimalist style and unique textiles, this range focuses on the senses, going beyond clever contouring and timeless pallets. From 2018 moving forward the label has made the commitment to 100% regenerated nylon fiber from pre and post consumer waste such as fishnet and other end of life nylon materials. Also introducing neoprene’s sexy cousin Duck Dive exclusive to the brand. All styles have proudly been manufactured in Australia since day one. Even though the girls have come so far since their rambling shack they haven’t stoped moving and growing the brands future. Working to create an lifestyle company that involved the community in more ways than swim and retail they will continue hosting label street parties and take more girls out on their “Chicks only Surf events”. What´s the big next for the label? They have been brewing their first apparel collection tailored to women that also love the costal lifestyle. The U&I ladies will be sewing the pieces out of their own Torquay studio and only offer a limited run of each colour and style. Give the girls a follow so that you don´t miss out on the next range releases, parties and other events!
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"This shot is a sound example why I love my 'accident' photos most.
I wanted to shoot this location on Bali's East Coast with Elena since days; as it got neat logging waves that time and with the super clear sky I'd have the volcano in the background. But when we arrived that day the spot was dipped in deep grey clouds and it was about to rain. Dark and rainy weather is actually one of my favorites, so I just decided I'll take shots of her in the ocean, rain drops dancing around her. They turned out to convey such a calm feeling."
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WINNER WOMEN'S CATEGORY
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JONES This image was a total accident (the best kind!). We were actually on our way out to sea hoping to swim with a Humpback mother & calf that our skipper had spotted earlier when the wind came up really quickly and forced us to take shelter until the front had passed. Because we had just hopped off the plane from a very damp and arduous New Zealand winter we were itching to immerse ourselves in the tropical water, so we jumped in at the mooring and found ourselves encircled by a curious group of Black tip reef sharks. I was so caught up having the time of my life with my new finned friends that I didn't realise Riley (shark scientist and partner) was capturing the moment until it was shown to me afterward, so I was beyond stoked. After over 400 million years of evolution humans have single-handedly wiped out almost 90% of Mako sharks to put them on the brink of extinction, and over 100 million Blue sharks per year are also killed for their fins. Riley and I both hope that by portraying sharks in this light we can start to change the dialogue and reputation of these misunderstood & highly exploited creatures which are integral to the health of the ecosystem.
Wow, I couldn’t be more excited and genuinely stoked to have made the finalist cut with this image... The photo was taken with intent to showcase a small portion of things I’m grateful for, and I am so content on the way it turned out. Photographed is my best mate Liv, a part time zoo keeper and part time photographer. Although I now work alongside her doing content and media for a local surfboard company, Liv and I had only known each other for around 6 months when this photograph was captured. Between both of our busy work schedules we try to fit in little beach trips up to Double Island Point to surf/ shoot and have a hella time. This was one of our first adventures, a ripsnorter of an Autumn day with basically the whole beach to ourselves... fun, small longboard waves and a heap of good banter from Liv after a Great Northern or three. We spent almost a full day in and out of the water, cooking our eyes and skin in the sun and capturing moments as we went, with the outcome worth every grain of sand in our eyeballs.
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I remember this day… The day was perfect, I think it was one of the best days out at snapper I’ve had. Not necessarily because it was pumping but because the water was a perfect reflection of the blue sky and the energy in the water was tranquil. The sun was piercing through the fresh still air and glistening off the ocean’s mirror. For a reason I couldn’t understand there wasn’t many people out. There was a lot of girls surfing on this Monday lunchtime. It was like it was just for us and no one else. When I walked down to the beach I was so keen to get in the water as fast as I could, the girls surfing out there were killing it. I was bobbing out there watching the girls fly past me. One stood out and I really wanted to get a good shot of her. Audrey. She is one of my favourite surfers to watch out at snapper. When she hit the lip next to me the water exploded and it poured down on me. Whenever she caught a wave you could see everyone’s eyes fixed on her as she tore it apart ever so gracefully. I have some of my favourite shots from this day and I think this particular shot really depicts how admirable her surfing is.
LACHLAN There was only one shot I wanted, the past couple of days tropical storms had been rolling through most afternoons. Matilda (the model) and I started at this location early in the morning, unfortunately for me there was no tropical rain, probably one of the clearest mornings we’d had in a while. We decided to head around to a few other spots I knew in Sri Lanka’s south and try a couple of shoots. By about 3pm the sky started to turn real dark and we were 30mins away from the spot I wanted to shoot. And knowing Sri Lankan storms they can either last weeks or minutes so we jumped into the tuk tuk and raced back to the retreat grabbed a board and ran down to the beach. I completely mistimed it, the storm didn’t start for about 2 hours but when it did, it absolutely came down. I told Matilda to paddle out the back and sit on the board but the wind was so strong it kept blowing her down the beach and I was struggling to focus through the torrential rain. After many attempts we capture the shot you see here and it has to be by far one of my most favourite photos I’ll ever take.
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Founded in Melbourne, Surf Visuals is an online and print surf publisher. We pride ourselves on unearthing the best independent surf photographers and creatives from all corners of the globe, in weekly online publications and biannual issues with over 180+ pages of original content. Receiving a huge number of submissions daily, Surf Visuals features surf content captured on a myriad of mediums, from old-school film photography to modernised, abstract surf scenes captured on modern DSLR’s. Surf Visuals has been designed to be more of a community than anything else, where anyone can stumble across our issues, website or social accounts and feel connected with the creators. We build and maintain close relationships with everyone who submits work with us. To date, we've released three premium issues, which have now all sold out. Across the issues, we've featured the work of over 60 creatives including Alan Van Gysen, Ed Sloane, Hayden O'Neill, Cait Miers and Amy Markham. We're proud to have partnered with leading brands including URBNSURF, Rip Curl, Gage Roads Brewing Co., Qantas and Eat Your Water, which has helped expand our reach more quickly than we could have imagined. Our latest collaborative project saw us partner with URBNSURF, focused on celebrating 12 shapers pushing boundaries on Victoria’s iconic Surf Coast (Behind The Shaper). Accompanying this zine and digital content, is a 6-episode mini-series by Lipped, The Surfer’s Podcast, as well as a sold out (400 person capacity) exhibition in the CBD. The future for Surf Visuals is exciting. We have recently increased our tiny-team of three, to four. We would like to welcome Brooko (Brook McKeon) back into the mix - we can't wait to work together to bring you more events, photo comps, premium issues, online blogs, brand campaigns, and everything in between. This is only the beginning, we hope you'll stick around for the ride. Thanks again to all our beautiful sponsors, this comp would not have been possible with out your generosity. Lastly, we'd like to thank our beloved community for your continued support and positive feedback. This years photo comp (and 2019 in general) was our biggest year yet, with entries from 16 different countries. The talent pool only gets better with every year, so we can't wait to see what's in store for us in 2020. Much love - Ben, Dillo, Ginny & Brooko. If you want to get in touch, and be a part of the Surf Visuals community, find us here: @surfvisuals www.surfvisuals.com
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Aamie Jan Aaron Lear Adam Rozmus Adam Rozmus Adam Shaw Adam Snow Adam Torcasio Adrian Peirce Adrien Stella Agostina Airoldi Aidan Gunn Aimee Cush Alejo de Achaval Alexa Liccardi Alexander Gekiere Alexis Bell Amanda Prifti Amanda Roosa Amber Jones
Calin Jones Cameron Etchells Camilla Monsen Caris Morcombe Carla Cespedes Cate Brown Celia Galpin Chae Donahue Charlotte Pieper Chloe Ellison Chloe Hutchison Chooka Pettenson Chris Wing Christian Gollhofer Claire Dyett Cody Bates Col Elmore Connor Eck Cory Randell
Ethan Jones Evelina Ronnback Fabien Voileau Fabio Silvestre Felipe Santos da Costa e Silva Fenna de King Fiona Peters Francis Martineau Frank Capurso Franzi Kinzel Genevieve Ackland George Berg Georgia Hanson Georgia Taylor Glen Soicher Gui Danielewicz Guillermo Sundheim Haley Macphee Hannah Anderson
Joanna Catsaros Joel Rochford Johnte Lange Joris Jeursen Jose Garcia Josh Eaton Josh Evans Josh Humphreys Joshua Reading Josie Caharija JT Juan Shaw Juliam Summa Julie Lui Julieta Guimaraes Kane Brown Karis Witke Kate Sanders Katey Shearer
Mariana Correia Marina Emerald Mark Hunter Marta Paris Boix Matt Geronimi Matthew Banks Matthew O'Dwyer Matthew Pearce Maxwell Rudd Meagan Williams Megan Barrett Melanie Socratous Melissa Wilson Meredith Forbes Michelle Clark Mick Redman Mitch Pope Morgan McCormack Nicholas Timson
Samuel Scrimshaw Sarah Noonan Saskia Ugarte Seal Yates Sean Coulton Sean Patrick Curran Sebastian Paynter Shanowah Dacheff Shayne Stadnick Sheridan Dixon Sheridan Dixon Silja Mack Simone Ginther Sofia Lascombes Sophia Sorensen Soraya Alaska Camina Spencer Smalley Steph Teixeira Steve Arklay
Amelia Baldwin Amelia Stothard Amy Hart Anabelle Reidy Angela Kinnane Angus Maindonald Anoushka Freedman Anrielle Hunt Anthony James Anthony Skinner Aprille Zammit Arlene Bax Ashika Kanhai Ashleigh Campbell Austin Bloesch Belinda Hetherington Ben D'Antonio Ben Gromis Ben Herrgott Ben Osborne Billy Cervi Bon Morse Brad Monsour Brandom Luis Brandon Rooney Brenden Donahue Brett Johnson Brodie Clark Bronte Lehmann Brook Mckeon Bruce Ellis Brydie Watson
Cory White Craig Dempsey Cristina Capuz Damian Davila Dan Lawless Daniel Hagglund Daniel Raab Daniel White Daniel Woodward Danien Brerends Darcie Collington Davide Tonucci Dennis Bug Di Keough Diezel Superfly Finegan Dom Stuart Dominic Meler Douglas Simpson Drew Hopper Durrell Borden Dylan Lewis Elena Kukoleva Eli Curry Ellen Taylor Ellie Wainwright Elyse Quartini Emilia Wronski Emma Backlund Emma Burgess-Webb Emma Facer Emy Dossett Ethan Bakic
Hannah Jessup Harry Dott Hayden O'Neill Haydn Shallvey Hayley O'Connor Holly Richards Hugh Miles Hunter Thomson Hunter Vercoe Hunter Vercoe Ian Davidson India Payne IOliver Chapman Ishbel Alderman Izzy Hobbs Jack Antal Jack Bober Jack Davis Jack St. John Bussell Jack Wilson Jackie Brown Jacob Bourne Jake Killen James Roimondo James Scott James Vodicka Jayden Humphris JD Doctolero Jeff Williamson Jemma Scott Jessie Gleeson Jo Brebner
Kathryn Mccleod Katie Rae Kearnan Murphy Keith Novosel Kevin Rackham Khalaf Chebbo Kieran Kruger Kim Hanskamp Kirby Withers Konrad Krynicki Kris Deagle Kurt McPhail Kyle Hollands Kyle Jodrell Kyle Simonsen Lachlan Dempsey Lauren Trickett Leah Wood Lena Lina Leyton Bowen Lily Enders Linley Hurrell Lucas Desvergne Ludovic Mornand Luke Stoermer Maddy Green Magdalena Osorio Maikel Kersbergen Mandy Foutalaki Marcus Coblyn Marcus Lindstrom Marcus Paladino
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