Riptide 184 | Reeflex | Ryan Hardy

Riptide 182 | Is that Ryan Hardy?

I had failed to mention that back in Riptide Issue 182 that one of the below images of Hardy was run on Page 34. I had failed to mention it because there was very little chance that you would have noticed it. It's officially the smallest shot I have ever had run, so I thought i'd make it a little easier to see here?

Riptide 183 | BZ | Jeff Hubbard

Riptide 183 | Nomad | Alex Halsey

Riptide 183 | VS | Hardy

riptidemag.com.au...

... have selected a handful of images from their latest issue as downloads on the website. As luck would have it, they've chosen 2 of my shots that can be downloaded here in high res and completely free of charge. Go ahead, brighten up your desktop, I dare you!

Riptide Issue #182...

... was very kind to me! Along with the Grand Flavour/Ben Player Advert, I managed to snavel the contents page image of Jake Stone, a double of Chad Jackson and a couple of snaps of local lads Adam Luehman, Lewy Finnegan and Matt Purnell! Good, good times! 

If you haven't got a copy, head to the newsagents and look for the amazing cover shot of Jase Finlay taken by the ever talented Mr Jeremy Cresswell which is accompanied with Mitch Rawlins' epic movie entitled Hiding From Comfort!

Riptide 182 | GF | Ben Player

... The below action shot was snapped up by the lads at Grand Flavour Clothing for their latest Riptide ad. BP keeping it real on the westside!

Bare Essentials...

... and nothing more! I've received a few emails and phone calls filled with laughter in reference to this image of Chad Jackson surfing nude that was run in the latest Riptide Magazine, Issue #182. There's a little story behind it, so you'll have to head out and grab yourself a copy to read it, but let me just say that after 7 hours of driving around looking for waves this day, I was proud to capture probably the best image I have ever shot from water!

Chaddy J, balls deep in a SouthWest thumper!

Flippin' The Script...

... is exactly what Lewy Finnegan has been doing of late. This particular backflip was one I snapped at Mandurah Wedge a few months back and has just been published in the latest issue of Riptide #182. This was a very unassuming wedge that catapulted Lewy into the flats, and as you can see from the sequence he wasn't far from landing one of the biggest moves of the season!

Hardy/Void...

Void Wetsuits loved this shot so much, they used it as an ad in Riptide #176. The reason I love the shot, is that on this day, up until this point, I was so worried about stuffing up photos of some of the most intense surfing I have ever seen, that I was stressed beyond belief. But this simple gesture from Ryan as he paddle back out over the shoulder reminded me why we go on trips like this. Sure you have to get the job done, but if you're not enjoying yourself, it's not worth doing. Turns out this was my most successful shoot, EVER!

Reeflex/Riptide...

Below is the latest Reeflex Wetsuit ad that you will see in Riptide Issue #176. Getting up at 4 am for a shoot is never easy, but trying something different is always fun! Chad, Lewy, George, and Jarker all pitched in to get the job done, leaving design whizz Shannon to piece it altogether. Hughesy helped out on the flash and managed to "photo bomb" the odd shot!! Thanks fellas!

Hughes/Rip Curl...

If you get your grubby little hands on the latest copy of Riptide, Issue 176, you'll see that Brad and myself have scored a back page ad for his wetsuit and apparel sponsor Rip Curl! You'll see more shots from this session in Le Boogie Issue 4, due out soon!