Look and Sea

Savour

2012-02-02T06:51:00.001+11:00

Here's my good mate Brett enjoying a happy little mat session at an out of the way favourite spot from a few weeks back. Brett marries his beautiful Little Em today, on Em's birthday, under a fig tree on a hill up in Byron. We so wish we could be there to share it with you dear mates. We're deeply happy for you both. Congratulations! Savour! Enjoy!

The Bodysurfer XIV

2012-02-01T08:36:00.002+11:00

The Bodysurfer XIII

2012-01-31T08:26:00.002+11:00

The Bodysurfer XII

2012-01-30T08:47:00.000+11:00

The Bodysurfer XI

2012-01-29T10:44:00.004+11:00

The Bodysurfer X

2012-01-28T02:52:00.002+11:00

The Bodysurfer IX

2012-01-27T10:25:00.003+11:00

Invasion Day

2012-01-26T10:35:00.002+11:00

Benjamin Jeanjean x Sew 'n Sing x Blend Glassing

2012-01-25T21:10:00.002+11:00

Lovely to see our dear friends contributing to the creation of such beautiful work. Congrats sea sisters.

The Bodysurfer VIII

2012-01-25T14:56:00.002+11:00

The Bodysurfer VII

2012-01-24T10:47:00.001+11:00

Healing

2012-01-24T10:42:00.003+11:00

Photo courtesy of Daily Bread.

I've been asked to help spread the word about a fellow surfer who's down on her luck & needs an operation that she can't afford. Click here if you're feeling generous & would like to help Mary. Thank you!

The Bodysurfer VI

2012-01-23T22:11:00.003+11:00

The Bodysurfer V

2012-01-22T17:20:00.001+11:00

The Bodysurfer IV

2012-01-21T00:43:00.002+11:00

The Bodysurfer III

2012-01-20T00:06:00.002+11:00

A Lost Session

2012-01-20T00:04:00.000+11:00

a lost session from Deus ex Machina on Vimeo.

The Bodysurfer II

2012-01-19T11:14:00.003+11:00

The Bodysurfer I

2012-01-18T08:50:00.003+11:00

Gastrologging

2012-01-17T20:08:00.001+11:00

Some Basque brothers of mine are working on this mouth watering project called Gastrologging.

Gastrologging_teaser from Gastrologging on Vimeo.

I miss you, anaias!

Barbado Senora

2012-01-16T08:48:00.003+11:00

Barbado Senora from ben conquest on Vimeo.

My mate Ben made this little low-fi logging short featuring some local sliders & local spots. Nice work cobber!

Joel

2012-01-14T10:10:00.000+11:00

Joel Tudor.

Come Hell Or High Water

2012-01-13T18:49:00.003+11:00

Come Hell or High Water Trailer from Woodshed Films on Vimeo.

My vote for the film of the year, 'Come Hell Or High Water', has its Australian Premiere next Saturday at Patagonia Torquay. Before the screening there's a board swap. Bring your sleds & stoke. Should be a very special night.

Bindy

2012-01-12T19:03:00.001+11:00

Every child comes with the message that God is not yet discouraged of man. Rabindranath Tagore

Back Beach

2012-01-11T18:50:00.003+11:00

This morning's bit of back beach fun was shared with good friends & captured by our mate Tom Woods. Tom's a rad photographer with his finger on the pulse of his local surfing community. He updates daily to his site & it's always worth a look. Tom's also handy with moving images & he & I are having fun collaborating on some work for The Critical Slide Society. Thanks for the shots Tom. Good on you mate.

Bill Wallace

2012-01-10T16:23:00.002+11:00

I had the great honour to meet Mr Bill Wallace a couple of weeks back. A true godfather of Australian surfing & a world-class master craftsman, he has been building surfboards since 1942.

Johnny

2012-01-09T19:51:00.001+11:00

Johnny Abegg.

Simple Pleasures

2012-01-08T15:11:00.005+11:00

It's been a fun summer of bodysurfing in various places up north in the bath warm sea. Photos by Mac Rae.

Albacore

2012-01-07T21:23:00.003+11:00

These boards my good mate Tom Wegener has designed are so much fun to ride. They're a surfboard for everyone, the Volkswegener, a finless surfboard for the people. I can't wait to get one.

Thirty Thousand / Australian Tour

2012-01-06T16:08:00.002+11:00

Try watch.

Clovis

2012-01-05T09:23:00.003+11:00

Clovis Donizetti.

Trimmery

2012-01-02T17:46:00.002+11:00

A moment of trim on my Paul Joske shaped twelve footer captured by my old mate Mac Rae. It's been such a fun summer surfing myself silly.

Feliz Año Nuevo

2011-12-31T10:01:00.002+11:00

My good friend Marina has developed a beautiful family tradition where, before we begin the evening meal, we go around the table & every one present has the opportunity to share what they're grateful for about the day. Someone might say "The surf" or "Ice-cream" or "My friends". It's a simple thing, but it's a wonderful way to practise thankfulness. I like gratitude because it keeps you humble & helps keep things in perspective.

I was thinking about the year that's nearly finished & reflecting on what I was thankful for about 2011. There's so many things, really: new friends, old friends, a journey to homeland, Basque brothers & sisters, gifts, sunrises, waves, fresh air, freedom, employment, food on the table, shelter, beauty, art, love.

But at the top of the list there's always family. I was reminded of this yesterday at sunset when my wife & I were walking off the beach with these three, who decided to carry our new Tom Wegener bellyboard on their heads, just like their Dad was carrying his log. It looks like a staged family photo but it was actually a moment of spontaneous family team work captured quickly on my phone. Thanks, creator, for the gift of my children & their lovely mum, my best mate. They are my heart's truest treasures & I am truly grateful.

Happy new year mates. As always, thanks to all of you who drop in to this small part of the interwebbery to have a Look & Sea.

Hiru Anaiak

2011-12-29T07:00:00.003+11:00

Three Basque brothers in home waters: Axel redirecting & Txox & Belar looking on. How I wish I could go for a surf with these three right now.

Bindy

2011-12-28T18:21:00.002+11:00

Belinda Baggs, as smooth & delicate & as graceful as ever. Such a pleasure to shoot with her again recently for my upcoming film.

Digital Aloha

2011-12-27T09:30:00.004+11:00

If you appreciate watching wonderful shorts online like this, please help Korduroy TV by clicking here & pledging a few dollars to support independent artists in surfing. Thank you!

Merry Christmas Mates!

2011-12-25T08:38:00.003+11:00

DP

2011-12-22T09:18:00.001+11:00

DP.

Helper

2011-12-20T14:45:00.000+11:00

I've had a little helper while shooting this week.

Korduroy Kickstarter

2011-12-17T14:36:00.002+11:00

Click here to help support the spread of digital aloha.

Better Things

2011-12-16T08:28:00.003+11:00

Blog posts have been a bit few & far between lately as I've been busy doing better things, namely beach time with my family & friends. Here's my Noa & I, sharing trim on our twelve footer shaped by Paul Joske. We have got so many loooong ones together this week. So stoked. So grateful. Photo by these good peeps.

Cyrus

2011-12-13T15:28:00.003+11:00

Cy, playing last Autumn on the same sand bottomed pointbreak that I'm visiting this week. So good to get some long slides under my feet. Joy.

Harry/Framegrab

2011-12-09T22:01:00.000+11:00

Harrison Roach.

Sea/Sky

2011-12-07T08:56:00.003+11:00

Those who live by the sea can hardly form a single thought of which the sea would not be part. Hermann Broch

Johnny

2011-12-05T10:52:00.002+11:00

Johnny Abegg, for Patagonia Australia.

The Dust Of Grief

2011-12-02T09:03:00.003+11:00

The second day of summer. It's hard to believe six years have passed since we lost our Willow. I'm feeling very fragile today, like if I tripped over I might shatter into a thousand shards. There's even part of me that could desire such oblivion.

Frames

2011-11-30T22:05:00.002+11:00

I have a selection of limited edition numbered prints available for sale at Adrift Surf Shop & The Glass Onion Society if you're keen to take a peek. They're both rad establishments & I'm stoked to be on board with them.

Ancient Curves

2011-11-29T09:38:00.003+11:00

I just finished making this traditional 8'10" alaia from a single slab of cedar. It was a deep pleasure & therapy to work with such beautiful timber. I get goosebumps just thinking about getting these ancient curves running across a wave. Thanks to Paul & Sage Joske for the inspiration, & my little Noa for the shots.

Manufacturing Stoke

2011-11-28T21:46:00.002+11:00

This thought-provoking independent documentary on sustainability in surfing is now available via The Surf Network. More info here.

Ion

2011-11-23T12:39:00.003+11:00

Ion Eizaguirre, Zarautz, Basque Country. Ion's behind a rad project called Gastrologging. More here.

El Mar, Mi Alma / Australian Tour

2011-11-22T10:08:00.003+11:00

If you live in Australia, this independent surf film is coming to a town near you. I'm really looking forward to checking it out next week at my local theatre.

22 Nov- Surfers Paradise - Arts Centre Gold Coast - 7:30 pm - ($18)
23 Nov - Sawtell - Sawtell First Avenue Cinema - 7:30 pm - ($15)
29 Nov - Avoca - Avoca Beach Picture Theatre - 7:30 pm - ($16.50)
30 Nov - Manly - Manly Cinemas - 8:30 pm - ($18)
1 Dec - Paddington - Chauvel Cinema - 8pm - ($18)
2 Dec - Bulli - Heritage Hotel - 8 pm - ($17)
9 Dec - Huskisson - Huskisson Pictures - 8 pm - ($12)
10 Dec - Ulludulla - Arcadia Cinemas - 8 pm - ($12)
14 Jan - Torquay - Surf World Museum - 8 pm - ($15)
19 Jan - Adelaide- Mercury Cinema - 7:30 pm - ($18)
23 Jan - Melbourne - ACMI - 7:30 pm - ($18)

Tickets available at the door or online here.

More info on their website and facebook page.

Jared

2011-11-21T08:45:00.001+11:00

Jared Mell, Biarritz.

Cloudbursting

2011-11-18T08:38:00.001+11:00

Johnny Abegg.

Finding

2011-11-16T12:16:00.003+11:00

There's an 8'10" alaia hidden somewhere in that old slab of cedar. I'm looking forward to finding it.

Gernika

2011-11-14T09:08:00.002+11:00

Collecting footage for my next film a few months ago on market day in Gernika, with my firstborn, Noa. My great grandmother was killed here in 1937, when Franco's Nationalists deliberately chose the busy market day to bomb the quiet, rural village. For lots of reasons, revisiting Gernika with my little family was a poignant moment. Photo by my dear brother Xabi.

Hey Ho Let's Go Surfing

2011-11-09T21:45:00.003+11:00

Here's a new short I produced for my friends at The Critical Slide Society:

Please feel free to share it on the interwebs with your friends. As always, thanks for watching.

Turning

2011-11-08T10:16:00.002+11:00

Sage Joske, fine tuning the rails of a sleek log for Jack Lynch. This is always my favourite part of shaping, the final turning of the straight edges with a screen. All of a sudden, as if by magic, the lines disappear & are replaced by curves. It's as if the blank is instantly transformed into a surfboard before your eyes, & you start to imagine how water might wrap & hold & caress those curves. For me, it's a moment to savour.

Foam Symmetry Magazine Launch

2011-11-07T10:37:00.002+11:00

Foam Symmetry Magazine is having a launch on December 1st at The Sugarmill. See you there.

Doc/Framegrab

2011-11-04T21:09:00.000+11:00

Thomas Bexon.

Bonzer 5

2011-11-03T12:20:00.002+11:00

UK filmmaker Lee Evans sent through this wonderful excerpt from his film 'Harmony Lane'. It really reminded me of how much I really need a Bonzer in my life.

Blossom

2011-11-01T08:54:00.000+11:00

A poem for our girl, Blossom, who's five today.

Johnny

2011-10-31T08:46:00.001+11:00

Johnny Abegg.

Jai Lee / Rough Cut

2011-10-30T20:50:00.001+11:00

A rough cut from Jai Lee's upcoming autobiographical film. Nasal radness.

Al/Framegrab

2011-10-28T08:41:00.003+11:00

Alex Knost, framegrab my new film. I'm stoked to have Alex in my next movie, as he's featured in my previous two & it's been special to capture some of his journey over the last decade. I'm really happy with this edit: Al chose the music, the waves are crazy good, & of course his surfing is mind-bendingly-rad. Hopefully, it will be available for your viewing pleasure by this time next year.

Sharing

2011-10-27T21:01:00.001+11:00

Good mates Eric Maurus & Clovis Donizetti, caring is sharing.

Stillness

2011-10-26T09:28:00.000+11:00

Beirut/Tiny Desk Concert

2011-10-25T08:36:00.003+11:00

This, mates, is well worthy of your ears. Lend them for a listen.

Lauren

2011-10-24T10:42:00.001+11:00

Lauren Hill.

Glass Cutting

2011-10-21T06:28:00.000+11:00

Johnny Abegg.

Missing Person

2011-10-20T08:45:00.002+11:00

You might remember I made a little low-fi live clip for this song, 'Missing Person', by my old mate Mike McCarthy late last year. Now he has just released an official music video for the song, produced by Frederic Dickerson on location in Alaska.

You can download 'Missing Person' as well as Mike's new single 'In Ages' here. Mike has a new album, 'The Lion's Share', coming out next year. More info at mikemccarthy.com.au

Sew 'n Sing

2011-10-19T08:30:00.002+11:00

Eli & Erika, beautiful people making beautiful things.

Kobe and the Sea

2011-10-18T12:58:00.002+11:00

My friend Johnny Abegg just made this beautiful short.

'Kobe and the Sea' is a story about renowned Chef Ben Shewry and his son Kobe, as they share the wonderful bond of father and son, with an emphasis on the over-fishing of Abalone.

Txerri Txuria

2011-10-17T07:24:00.001+11:00

Just finished making myself a new 9'6" log. She's called Txerri Txuria, which is Basque for 'white pig'.

Can't wait to introduce her to the sea. Goosebumps. Yew!

Josh

2011-10-14T08:34:00.002+11:00

Josh Hall.

Simplify

2011-10-12T08:23:00.002+11:00

Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify. Henry David Thoreau

Surf City

2011-10-11T08:55:00.000+11:00

My mates Ryan Heywood & Luke Taaffe are having an exhibition entitled 'Surf City' opening this Friday night at The National Grid Gallery in Brookvale, Sydney. Details here.

Jarred/Framegrab

2011-10-10T10:24:00.003+11:00

Jarred Mell, hanging them way out to dry.

Johnny Abegg

2011-10-07T20:57:00.003+11:00

I had the good opportunity to catch up with Johnny Abegg last week to collect some footage for my new film. We didn't exactly score epic waves but we did get to savour some good moments of mateship over a campfire, a few cold pale ales & my beautiful wife's beautiful homecooked meals. Sometimes, really, waves don't matter.

Clovis

2011-10-06T16:11:00.001+11:00

Clovis Donizetti.

TransparentSea

2011-10-04T21:50:00.003+11:00

I have some mates who are involved in a voyage following the migration of Californian Whales down the west coast, in order to raise awareness of the current realities impacting these & other cetaceans & also to spread the word about the coastal environmental issues that impact us all. Everyday, they are posting updates here & recording songs that you can download here. Personally, I'm inspired by their passion & commitment & endeavour & creativity. Please drop in & be moved by beautiful human beings doing beautiful things. I am.

Mikel

2011-10-03T20:16:00.001+11:00

Mikel Ugalde, floating in the last light of a summer evening in Zarautz.

Christian/Framegrab

2011-09-30T18:59:00.002+10:00

Christian Wach.

Heywood

2011-09-29T13:15:00.000+10:00

Cyrus put together a sweet little short about old mate Heywood:

Joks

2011-09-28T15:31:00.001+10:00

My brother Jokin, post slide in Zarautz.

Leah

2011-09-26T20:57:00.000+10:00

Leah Dawson.

River

2011-09-23T08:43:00.003+10:00

A poem for our boy River, who's two today.

Mateship

2011-09-22T08:34:00.004+10:00

Eric Maurus, throwing down a loooong drawn out bottom turn in front of his buddy Clovis Donizetti at a little spot in Saint-Jean-de-Luz. If you put your ear close to this photo, you can hear Clovis hooting. I love sharing moments like these with good mates in the sea.

Matty/Framegrab

2011-09-21T08:43:00.002+10:00

Chonosk, framegrab from my new film, due out next year.

Belar

2011-09-20T09:44:00.003+10:00

Inigo Belartieta Lasa, simple happy trimmery in the Bay of Biscay.

Mac

2011-09-19T12:48:00.000+10:00

Art Park / Nathaniel Russell

2011-09-18T20:56:00.002+10:00

Art Park is pleased to launch its new gallery featuring the work of Nathaniel Russell. Nathaniel is the current Art Park/Atlantic Artist in Residence. Exhibition opens 6pm, Friday 23 September, 2011. 5/11 Banksia Drive, Byron Bay.

DP

2011-09-16T12:43:00.002+10:00

Dane Peterson.

Sliver

2011-09-15T08:21:00.002+10:00

Heritage

2011-09-14T11:33:00.003+10:00

Few things are as precious as surfing with your firstborn son in the land of your forefathers. Noa & I, deeply stoked in the Basque Country. Photos by my good friend Iker Trevino Aranzabal.

Johnny

2011-09-13T10:19:00.001+10:00

Jbeggers.

Cyrus

2011-09-12T08:37:00.002+10:00

Cyrus Sutton.

Gathering

2011-09-09T08:23:00.002+10:00

Gathering moments & light & memories. Zarautz, Basque Country. Photo by Xabi Irure.

Heart

2011-09-08T08:32:00.002+10:00

Don't talk - keep it in your heart. Duke Kahanamoku

Exit

2011-09-07T08:27:00.002+10:00

Pandora

2011-09-06T10:13:00.001+10:00

Pandora Decoster, Biarritz.