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Owen
Wright - Comeback King
With a steely look
of determination Australian pro surfer Owen Wright shows
he’s overcome a tumultuous year & a half by firing at
Snapper Rocks, Mar 2017.
He may have been sidelined through
serious injury for a long time, but he shows he’s back and
ready to take on the world’s best once again. Have a great
year, mate!
And just an update... Owen won the 2017
Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast tournament, and as a result was
crowned world no.1. Not a bad start to his comeback!
Gold Coast, Queensland,
Australia
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Steph
Gilmore / Poetry In Motion
Stephanie Gilmore
Shows she is still more
Than a pretty face
She's fast & glorious
Six times victorious
And never short of grace!
~ Geoff Rankin, 2017
7 x World Champion, Stephanie Gilmore, is one of the
greatest of all time.
She’d only won 6 world championships when I wrote that
little poem in 2017. Maybe it was what inspired her to win
her 7th in 2018 :)
At Snapper Rocks, 09 Feb 2017.
Gold Coast,
Queensland, Australia
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John John
Getting It On / Art Version
The world’s best
surfer, 2016 World Surf League Men's Champion, Hawaiian John
John Florence shows everyone how it’s done at Snapper Rocks,
Mar 2017.
Photo & art by me.
Gold Coast, Queensland,
Australia
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Is That
Really A Surfboard?
The real reason why
Aussie 3x world champ Mick Fanning flies so fast across the
water is due to the fact he doesn’t actually touch it, as
can be clearly seen in the above photo. He eliminates all
drag by using a hoverboard, not a conventional surfboard. So
now you know! It’s also been suggested he surfs so well coz
he’s from another planet but that might be stretching things
a little:) Snapper Rocks, Feb 2017
Gold Coast, Queensland,
Australia
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Smiling
Sally
Aussie surfer Sally Fitzgibbons
makes her way into the surf at Snapper Rocks, Mar 2017. Joy
unrestrained. She was smiling even more when she won the
Drug Aware Margaret River Pro in April:)
Gold Coast, Queensland,
Australia
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Joel On A
Roll
Queensland world
champ Joel Parkinson rocks back & rides the wave like it’s a
bucking bronco at Snapper Rocks, 2017. Yeehar!!! Go you good
thing!
Gold Coast, Queensland,
Australia
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Nikki van
Dijk
Surfing
brings so much joy to so many people. It’s been a delight
capturing this along with the action shots. In this photo
Aussie pro
surfer Nikki van Dijk turns to greet a friend as she makes
her way into the raging surf at Snapper Rocks, Mar 2017.
No matter how much you enjoy something,
friends have a way of making it even better.
Gold Coast, Queensland,
Australia
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Golden
Mick At The Gold Coast
3x world champ
Aussie Mick Fanning rushes to ride another wave during
golden hour. Thankfully he didn’t slip on the rocks and
slash his pinky open like I did. That hurt (and still
hurts)! // Not long after dawn, 16 Mar 2017, prior to
commencement of the day's competition - 2017 Quiksilver Pro
Gold Coast at Snapper Rocks.
Gold Coast, Queensland,
Australia
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Keely
Andrew / Art Version
Sunshine Coast pro
surfer Keely Andrew - World Surf League 2016 Rookie of the
Year - surfs in a sea of art at Snapper Rocks, 2017.
Photo & art by me.
Gold Coast, Queensland,
Australia
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Bede Bandaged
Pro surfer & local surfing hero Bede
Durbidge shows why he’s such a popular rider to watch. And
all just a week after having a 17cm rod removed from his
pelvis - you can see part of the bandage on his left hip. @
Snapper Rocks, 09 Feb 2017.
Gold Coast, Queensland,
Australia
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Lovely
Laura
Aussie surfer Laura Enever
positively beaming at Snapper Rocks, Mar 2017. What a
wonderful smile!
Gold Coast, Queensland,
Australia
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Bede &
Steph natter @ Snapper
Steph: “You’ve
only just had a 17cm metal rod removed from your pelvis -
you know the one you smashed a little over a year ago - and
you’re gonna jump in off the rocks? Man, you’re incredible!”
Bede: “Aww, shucks.”
That’s one possible conversation. I couldn’t quite hear them
from where I was. Local surfing legends Stephanie Gilmore &
Bede Durbidge @ Snapper Rocks, 09 Feb 2017.
Gold Coast, Queensland,
Australia
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Ezekiel Wow
Hawaiian Ezekiel Lau
shows why people love watching him surf! Oh yeah! // Not
long after dawn, 16 Mar 2017, prior to commencement of the
day's competition - 2017 Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast at
Snapper Rocks.
Gold Coast, Queensland,
Australia
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Courtney
One of the world’s best surfers,
California's Courtney Conlogue, at Snapper Rocks,
Mar 2017. She would go on to win the 2017 Rip Curl Women's
Pro Bells Beach.
Gold Coast, Queensland,
Australia
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Poetry In Motion
Stephanie Gilmore
Shows she is still more
Than a pretty face
She's fast & glorious
Six times victorious
And never short on grace!
~ Geoff Rankin, 2017
6 x World Champion Steph Gilmore is one of the best of all time. @ Snapper
Rocks, 09 Feb 2017.
Gold Coast,
Queensland, Australia
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Johanne
Defay
French surfer Johanne Defay takes to
the water not long after dawn, 16 Mar 2017, prior to
commencement of the day's competition - 2017 Quiksilver Pro
Gold Coast at Snapper Rocks.
Gold Coast, Queensland,
Australia
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Kolohe Up
Close
Californian nice guy Kolohe Andino
at Snapper Rocks, Mar 2017. Was I a bit close? Surely not:)
I spoke to him briefly the morning after I posted this photo
on Instagram. He said he'd seen it and thought it was a bit
close but his girlfriend really liked it.
Gold Coast, Queensland,
Australia
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Isabella
Nichols
Coolum’s Isabella Nichols, 2016
Women's World Junior Champion, shows why she's one to watch
in 2017 - at Snapper Rocks, 2017. At the 2017 Rip Curl
Women's Pro Bells Beach she lost to eventual tournament
champion Courtney Conlogue.
Gold Coast, Queensland,
Australia
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Best Hair
Of The Day - Josh Kerr
Aussie pro surfer
Josh Kerr with very cool hair not long after dawn, 16 Mar
2017, prior to commencement of the day's competition - 2017
Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast at Snapper Rocks.
Gold Coast, Queensland,
Australia
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Runner-up
for Best Hair Of The Day
Aussie pro surfer
Bede Durbidge with very cool locks not long after dawn, 16
Mar 2017, prior to commencement of the day's competition -
2017 Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast at Snapper Rocks.
Gold Coast, Queensland,
Australia
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Supergirl Stephanie
Gilmore Takes Off
Ditch the heels and
pretty frocks
And grab some air at Snapper Rocks
~ Geoff Rankin (shortest poem contender)
A superhero to many, Steph
Gilmore takes off while practicing her moves at Snapper
Rocks. That's the Gold Coast in the background, and no,
this photo hasn't been Photoshopped. Steph's one of the
world's all-time greatest surfers, and it's amazing to be able
to watch her out in her backyard doing what she does best
with such grace and ease. Snapper Rocks, 2016.
Gold Coast, Queensland,
Australia
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"Once More. Always Once More!" / Art Version
Moments
before pro
surfer & local legend Bede Durbidge
launches into the roaring surf at Snapper Rocks again. And again. And again… 09 Feb
2017.
Photo & art by me.
Gold Coast,
Queensland, Australia
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