Jul 19, 2010 · Leave A Comment »
This is why I miss shooting Padang Padang in Bali. Damn, wish I was swimming out there right now!
May 30, 2010 · Leave A Comment »
Hope you style one out of the pack this weekend! Have a safe and enjoyable Memorial day.
Apr 18, 2010 · Leave A Comment »
It’s that time of the year again- The 10th Annual Billabong XXL! As a member of the voting committee, I am asked to pick in two categories: Ride of the Year and Monster Tube. The Biggest wave award is selected by judges who actually sit in a room with a tape measure and painstakingly figure [...]
Nov 03, 2009 · 3 Comments »
I saw that the North Shore was pumping this weekend, so much so that Surfline put the Pipe cam on the front page! It gets me thinking, ‘Hey there’s gotta be a wave from that swell on our beaches somewhere!’. So, I go and check the forecast- 2 to 3 feet. I know what that [...]
Oct 27, 2009 · Leave A Comment »
Here’s a shot from G-Land in 2004. I was staying at Bobby’s camp (I always stay there) in the huts that used to be up near the beach. I got some great waves on this trip and shot quite a bit as well. I took this photo from a bodyboard with my ‘new Canon 10D’! [...]
Jun 19, 2009 · 4 Comments »
Here is one of those days my friend Chris aka Grandpa likes to surf at Uluwatu. This photo is taken from right in front of Peanut’s place where he hangs out and waits for days like this. It doesn’t look it, but that is solid Ulu’s. Easily double overhead with much bigger sets. Damn it [...]
Jul 20, 2008 · Leave A Comment »
Holy smokes, I forgot to post a session from Padang Padang that I shot right before I left. It got mixed up with some stock that I was working on and when I got a chance to go through it I found some good stuff from June 28, 2008- See it here! The attached shot [...]
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