A port is a part of my water housing that allows me to shoot in the brine. You have different ports to match your lenses. Over the years, I’ve shot with dozens of lenses whilst swimming. Today, I swam out with an old port from the back of the cupboard, and it had all kinds of dirt and grit smeared on the inside. In my morning mind fog, I’d forgotten to check it and only realised I was shooting through a trippy, skanky, LSD-riddled port when I pointed it into the sun. The moral of my yarn is that these images will appear different as they’re looking through a layer of grime. Sorry. I’ll clean my act up. Where’s the work experience kid when you need ’em.
Unlike my ports, today was uber clean 1-2 footers drainers on shallow banks. It was fun, warm and sunny. The usual crew, including my entire family, were out with positive vibes, which is always a good start.
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Hi Uge,
Love your “Dirty Port” pic.
Something really different as are all of your pics.
Having been a graphic Artist and Photographer for all my working life, I get the beauty in shots like that.
Awaiting a shoulder recon next year so I can’t surf at the moment but your pics plus Surfline keep me in the loop.
As I live on the North Shore, I very rarely come to Bondi for a surf but what you capture in your pics is the pure sense of community, camaraderie, belonging and respect and that seems to be lacking in the world today.
All the faces, in and out of the water that you capture, sure proves that.
Keep doing, what you do, the way that you do it, because you do it well.
Kind Regards,
Mic Millist ( The 73 years young, urban hippie).
Ah mic, thanks so much for your msg, so a nice msg to open. Makes all the early mornings worthwhile, uge