Surf Nation

After a weekend away at South West Rocks watching the kids out in the water they reminded me of the boys from Tim Winton’s novel Breath. It seemed to me then that

they encapsulated part of a unique Australian life experience that I wanted to explore.

I started the project planning to focus on the younger generation of surfers but it grew wider as I began to realise that now was a pivotal moment in the history of

Australian surfing . It is a turning point when the original pioneers like, Scotty Dillon and Geoff Mc Coy are still out in the water alongside the future generations.

The project was shot in conjunction with Coastal watch over a month long period of travelling up and down the east coast from Sydney to Noosa.I set up my studio on

all the famous surf beaches and photographed people as they come out of the water.