unbeleafable...

Autumn has always been my favourite season of the year. Crisp mornings and steamy breaths, a warm glow of sunshine as it arcs it's way just above the horizon for shorter and shorter periods as winter approaches... Living in the northern hemisphere brings with it the best attribute of autumn though, with the annual turning of the leaves. The change of colours; greens, yellows. reds and browns. The blanket of fun created as trees scatter their metaphoric hair across the land. 

Inspired somewhat by the Ty Evans film earlier this year "Unbeleafable" (watch it below), and the sheer fun I'd been having on the regular, sliding though piles of leaves on my skateboard, I set out to try and capture some autumn awesomeness this past weekend with some good friends in Londons Hyde Park... 

Team leaf in their starring role...

Jig on the slip...

Kat on the slide...

Alex...

Jen...

Jack...

 Lucy and Andy...

jovial genetics...

My lady Lucy and I made the journey down to Brighton a couple of weekends back to meet up with her parents, George and Chris as part of the "Higgins Birthday Month Extravaganza"... Twas a super fun weekend with some strolling and shopping in the lanes, cookies and other culinary treats, and an awesome night of stand up comedy at Komedia (followed by an odd trip home following a Halloween Hare Krishna parade)... Thanks Ma and Pa Hig! 

Lucy is definitely her mother's daughter, though at times they seem closer to best friends... From outward appearances, synchronised silliness, to their love of literature; their similarities run to the core... It's sweet to see and just one of the reasons why she's so special to me...

 

The eyes have it...

 

As do the smiles...

 

Ma and Pa Hig... Champagne celebrations...

 

Family portrait to treasure... He he...

 

Birthday girl...

puerto rican pride...

As this years IBA bodyboarding world tour heads into its final stages, riders are currently shaping up to do battle near Isabela, at the Encanto Pro, on the island of Puerto Rico. With the world title still up for grabs it's a critical event and with swell on the horizon, is shaping up to be an exciting one... 

At the forefront of this inaugural contest is professional bodyboarder and local ambassador Natasha Sagardia. You would be hard pressed to find someone more passionate about their homeland and about bodyboarding... Here's hoping for amazing waves and a super successful event!

Check out Nati's welcome introduction to the island below and keep an eye on the IBA website from the 2nd till the 13th of November for regular updates...

 

All smiles, all the time...

 

Rolling at the last years Confital event...

Welcome to Puerto Rico!

c'est magnifique...

Looks like Pierre Louis Costes has been working on his air forwards! The young Frenchman has just dropped his latest podcast (watch it below) full of fresh shredding from trips to Chile and Mexico earlier this year... Can't wait to see what he's got in store for the Canary Islands in December... Below is an outtake from some portraits I shot of PLC for Riptide Bodyboard Mag last year... 

 

PIERRE-LOUIS COSTES // SOUTH AMERICA from NΛPCO on Vimeo.