Matt Wilkinson, backside fin-ditch at Lowers, CA
Matt Wilkinson, pictured here, ain’t had the hottest year so far. Two 13ths (Gold Coast, Bells) and three 25ths (Rio, Fiji, Tahiti) aren’t ideal results. But, he recently released two clips from a Mentawais trip, in which he surfed like a top-fiver. Which, as if the point needed clarification, shows that good surfing and good competitive surfing are two very different beasts. And, he won a the Coca Cola Saquarema prime back in may. And this morning Wilko beat CJ Hobgood in the Hurley Pro, Lowers. And tomorrow he faces Kelly Slater in first heat of the day. But, it’s never a sure bet and, with Wilko’s backhand being one of the game’s best, who knows what might happen. All he needs is linked finners like this one and he could be facing his best result of the year.
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Tom Carey
Tom Carey is, like, 31 years young. Things may change when he’s older, but for now he ain’t shot much he digs: “I get sick of looking at stuff,” he says. “But, I guess the first remote flash shot I had run of Nate Yeomans was pretty epic. People probably wouldn’t remember. But it was a game-changer to me.” That says a lot about Tom. He does things for himself and he’s honest. Just ask him about being ripped off by the industry: “Everyone wants to skim a few dollars off you. Its not coming out of their pockets but it’s sure as hell coming out of ours.” And since he was so thrilled to answer, Stab’s gotta include Tom’s fav retired shooters: “I love this question. No one asks it anymore. Maybe Chris Van Lennep. I don’t know, the list could go on. Tony Roberts f’sure. His shots really inspired me. His angles in the water were so ahead of his time.”
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From: P.O.V Killed The Photography Star
I highly doubt a new P.O.V angle means the end of traditional surf photography. It's cool, it's unique and it has the potential but, it's one angle taken by a surfer. Photographers spend years perfecting their craft, and spend thousands on getting the equipment to create their work, which takes far longer then snapping a few pictures taken on an automatic camera by surfers. I think respect will always be had for traditional photography as it has a history and is an essential part of surfing, the pictorial representation of the sport we all love. This is simply an extension of traditional photography. It shouldn't be overhyped, it might appear amazing to the ordinary viewer because it's an unseen angle, but it can't compare to an image taken by a professional photographer whose dedicated their life to the craft, and that's fact...
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