powers of three...

Ah the Emerald Isle... It's been on my mind a bunch recently... Photos of epic summer sessions popping up here and there... Irish friends buying houses, having babies... And if the grapevine is anything to go by, there are absolute hordes of bodyboarders heading to its shores this northern autumn...

Anyway, over the last couple of weeks I've been trying to re-organise my blog and realised I've never posted about Powers of Three, a surf film I worked on with Mickey Smith, Tom Lowe, Fergal Smith and Richard Stewart... You can check out the full film online here, or embedded below...

I've also attached a few of my favourite photos from my time in Eire... Hope you enjoy!

Powers of Three from Relentless Energy Drink on Vimeo.

 Powers of Three, the DVD...

Ski related self portrait...

 Winter storms in an instant...

 Dingle colours...

 Fergal Smith solo sessions...

 Snow capped...

 Fun frozen points...

The wagon for the winter...

Mig...

Cliffs crew braving the winter wind...

karin park for grant smith...

Not too long ago I'd had the pleasure to work a few gigs assisting alongside fellow photographer and all around legend, Grant Smith... A recent quick trip back to Sydney meant we were able to catch up for a chat over a couple of pints and reminded me that it was about time I get some of our work up!

These couple are from a portrait shoot for District MTV of Swedish songstress Karin Park...

Check out more of Grant's work here...

rosie macpherson for grant smith...

Not too long ago I'd had the pleasure to work a few gigs assisting alongside fellow photographer and all around legend, Grant Smith... A recent quick trip back to Sydney meant we were able to catch up for a chat over a couple of pints and reminded me that it was about time I get some of our work up!

This eclectic range is from a portrait shoot for actress Rosie MacPherson...

Check out more of Grant's work here...

jo sampson for grant smith...

Not too long ago I'd had the pleasure to work a few gigs assisting alongside fellow photographer and all around legend, Grant Smith... A recent quick trip back to Sydney meant we were able to catch up for a chat over a couple of pints and reminded me that it was about time I get some of our work up!

These first few are from a portrait shoot for London designer Jo Sampson...

Check out more of Grant's work here...

Finalising the brief...

Tethered and testing...

Up close...

And couch chilling...

30/366 spreads - january 3rd

I figure it's about time I started to put some spreads from 30/366 online.

The journey continues to find a publisher or a quality self publishing option, but for now, I'm going to try to post a spread at least every week...

From the 3rd of January, Mr Mark Bell...

how i live now trailer...

Last year I spent the best part of the British "summer" working as a grip assistant on location in Wales for the film "How I live Now"... As I just missed the London cast and crew screening, this recently released trailer is my first view of the final product, and what a view it is!

The film, based on the book by Meg Rosoff, was directed by the legendary Kevin Macdonald and shot primarily by the supremely talented and humorous Franz Lustig, both visionary and humble human beings...

Being my first job on a feature film, it was an both an educational and enlightening experience and I feel grateful to have had the opportunity to meet and work with so many great people... From crane and dolly shots, to car mounts, ladder pods and remote helicopter flights, it was an on the job express education!

Now I can't wait to see the full film when it's released later this year!

Big ups to all the cast and crew and thanks to Daniel Lavaida for the opportunity...

rt 195 jacob romero...

The latest Riptide hit shelves not too long ago and I was stoked to see a sequence of braddah Jacob Romero make the grade in an interview with him entitled "The Fighter". Super fit, dedicated and one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet, it's rad to see things are starting to swing JRom's way...

Below is the full page sequence from the mag, plus a few others from the Canarian season that was... Big love brother!

High flying Hawaiian...

RT 195...

Winding through windy walls...

Going big at wedgey Fronton...

Beard beginnings from 2009...

milestone...

If I ever make it to 90 years old (almost three times my current age), it'll be in the year 2068... I honestly can't imagine what the world might be like, especially with increasing, seemingly exponential technological advancements... It must be quite surreal... 

I do hope that my 90th party is at least half as fun as this one was for my girlfriend's Grandma earlier this year. Awesome people of all ages celebrating the life of a lovely lady with a zest for life...

Girls night out...

The next generation lights up the dancefloor...

California Blue karaoke...

Tough critics...

istrategy conference...

Not too long ago I was approached to cover an event called Istrategy, held at Stamford Bridge in London's south west... The focus of the digital marketing and social media conference was to inform and educate attendees on the latest trends in all manner of digital disciplines, care of various experts and big brand CEOs... It was a really positive two days of shooting and a great opportunity to listen to insights from some great minds in business, especially Redbull Media House CCO Alex Koppel...