Surf Photos and Surf Images by SICKSHOTS Surf Photographer Dave Collyer

Cold water Malibu

Dave — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:02:52 +0000

Can’t believe how cold it was when I shot Malibu from the lineup last week! This guy stayed warm with a full suit and a long ride in the sun (see recently added video below).

Malibu Test from Dave Collyer on Vimeo.

Green Surfboard

Dave — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 06:12:23 +0000

Malibu is such a perfect wave you could ride just about anything. This is truly a green surfboard- recycled and biodegradeable!

High and Dry

Dave — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 05:02:48 +0000

Hawaiian wipeouts are always the best!

Rizal Tanjung

Dave — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 04:17:30 +0000

This is why I miss shooting Padang Padang in Bali. Damn, wish I was swimming out there right now!

Slippery Deck

Dave — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 02:03:49 +0000

When I was a little grom all of my friends and I would play pranks on each other. One of the most popular was the old soapy deck trick. This involved waxing someone’s board with a fresh bar of soap. Ivory worked the best because the scent wouldn’t give you away! It was always fun to see what happened. Sometimes nothing at all and you would have to try again. The ultimate would be to see your mate do a twisted wheelieo like this one. We would relive and laugh about these for hours and talk about it for years. Don’t forget to hit the bottom with some regular wax while your at it. Lol.

Tandem Style

Dave — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 01:38:41 +0000

I went surfing yesterday with some of the boys and braved ‘cold’ July conditions to catch the strong pulse of South swell we have been getting lately. As always, I bring my camera to snap a few shots along the way and was lucky enough to capture this epic moment of my friend Skylar bottom turning with another one of my friend’s sons. I got to give Skylar props on the style he is displaying during a difficult turn with an extra rider on the nose! Nice job guys!

Local Knowledge

Dave — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 02:39:59 +0000

Martin Daly showing his experience with a fair sized wall in the Mentawai Islands. On this particular day he picked the right spot, picked the line up and ultimately picked the right wave. Good on ya, mate!

You little Beauty

Dave — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 23:11:14 +0000

I want to go on this wave right now! I know a lot of you are sitting in your cubicle feeling the same way. Just think about some of the turns you would do. Fun to mind surf this one. Enjoy!

Electric Ad

Dave — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 01:00:42 +0000

I got to give the folks over at Electric Visual a big shout out for creating an incredible ad with some shots I took during a Mentawai trip back in April. Most of the time when I license photos I never know what is going to happen with the images. Sometimes the color looks bad or the type doesn’t work with the photo, etc. With Electric’s Ad department they nailed it. This is part of their ongoing campaign ‘Four eyed freaks’. I dig it.

You’ll see this on Surfline, in Bliss Mag, and in Huntington Surf and Sport as part of the summer promo for the US Open of Surfing 2010 which gets underway at the end of July. Definitely worth checking out for the surf, and, especially, the scene!

By the way, I wear Electrics and have for years. Here’s the pair I’m wearing at the moment (I only wear polarized baby!). The lenses are insane! I know this sounds like a frigg’n infomercial, but I am stoked on Electric right now. A great company with a great product. Well done.

Artist rendition

Dave — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 01:50:24 +0000

I met Eric Abel in the far reaches of Indonesia surfing perfect right hand tubes. He was a cool guy that always seemed to be pulling in. At the time I didn’t know what a talented artist he was. Damn, I dig this guys work. You got to Check out his site! and, No, I won’t tell you where this is and neither will Eric.