Sorry about my recent radio silence. I’m in Bali and wanted to take a few days off shooting and catch a few waves for myself. There’s always waves here, it’s small at the moment but the swell magnets have a lil’ sumpin. Even when you’re not surfing there is so much to do, buy, drink […]

As far as weekends go that was the biz. The past two days have just been exquisite beach days. Barely any wind, perfect temperatures and clean, warm water. This morning was no exception…but we could do with a few good waves aye? You would’ve missed last Friday’s swell if you blinked. There is a bit […]

I’ll keep it short for you today… The swell has come up a little…it’s now breaking around your waist line (but is very weak and suitable for Malibu equipment). The swell is from the ENE so Maroubra, Tama, Bronte should have more swell, but let’s face it, it’s not pumping. The water temperature has dropped […]

There’s no better day to get high together. Classic Bondi today – 28 degrees, little wind and the magic water temperature of 22 degrees. Shame the surf is barely breaking above your knee caps. An early flight and here’s what Bondi looks like when its waking up, from above. My mate Rupert Murdoch reckons the […]

Hola. Taking photos whilst swimming with my camera is pretty random. You’re never quite sure what you’ll come back with. Basically it’s pot luck and you just float around waiting for something interesting to happen – then pray that you actually focussed the camera properly when ‘it’ happens! We’ve been lucky lately with stunning mornings […]

Can you believe that the water was a salubrious 23.5 degrees this morning? At sunrise it was only 14ish degrees out of the water…so, slipping into the drink was really the only option for me. Waves? Kinda. Water was moving but mostly burgers…or closeouts. Wrong tide this morning. I didn’t see many waves above chest […]

There’s the pumping waves of Saturday morning and then there’s today. Saturday morning proved to be one of the best surf days this year so far. Strong, solid East swell with gentle offshores. Such a good combination. Then Sunday was shambles…windy. 30 knots ripped it apart. Today we have a confused swell, some East swell […]

With the forecast looking healthy for some ENE swell today and a rumour of some decent banks down at the Bra I rolled down there to take a look. It was OOOkkkk(ish)…waist to chest high, clean and out of the SW wind…but not really worth chasing. 3 out of 10. This grey old day will […]

This little dozer above COULD be our dream maker…he has the power to position sand in places nature can’t. He COULD make a bank, a super bank…from ‘The Boot’ to ‘The Tower’…piping rights…wally sections…he COULD do it all. Hell, he COULD even make a A-Frame peak in the middle so the wolf pack would have […]

This week marks 14 years of Aquabumps. Not gunna make a big deal of it (i.e. no party)…just kinda cool that messin’ around with an email and photos between mates can grow to such proportions. Over the years I’ve witnessed so many amazing changes…so fast. I feel excited to be a photographer right now. Back […]

I remember when I first starting taking pictures in the water (circa 1998), I just couldn’t get enough of it. I would shoot on all the crappy days, at all the wrong times and come home with a CF card filled with ocean junk. I’d still be stoked and get out there the next day […]

Howdy. Some really fun waves down at Bondi this morning. It’s killing me being inside now… Yesterday we were blessed with some of the best waves I’ve seen in ages. Nice surprise swell wasn’t it? So today you’ve all filled your wave quotas and keen to watch some Quiky pro action which is about to […]

In comparison to the rest of the week today’s the poor cousin. It all began with rain at 6:30am…then the swell dropped to the knee high range…and only broke every 10-15 mins. The light was diffused by grey clouds and the beach was relatively quiet. The water remains a toasty 24 degrees (perfect) and the […]

Ok, now that’s 3 really nice mornings in a row and everyone is onto it. It was PACKED this morning…not just surfers/swimmers…more water photographers than Pipe! The waves were waist high but around 7:30am I witnessed a small pulse, which threw in a few nice waves at South Bondi. I just rode the pushy pass […]

I could live off a healthy diet of good light any day. Love tubes, clear water, rare moments…but in good, warm, rich morning light you can make the mundane come alive. This morning hosted the best light I’ve ever seen. Ok, at least the best light I’ve seen in weeks. The sky light up around […]

When I arrived down the beach this morning it was really dark. Clouds smothered the light and the water was a creepy fluoro green, a colour you’ll see after recent rain and manky run off from the drain. Might change the colour of your hair overnight. People pay good money for that. The waves were […]

I’m back in Bondi after a week on the road and was greeted with a good old colourful sunrise. It’s great to see it’s not raining here. Boy…the Gold Coast rained for days making it hard for the Quiky Pro which is currently running the girls. Looks like some swell later in the week should […]

Today’s the last day of the road trip as we approach the Queensland border. A brief interlude with Byron Bay’s Tallow Beach (which was super fun and out of the wind) and the car is packed up and back on the road to Snapper’s Quiky Pro. It’s been a good week with decent waves wherever […]