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Chippa Wilson, backside indy spin, Indonesia

Welcome! Would you like something to sip? Put your feet up and take a look-ee here at Mr Christopher ‘Chippa’ Wilson of Cabarita. A coupla things of note that currently involve this man and are worth your attention. First up, we gots the matter of Chromatic (a new Riley Blakeway film from Analog, in which Chip has a starring role along with Nathan Fletcher), and its premiere this evening in Manly. If you live on the north side of Sydney, or even if you don’t, then make sure you scoop some details from here.

Then we have that whole Kustom Airstrike jam that you’ve been digging, and the opening of its voting mechanism yesterday. Chip has four entries locked in and is a hot shot to win $50k (along with Johnny Florence, Matt Meola, Ryan Callinan and Albee Layer). The entries all went down on a boat trip through the Mentawais, during which time Chips settled this backside indy full-rotation. Stab loves the butter in Chip’s landing! Now, go vote!

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Nate Lawrence

Nathan Lawrence, 29, surfs with more power than a lot of the pros he shoots. Don’t let him tell you otherwise – Stab spies have seen firsthand. He throws stones, we tells ya, the kind that break bones! Nate’s tough – he loves shooting in Canada, out in the cold, with the bears. In fact, Nate’s favourite-ever photo is an empty barrel shot that he took. But, he does enjoy shooting surfers, and one of his favourites is based on personality. “I really like shooting with Chippa (Chris Wilson). Mostly because he’s such a great human.” So, what makes good photography to Nate? Perhaps not a certain image, but more everything else that comes with it: “Being able to be in the right spot at the right time and capture that split second of raw, unfiltered emotion.”

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