PHOTO ANNUAL
S P E C IA L C O L L E C TOR ’ S E D ITION
Jaw-Dropping
Shots of Britain’s Best Waves
Ian Battrick, Scotland
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INTRO Porthtowan, inside, looking for an exit Photo: Ben Selway
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warfed by huge granite cliffs, which have been sculpted by thousands of years of storms blowing in from the Atlantic, a surfer makes the drop on a set wave and for a split second realises he has underestimated its size. Pushing on his fins and digging his rail in he finds his line in time for the lip to pitch over his head. His eyes adjust to the subtle change in light as the water passes above him, diffusing the midday sun and lighting up the brilliant azure green that now surrounds him on every side except one. The water is so clear and glassy he can see the sandy seabed and the shadow of his board moving accross it, before refocussing on the bright exit in front of him. With a gentle push of spray behind him, he makes it out of the barrel, glides over the shoulder and drops backwards, 006
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grinning, into the sea. This is the best this beach break has been for at least four years. This is the best it will be for another two. This is not some exotic surf location. This is Britain.
Welcome to the first ever Wavelength Photo Annual dedicated entirley to stunning surf photography from Britiain. Even a few years ago the thought running a British Photo Annual would have been questionable, and perhaps some people would still find the idea strange, with the World’s most photographed waves breaking a long way from our shores. But this collection should be judged by it’s cover. That photograph of Ian Battrick by Wavelength Editor Tim Nunn was shot at a Scottish slab and showed that surf photography of British waves could match the high standard of images taken in more
consistent, surf blessed countries. It became our benchmark of quality for this Photo Annual. And so what you have in the following pages represents years of work by Wavelength photographers Tim Nunn, Ben Selway and Greg Martin, goosechasing around the British coastline in an effort to capture some of Britain’s best surfers at some of Britain’s best waves, on what may have been their best day of the year. For the first time ever collated in one magazine, you have the answers to some age old questions; Does Britain get any surf? Sometimes. Is it consistent? No. Does it ever actually get any good? P.T.O.
Editor in Chief Tim Nunn tim@wavelengthmag.co.uk Managing Editor Greg Martin greg@wavelengthmag.co.uk Advertising Consultant Mel Eden mel@wavelengthmag.co.uk 01872 224030 Mobile: 07779271328 Photo Editor Ben Selway ben@wavelengthmag.co.uk Art Editor/Design James Wilkinson james@wavelengthmag.co.uk
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PORTHLEVEN, CORNWALL PHOTO: BEN SELWAY
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EUGENE TOLLEMACHE, CONSTANTINE, CORNWALL PHOTO: TIM NUNN
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BAGPIPES, SCOTLAND PHOTO: BEN SELWAY
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RICK WILLMETT, BAGPIPES, SCOTLAND PHOTO: TIM NUNN
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